Elegant and calming, The Classic has its roots in Persian antiquity, the Italian Renaissance palazzos and the Baroque French chateaux. Our interpretation retains the principles of formal design, but with modern plant choices, making it the perfect choice for those looking for refined, contemporary simplicity.
Lush, small-leaved evergreens such as Ilex and Pittosporum provide structure, whilst statuesque, airy plants like Thalictrum and Polygonatum offer height and shape. Shape and form comes from grasses like Stipa and Japanese Hakonechloa, held together with year-round ground cover from Ferns and Heucheras.
There are a number of key elements that calmly combine to create your Classic garden.
Soft colours, airy height and delicate flowering plants combine to create a garden that demands a closer look.
Inspired by the world of formal gardens, the planting scheme, plant choices and structure provides a contemporary finish.
Our most understated theme nevertheless packs a punch with swathes of white blooms throughout.
Spring green
Soft white
Silver grey
Lime green
London green
Our designs are created to ensure your garden has real structure, colour and shape, for immediate impact.
It means you’ll receive plants and flowers of all shapes and sizes - from larger, “hero” items for stature and impact, all the way through to smaller “bedding” plants that help fill spaces and bring colour.
Here’s some more detail on the types of plants you can look forward to with The Classic - delivered right to your door and ready for planting.
A visually interesting, structural shrub such as Ilex crenata or Pittosporum ‘Golfball’ forms the design’s centrepiece
Weighty shrubs such as Viburnum and Hydrangea add form and substance to the design, ensuring immediate shape
Elegant, tall perennials such as Thalictrum and Polygonatum need little space to bring height and impact to the design
Statement plants such as Polystichum ferns and Heuchera 'White Cloud' create flow and movement, with visual stand-out
Ground plants such as Astrantia and Vinca minor 'Alba' create carpets of colour that fill gaps and provide beautiful scents too
Climbers such as Clematis and Jasmine help create height, range and coverage against fences and walls
Each design in this theme has been carefully curated to give you the perfect balance of statement plants, varying heights and flowering throughout the year, in both shade and sun.
Please note that we create your design based on a range of plants to ensure they best suit your space, aspect and flower bed(s) size - the plants mentioned on this page are representative of the theme but there can be variations!
We have three different shapes and sizes of the The Classic available with our Instant Beds, designed for both sunny and shady spots within in your garden. Or, you can go Bespoke if you want something little more personalised.
Small: £92
100 x 60 cm - 7 plants
Medium: £188
150 x 80 cm - 15 plants
Large: £380
200 x 100 cm - 25 plants
Small: £172
200 x 60 cm - 14 plants
Medium: £380
250 x 80 cm - 25 plants
Large: £476
300 x 100 cm - 33 plants
Small: £72
80 x 80 cm - 4 plants
Medium: £108
120 x 120 cm - 8 plants
Large: £284
180 x 180 cm - 18 plants
