Town garden
The long border
A narrow town garden opened up by repeated drifts of grasses.
Location
Lewes
Area
190 m²
Planted
2021
Photographed
September 2026
Design & planting
Tilth studio
The brief
A narrow town garden that felt like a corridor, and should feel generous without losing any space.
What we did
We set the path on a slight diagonal and planted deep on both sides. Repeated drifts of grass lead the eye and make the plot feel wider than it is.
Tall, see-through plants sit at the front, so the garden reveals itself one step at a time.
Seedheads in October
Grass by the path
A bench at the end
A few of the
living ingredients.
Selected planting
Molinia caerulea ‘Transparent’ · 14
Persicaria amplexicaulis · 10
Sanguisorba officinalis · 12
Symphyotrichum ‘Little Carlow’ · 8
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