Our mini subgroup of the Hardy Plant Society Shropshire Group, drove down to Clun at the bottom of South Shropshire to visit a fellow member, Mary’s garden.
Her garden is wrapped around an interestingly designed bungalow, so presented us with plenty of corners to turn around and view new areas of planting. We found a wonderful rambling rose on the fence even before we had entered. There were other beauties all around the garden.
We started our wanderings by going to to the left of the property where we enjoyed having close looks at some interesting plants including sedums, some holding onto droplets of rain in their own special way.
There were plenty more plants of interest in this area, some growing in clever combinations.
To get to the rear garden we passed beautiful wood stacks which always look and smell so good. A view of the main garden greeted us as we turned around the next corner of the bungalow. We could see colourful mixed borders, a pond and differential mowing.
The pond fitted neatly into one end of the main border and there we found this flowering carex.
But it was not all mixed borders here as there were plenty of shrubs and small trees to attract our attention, including this very floriferous viburnum. We all admired its flowers and its incredible layered effect. It looked so at home planted just off to one side of mown grass and in an area of longer meadow.
Even as we returned to our cars after our goodbyes we found one last patch of garden, with irises growing beneath the front window.
So, thanks for the invitation to visit your wonderful garden Mary. As they say “a good time was had by all”. The coffee and cakes were much appreciated and topped off the afternoon so well.
greenbenchramblings 