Category Archives: HPS

A Tale of Two Gardens – One gardener two gardens!

Posted on August 29, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Our gardening friend Nancy has two gardens – the only gardener we know who has two gardens. They are quite different gardens in the way they are designed but the quality of planting, the use of colour and above all … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden arches, garden design, garden garden arches, garden paths, garden photography, gardening, gardens, grasses, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, NGS, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, Shrewsbury, shrubs, town gardens, Yellow Book Gardens | Tagged foliage, foliage combinations, foliage plants, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, town gardens | 6 Comments

Stone House Cottage Garden – rare plants and follies

Posted on August 18, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

A return visit to a garden that we have not seen for a few decades is a rare treat. We returned to Stone House Cottage Garden and Nursery as part of a day out with our Hardy Plant Society Shropshire … Continue reading →

Posted in garden arches, garden buildings, garden design, garden furniture, garden garden arches, garden paths, garden photography, garden seating, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, meadows, National Garden Scheme, NGS, nurseries, ornamental trees and shrubs, shrubs, village gardens, walled gardens, Yellow Book Gardens | Tagged follies, garden arches, garden follies, garden paths, half-hardy perennials, HPS, HPS gardeners, independent nurseries, NGS, NGS gardens, nurseries, rare plants | 2 Comments

A little village garden – Von’s garden.

Posted on June 10, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

We have lots of gardening friends with gardens of all types and sizes and in all sorts of locations. One of our most enjoyable garden related activities is to visit a garden belonging to a friend. On a wet dull … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, fruit and veg, garden design, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seat, garden seating, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, kitchen gardens, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, village gardens, water in the garden | Tagged climbing plants, fruit and veg, fruit and veg growing, garden pond, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seating, garden seats, gardens of Shropshire, roses, Shropshire, village gardens | 2 Comments

Gordon and Mona’s Place

Posted on April 17, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

We like to share with you the gardens owned by our fellow Shropshire gardeners and we especially sharing our visits to some excellent gardens created and looked after by fellow members of the Shropshire Group of the Hardy Plant Society. … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, colours, fruit and veg, garden design, garden furniture, garden photography, gardening, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, July, Shropshire, village gardens | Tagged climbers, climbing plants, garden gates, gardens of Shropshire, gates, gateways, HPS, HPS gardeners, HPS gardens, salvias

John’s Garden – Ashwood Nurseries.

Posted on July 25, 2016 by greenbenchramblings

We have wanted to visit John’s Garden for a long time but have never been able to attend on any of his open days, so when we noticed that a private visit was planned for the Shropshire Group of the … Continue reading →

Posted in canals, garden design, garden furniture, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, nurseries, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, trees, water garden, water in the garden, wildlife | Tagged Ashwood Nurseries, cloud pruning, garden sculpture, John's Garden, ornamental trees, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, stumpery, succulents, trees and shrubs | 2 Comments

Aiming for a year round garden – our garden in June – how our visitors saw us.

Posted on July 16, 2014 by greenbenchramblings

This year, 2014 will be the year we open our garden under the auspices of the National Garden Scheme, so we saw our garden details published in the famous Yellow Book. This is a landmark for any gardener in England … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden design, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seating, gardening, gardens, grasses, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, National Garden Scheme, NGS, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shropshire, The National Gardening Scheme", water in the garden, Yellow Book Gardens | Tagged clematis, foliage, garden photography, gardening, grasses, Hardy Plant Society, NGS, organic gardening, ornamental trees, Shropshire Hardy Plant Society, Yellow Book, Yellow Book Gardens | 5 Comments

Wild Colours at the Dorothy Clive Garden

Posted on May 30, 2014 by greenbenchramblings

We visited the Dorothy Clive Garden recently with a few fellow Hardy Plant members. This garden is famous for its spring planting in the section called The Dingle – Rhododendrons and Azaleas in the wildest colour combination possible. These aren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheshire, colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, photography, shrubs, spring gardening | Tagged azaleas, Cheshire, colour, Dorothy Clive Garden, rhododendron, shade gardening, woodland gardening | 3 Comments

A Woodland Garden Retreat

Posted on August 26, 2013 by greenbenchramblings

So here we are back on our August garden visit day with the Shropshire branch of the Hardy Plant Society. I left you as we were on our way to a woodland garden created by two of our kindred hardy … Continue reading →

Posted in garden design, garden photography, gardening, grasses, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, Shropshire, shrubs, village gardens, woodland | Tagged garden photography, gardening, grasses, ornamental trees, shrubs, trees | 1 Comment

A garden to make you smile.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by greenbenchramblings

On a blustery, heavily overcast day last weekend we visited two gardens on a day out with our friends from the Shropshire Branch of the Hardy Plant Society. Bumping down a narrow south Cheshire lane that twisted and turned a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheshire, climbing plants, fruit and veg, garden design, garden photography, gardening, grow your own, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, kitchen gardens, Land Art, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, roses, village gardens | Tagged Cheshire, foliage, fruit and veg, fruit and vegetable growing, garden ornament, garden photography, gardening, ornamental trees, outdoor sculpture, Shropshire Hardy Plant Society, shrubs | 1 Comment

Allotment Open Day 2013

Posted on July 31, 2013 by greenbenchramblings

Sunday July 14th was the day we opened our allotment community gardens for everyone to come and have a look at what we get up to, and to help raise money for charities under the auspices of the National Garden … Continue reading →