Portal
Mixed Narcissus Anemone blanda and other mixed bulbs This area has not yet been cleared or planted. Callistemon 'Woodlander's Hardy Red' Rose 'Cecile Brunner' Passiflora actinia Bomarea hirtella Deceased - now in the compost heap. Loropetalum chinense 'Irodari' Achillea millefolium 'Salmon Beauty' Hemerocallis 'Midnight Raider' Helianthemum nummularium 'Cheviot' Delospermum cooperi 'Jewel of Dessert Topaz' Delospermum cooperi 'WoW Orange Wonder'
Daffodils
Anemone blanda and other mixed bulbs
Currently undeveloped
Callistemon 'Woodlander's Hardy Red'
Rose 'Cecile Brunner'
Passiflora actinia
Bomarea hirtella
Clematis 'Duchess of Edinburgh'
Loropetalum chinense 'Irodari'
Achillea millefolium 'Salmon Beauty'
Hemerocallis 'Midnight Raider'
Helianthemum nummularium 'Cheviot'
Delospermum cooperi 'Jewel of Dessert Topaz'
Delospermum cooperi 'WoW Orange Wonder'
Construction of the Portal started in 2019. It serves several roles:
- As a place to plant some climbers
- As a gateway through the deer fence
- That means it is a place for the custom built gate
- As a visual separator between garden areas
- As a visual focal point
The complete blog about the construction of the Portal can be found here.

The Portal also became the inspiration for Tuxedo Lane. One of the first plants to go onto the Portal was Kennedia nigricans, that I had grown from seed. It has black flowers and after the Impatiens tinctoria got planted beside on the far side of the portal, the idea for a black and white garden took shape.

In 2020, the deer fence was extended either side of the portal and that is still a work in progress. Finding out what provides a deterrent to the deer is evolving. 2020 also saw Toby take his place on the top as well as some decoration pieces, such as Mr and Mrs Nutty.

Plants in the Portal
- Achillea millefolium ‘Salmon Beauty’
- Clematis ‘Duchess of Edinburgh’
- Corylopsis pauciflora
- Cyclamen hederifolium
- Epilobium canum ‘Bowman’s hybrid’
- Eschscholzia californica ‘Rose Chiffon’
- Grevillea juniperina ‘Pink Lady’
- Helianthemum nummularium ‘Cheviot’
- Hemerocallis ‘Desert Flame’
- Hemerocallis ‘Early Snow’
- Hemerocallis ‘Elegant Candy’
- Hemerocallis ‘Inwood’
- Kennedia nigricans
- Lavandula stoechas ‘Silver Anouk’
- Lewisia cotyledon ‘Sunset Strain’
- Monardella macrantha ‘Marian Sampson’
- Platycerium veitchii
- Rosa ‘Cecile Brunner’