Terra Mater Gardens

Terra Mater Gardens Terra Mater Gardens is a Garden Maintenance and Design company based in Streatham, South London.

I qualified with an Advanced Diploma in Garden Design, and am a Gardeners Guild member. I'm a passionate plants person keen to make the best of every garden.

There seems to be sycamores seedlings everywhere! Acer pseudoplantanus is thought to be an archaeophyte meaning it was i...
23/04/2024

There seems to be sycamores seedlings everywhere! Acer pseudoplantanus is thought to be an archaeophyte meaning it was introduced before 1500AD. Sycamore conducts a process called 'allelopathy' in which it can release toxins leading to weakening and killing the plants around it so it can gain sufficient growth to outcompete for light and water.
Conversely Sycamore seeds are eaten by birds, bark is eaten by insects, and the flowers provide a good source of pollen and nectar for bees and other insects. But I think in this garden border they needed to go!

When a bit of Pittosporum topiary one morning reminds you of something!
21/04/2024

When a bit of Pittosporum topiary one morning reminds you of something!

Following the upgrading of front path and driveway the fence was removed, along with the grey slate chips and replaced w...
21/04/2024

Following the upgrading of front path and driveway the fence was removed, along with the grey slate chips and replaced with Euonymous 'Green Spider', a lovely evergreen hedging to suit the Victorian house facade.

Enjoying the origami like structure of this hazel leaf.
14/04/2024

Enjoying the origami like structure of this hazel leaf.

Definitely feeling a bit more like Spring!
30/03/2024

Definitely feeling a bit more like Spring!

Loved the combination of Vinca major, against the newly planted Berberis thunbergii Atropurpurea hedge today.
20/03/2024

Loved the combination of Vinca major, against the newly planted Berberis thunbergii Atropurpurea hedge today.

Re-wiring and reorganising a climbing rose a few weeks ago, to get the best shape to frame the window.
21/02/2024

Re-wiring and reorganising a climbing rose a few weeks ago, to get the best shape to frame the window.

It's hard work retro-fitting bamboo barrier. A reminder that even clumping varieties of bamboo wander more than you'd li...
22/10/2023

It's hard work retro-fitting bamboo barrier. A reminder that even clumping varieties of bamboo wander more than you'd like. In digging a trench round we found lots of off-shoots that were invisible from a quick glance.

There's nothing like a chip made from your own home grown potatoes! Grown in potato bags in the front yard - the sunny s...
14/09/2023

There's nothing like a chip made from your own home grown potatoes! Grown in potato bags in the front yard - the sunny spot! Why waste sun just getting your paving hot! Use your space wisely.

Winter walks.
24/01/2023

Winter walks.

Visited Knoll gardens in Dorset today, the home of the ornamental grasses. Good for structure, winter interest and low m...
15/02/2022

Visited Knoll gardens in Dorset today, the home of the ornamental grasses. Good for structure, winter interest and low maintenance, there's a grass suitable for most situations.

Today's prize!
03/02/2022

Today's prize!

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