Back to Boughton as promised and this time we are off to the more intimate gardens closer to the house. These contrast strongly with the large scale landscaping with the huge land forms.
Refreshed with a good coffee and a slice of lemon drizzle cake from the restaurant in the stableyard we wandered off to the walled garden.
On the way we passed through a couple of old gates, presenting an odd juxtaposition with one so grand and one rather normal. Finding an old orchard was an unexpected pleasure. The old apple trees are being sensitively renewed through careful and very skillful pruning.
The gateway that led to the walled garden was most welcoming and we accepted readily its generous invitation to enter.
And what a sight met our eyes! The area enclosed by the old honey-coloured stone walls was far larger than we expected and contained a sensory garden, a wildlife garden, herbaceous borders and old greenhouses surrounded by interesting plantings in a selection of eclectic containers.
The garden designed to attract wildlife contained some interesting insect shelters and great plants for beneficial “critters”. We were most impressed by the insect home called “Creepy Crawly Cottage and the impressive bird bath.
The old gardeners’ bothy was full of character. I loved the bell!
At the far end of the walled garden the sensory garden satisfied our noses with sweet herby scents.
I shall finish this report on Boughton with a couple of interesting features that caught my eye throughout the garden.
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What a beautiful gardening adventure – thank you for sharing. I love the creative insect houses and the view through the hedges.
We are trying to create a creepy crawly cottage on our allotment community garden next month. Watch this space!
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Malc, you scout out the most interesting places. Thanks for the tour of this wonderful place. Really like the carved bench.
I really enjoyed your post especially the pictures of the old apple trees. Can you please tell me what is ‘the old gardener’s bothy’? Is it where the gardener lives? Also, do you know who built the creepy crawly insect cottage, I am guessing it was the gardeners at Boughton House?
Yes. The bothy is the name given to the cottage where the gardeners lived in the past. The creatures’ cottage was built by volunteers who help the gardener in the walled garden.
Thanks for the explanation, that’s very interesting. I am following your blog because I enjoy the pictures and text. Thanks for posting
I enjoyed the photos of the gardens, I’m surprised by how full of bloom they still are. Is that area of lawn inside the walled garden cut as a wildlife lawn? It’s hard to tell but it looks to be much longer than regular mown lawn.
Yes, there were a couple of half circles of meadow almost ready to cut. Malc
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