Carrying on from Part 1 of my posts about Dyffryn Fernant Garden, Part 2 will gradually move aware from the cottage towards and into the wilder areas. I hope this post, which I wrote in September, will remind us of better weather at the beginning of autumn.
First though we need to look at ‘The Fernery’ an enclosed quiet spot in the shade. This well sheltered garden area sits alongside a tractor shed. The ferns looked very healthy here and seemed at home.
The xeriscape garden looks equally at home close by with its specimen succulents beautifully arranged.
And so next we moved out into the wild!
We walked around in the woody area following a stream which finally lead us towards the grass paths and onwards to the area called ‘Nicky’s Field’. Here there is a formal layout where the 30 beds are rectangular and full of ornamental grasses and sedges. Each area features mass planting of different types of grass.
Every area in this garden seemed to have its own seating, and ‘Nicky’s Field’ was no exception. Here the benches were arranged around a tree and looked a very social space.
From here we accessed the gravel track which took us back to the car. Another great day in Pembrokeshire!
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One reply on “Dyffryn Fernant Garden -Part 2 – fernery, xeriscape and into the wild.”
‘Xeriscape’ – now there’s a new word for me, and what a beautiful one.