I would like now to look back to the summer gone to share some visits and re-visits to other National Garden Scheme (NGS) gardens from a town garden to a huge old garden in North Wales.
The garden at Sunningdale is a half acre town garden in the north Shropshire market town of Wem. Friends had recommended the garden to us so as the garden opening season is coming to an end we decided to make the half hour journey northward up the A49.
We received a warm and very cheerful welcome as we took a path through an open gateway, which took us around the side of the house to reveal a garden that invites visitors to wander. We discovered some interesting bits and pieces on our way around the side of the villa. Plus of course some exciting colours from flowering plants.
This delicate tall elegant yellow flowered plant was unknown to us and luckily labelled, Dendromecon rigida, the Poppy Tree. What a treat it always is to discover new plants.
Interesting pruning techniques and styles by the owners had breathed new life into otherwise rather dull conifers. Conifers are carved into recesses for seats or entranceways to another part of the garden, or simply to frame a piece of sculpture.
These solid conifers have been carefully trimmed in a way that implies almost drawing with shears. Beautiful!
To share the rest of this lovely garden I shall finish of with a gallery which follows our wanderings discovering so many different aspects of the garden. Enjoy by simply clicking on the first photo then navigating using the arrows.
greenbenchramblings 
4 replies on “Another NGS Yellow Book Shropshire Garden – Sunningdale”
Wow. Glad to say that I had very little mail this morning so I took my time over these photos. What a garden – what a pleasure.
Yes it is a special garden and just half an hour drive from here. We only discovered it last year but so glad we did.
Amazing garden, and I love all the art pieces including the carvings. I’d also pay good money to attend a class to learn how to trim shrubs like that. 🙂
That topiary was something special – sheer magic! I am going to give it a go this year but very difficult. I will have to get a big dose of concentration ready!
Malc