Our friend Mary and her husband Bob open their garden for the National Garden Scheme just as we do, so we were determined to go and see her garden this year. A few weeks before her open garden she told us she hoped her tulips would still look good. She had no reason to worry – they were a treat for the eye and lifted the spirits!
It was a perfect day for garden visiting, bright, warm and so sunny.
We began our visit with big hugs from Mary followed by our usual tea and cake and found a seat where we could enjoy views over Mary and Bob’s garden. From there we could see interesting plants that deserved a closer look and inviting winding paths and archways. We watched with interest the reactions of other visitors and which plants they made a beeline for. Once suitably refreshed we explored!
We found tulips throughout the borders some in exciting unusual colours. We enjoyed them all.
These purest of white tulips were beautifully displayed in their containers which raised them up and gave the afternoon sun the chance to light them up.
There was a lot more of interest here though than these beautiful tulips. Neither Jude the Undergardener or I are particular fans of evergreen coniferous plants and indeed have just a single alpine Pinus mugo “Mumpitz” in our patch, but the cones on Mary and Bob’s trees caught our attention.
I think the best way to see the rest of this lovely garden will be to enjoy the following gallery. As usual click on the first picture then navigate using the right hand arrow.
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3 replies on “Another NGS Yellow Book Garden – visiting a friend’s garden.”
Beautiful gardens and experienced, skilled gardeners abound in your part of the world. 🙂
It really is a super garden, isn’t it? Like you I’m not a big conifer fan – but I love pines and the shapes your friends have created (with box – and even box balls on long legs?) are fascinating. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely garden.