For a change we decided to take our walk around the garden at Oakgate Garden and Nursery before our coffee and began our walk where we usually finish, so we wandered around in the reverse direction for a change.
Thus we entered through an archway that is normally our finishing place and immediately noted this little sign jut as we passed this floriferous Clematis montana.
We found ourselves in the more formal part of the garden in front of the house.
Moving on we moved into the usual areas of mixed borders, where we noticed just how solid the batches of flowers were especially on shrubs.
Azaleas and rhododendrons were consistently solid with flowers, both deciduous and evergreen varieties.
Although these azaleas and rhododendron tend to dominate this garden in May the perennials and annuals were not hiding away – they were putting their own special show on for us.
So much colour always brightens our days and prepared us well for coffee and lunch with gardening friends we met there.
I will finish with few wider shots of the garden to give an idea of its flow.
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2 replies on “A Monthly Wander Around the Gardens at Oakgate Garden and Nursery – May”
Wot – no coffee !
This would make a gardener’s pulse quicken even without the coffee.