Carpet Bedding Design by Matthew Balls, for Stagenhoe Park

A circular carpet bedding design by Matthew Balls, probably for Stagenhoe Park in Hertfordshire. Plants listed for the numbered bed plan include; 1. Echeveria, 2. Mesembryanthemum, 3. Echeiveria, 4. Altenanthera paronychioides, 5. Leucophyta Brownii, 6. Altenanthera aurea, 7. Altenanthera versicolor, 8. Antennaria tomentosa
Matthew Balls (1817-1905) was appointed the Head Gardener at Stagenhoe Park near to St Paul's Walden, c.1846/47 by the new owner Henry Rogers.