A garden designed to be enjoyed by cats and people, bringing together layered planting, places to explore, dappled shade and quieter spaces to sit.
Raised planters allow cats to move through and around the planting, while trees add height and shelter. Grasses, perennials and aromatic plants create texture, movement and seasonal colour, making the garden a shared space for curiosity, calm and time outdoors.
THE GARDEN
A garden to explore
Whiskers and Wildflowers looks at how a small garden can work for both people and their pets.
Different heights encourage movement through the space, with raised planting, trees and grasses creating places to investigate, hide and observe. For people, the same layers of planting bring privacy, shade and a sense of enclosure.
The result is a compact garden that feels calm and structured, while still offering plenty to discover.
DETAIL
Water in the garden
The water feature sits within the planting as a quiet focal point, bringing sound, movement and another sensory layer to the garden.
PLANTING
Planting for texture, movement and season
The planting combines small trees, grasses and flowering perennials to create a layered scheme with changes in height, texture and colour.
Soft grasses move through the lower planting, while longer-flowering perennials bring colour and support seasonal interest. Aromatic and tactile plants add another dimension to a garden intended to be experienced at close range.
PLANT LIST
- Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’
- Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Garnet’
- Agastache ‘Apricot Sprite’
- Carex testacea ‘Prairie Fire’
- Echinacea ‘Summer Cocktail’
- Erigeron karvinskianus
- Eryngium oliverianum ‘Jos Eijking’
- Gaillardia ‘Burgunder’
- Gaura lindheimeri
- Helictotrichon sempervirens
- Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’
- Salvia ‘Lake Blueberry’
- Sesleria autumnalis
Plants chosen with cats in mind
Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’
Catmint adds aromatic foliage and soft flowering growth to the planting.
Helictotrichon sempervirens
A blue-grey ornamental grass that brings movement and a contrasting foliage colour to the scheme.
Sesleria autumnalis
A fine-textured, clump-forming grass that softens the planting and adds movement at a lower level.
Carex testacea ‘Prairie Fire’
A softly arching sedge with warm-toned foliage, adding texture and colour among the surrounding planting.