Today we’re taking a trip across the Atlantic to Mrągowo, Poland, for a look at Magda’s newly planted Climate Adaptation Garden. Here’s what she has to say:
Since May this year, I have been creating a new 4,000-square-meter Climate Adaptation Garden in the Masurian region of Poland. So far, I have planted more than 6,000 perennials and ornamental grasses.
This garden will serve as a living laboratory where I will develop and study my original concept of the Plant Palimpsest, a method of designing perennial borders that are more resilient to climate change and increasingly extreme weather conditions.
I have been designing gardens for more than 20 years and run a collection of demonstration gardens in the Masurian region. Alongside my naturalistic gardens, I also have formal gardens that are open to visitors.
The new garden brings together my experience in garden design, plant composition, and long-term observation, with the aim of developing practical approaches to gardens that can adapt to a changing climate.
‘Caradonna Compact’ woodland sage (Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna Compact’, Zones 3–8), ‘Purrsian Blue’ catmint (Nepeta × faassenii ‘Purrsian Blue’, Zones 3–8), sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica, Zones 3–8), and ‘Paul Petersen’ purple moor grass (Molinia caerulea ‘Paul Petersen’, Zones 5–8).
Field scabious (Knautia arvensis, Zones 3–8), daylilies (Hemerocallis cvs., Zones 3–9), and coneflowers (Echinacea cvs., Zones 3–9) mingle in this colorful planting.
Coreopsis (Coreopsis cvs., Zones 3–9), stonecrop (Hylotelephium cvs., Zones 3–9), and feather reed grass (Calamagrostis cvs., Zones 3–9) add contrasting color, form, and texture to the planting.
Moor grass (Sesleria cvs., Zones 4–8), black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia cvs., Zones 3–9), and catmint (Nepeta cvs., Zones 3–9) weave together in this naturalistic planting.
Flowering perennials and ornamental grasses mingle in broad, naturalistic layers, giving a glimpse of how the new garden is beginning to take shape.
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Thank you, Magda, for sharing this ambitious new garden with us! It will be fascinating to watch these plantings mature and see how your Climate Adaptation Garden evolves over the seasons ahead.
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