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Moors Meadow – a romantic garden full of magic
We had not visited the magical garden at Moors Meadow for several years so we were really looking forward to exploring it with my brother Graham and sister-in-law Vicky. The garden here was pronounced Britain’s most romantic garden by a … Continue reading
Posted in flowering bulbs, garden design, garden furniture, garden paths, garden photography, garden pools, garden seat, garden seating, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, Land Art, light, light quality, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, pathways, shrubs, spring, spring gardening, village gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged garden furniture, garden sculpture, garden seating, garden seats, gardens of Herefordshire, Herefordshire gardens, Moors Meadow, outdoor sculpture, trees and shrubs
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My Garden Journal 2019 – May
It is the last month of spring and the garden is alive, everything is thriving and growing apace. But the weather is still confusing our plants. Towards the end of the month we had a few daffodils still in flower … Continue reading
Posted in colours, flowering bulbs, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, shrubs, South Shropshire, spring, spring bulbs, spring gardening, trees, village gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged acers., Cercis siliquastrum, creative pruning, euphorbia, euphorbias, ferns, flowering bulbs, flowering shrubs, garden journal, gardens in May, hardy violas, May, Niwaki, pruning, the garden in May, violas
Another NGS Garden : Gorsty Bank – a wildlife friendly garden
This a wonderful wildlife friendly garden which opens for the NGS and is owned and gardened by fellow Hardy Plant Society Shropshire Group members Annie and Gary Frost. The garden is a short distance from home so we soon arrived … Continue reading
Posted in countryside, flowering bulbs, garden arches, garden buildings, garden design, garden paths, garden photography, garden seating, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, meadows, National Garden Scheme, NGS, ornamental trees and shrubs, pathways, spring, spring gardening, village gardens, wildlife, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged daffodils, garden wildlife, gardening for wildlife, gardening in spring, gardens of Powys, meadows, NGS, NGS gardens, Powys, primulas, spring blossom, spring bulbs, tulips, wildflower meadows, wildlife gardening
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Seasonal visits to two very different gardens
Instead of a monthly visit to the same garden for a whole 12 months I decided to look at two gardens, one small and one large. We have already visited the large one, Bodnant Gardens in North Wales already. So … Continue reading
Posted in colours, flowering bulbs, garden buildings, garden design, garden designers, garden paths, garden photography, garden seat, garden seating, garden sheds, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, hardy perennials, light quality, National Garden Scheme, NGS, nurseries, ornamental grasses, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, Shropshire, South Shropshire, spring bulbs, spring gardening, traditions, village gardens, walled gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged hardy perennials, hardy violas, independent nurseries, new perennial gardening, nurseries, ornamental grasses, perennials, South Shropshire, violas, Wildgoose Nursery
My Garden Journal 2019 – April
April is one of our busiest months in our Avocet patch, a month when we are busy, our wildlife colleagues are busy and the plants are growing apace. We have tasks to complete as well as usual garden routines. As … Continue reading
Posted in colours, flowering bulbs, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, spring bulbs, spring gardening
Tagged April, April garden, daffodils, flowering bulbs, garden tasks, gardening, gardens, spring, spring blossom, spring flowers, spring garden, the garden in April, the garden in spring, tulips
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Early Spring in Bodnant Gardens – Part 2 – The Dingle and back to the hall
So here is Part 2 of the post concerning our visit to the National Trust’s Bodnant Hall Gardens. We will explore the Dingle and then make our way back to the nursery via a route taking us by the hall … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodnant, Bodnant Garden, flowering bulbs, flowering shrubs, flowering trees, Garden of Wales, gardens of Wales, hyacinths, magnolia, Natiional Trust Gardens, National Trust, North Wales, spring bulbs
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Early Spring at Bodnant Garden – Part 1 – to the Dell
I promised a few reports on our planned visits to Bodnant Garden in North Wales so we are pleased to share our visit in early spring, a day with the most perfect weather possible to make our exploration a good … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodnant, Bodnant Garden, camellias, gardens of Wales, magnolia, National Trust, National Trust Gardens, North Wales, rhododendrons, spring, spring blossom, spring bulbs, spring garden, winter garden
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