Wildgoose Garden and Nursery is one of our favourite gardens and very convenient for us as it is situated in South Shropshire as we are too. We have been at least once a year since it opened. The planting is a variation on the prairie style and thus is good throughout the summer, autumn and winter. Planting consists of tall perennials coupled with unusual annuals and grasses.
The garden is explored by following the gravel paths that meander throughout. There is no real lawn except for a few grass patches because the garden is owned and run by two true plants people, Jack and Laura.There is a wonderful cafe selling beverages and home made cakes, alongside a selection of quality gardening books and some Niwaki tools. A collection of pots all beautifully planted up welcome visitors to the cafe.
Leaving the refreshments behind we took off on our journey of discovery, following paths that lead us to patches of colour.
Wildgoose has a special atmosphere that relaxes you and gives a feeling of peace and calmness. This is best illustrated by sharing some general shots of the garden.
Sometimes as you wander you will come across wonderful pairings of perennials.
Jack and Laura were trialling single flowered dahlias for their colour and their attractiveness to pollinators. The ones we saw were beautiful and the insects were there in abundance.
Once you have taken a few steps into Wildgoose you feel like you are in a different world, a world of peace and quiet except for the sounds of insects and birds.
I have just read an article about new nurseries in the January edition of Gardens Illustrated and Wildgoose was included. Jack and Laura said that they wanted their garden to be a ‘……. genuinely restorative place.’ I believe they have succeeded!
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