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Gardening in lock down – acers
Slowly but surely over the years we have built up a good collection of Acers, mainly Acer palmatum but we do have a few others too. At this time of year they are coming out of their fresh new spring … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, gardens, ornamental trees and shrubs, shrubs, trees
Tagged Acer palmatum, acers., gardening in spring, Japanese maples, small trees, spring, spring garden
My Garden Journal 2020 – April
Back with my garden journal I will now share with you my pages for April, a strange month as we are in total lock down because of the coronavirus problems. The many sunny warm days allowed us the luxury of … Continue reading
Seasonal Visits to two very Different Gardens – Bodnant Gardens
Following on from our seasonal autumn visit to our smaller garden for 2019 we took a drive up to north Wales to wander around our larger garden, Bodnant Gardens. Join us as we enjoy the signs of the new season … Continue reading
Posted in arboreta, autumn, autumn colours, colours, garden design, garden fun, garden paths, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, hardy perennials, National Trust, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, photography, shrubs, The National Trust, Wales, water in the garden, woodland, woodlands
Tagged acers., autumn, autumn berries, autumn colours, autumn leaves, berried shrubs, Bodnant, Bodnant Garden, deciduous trees, garden in autumn, gardens of North Wales, gardens of the National Trust, National Trust, North Wales, ornamental grasses, viburnum
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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
Gregynog Part 2 – the woodland walks
Here we are back at the NGS garden, Gregynog where you left us just starting out on our exploration of the park’s woodland. We wandered past the rose hedge along the gravel drive before turning off to the left along … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, colours, garden design, garden photography, gardens, gardens open to the public, lakes, landscapes, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, pathways, Powis, Powys, shrubs, Wales, woodland, woodlands
Tagged acers., autumn, autumn colours, autumn leaves, deciduous trees, gardens of Powys, Gregynog, Powis, Powys, pruned shrubs, woodland, woodland garden, woodland walks
A Favourite Winter Garden – Dunham Massey
This will be our third visit to the relatively new winter garden at Dunham Massey, a National Trust property in Cheshire, our neighbouring county to the north of our home county, Shropshire. The leaflets concerning the garden refer to it … Continue reading
Posted in flowering bulbs, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, irises, light quality, National Trust, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, shrubs, spring bulbs, The National Trust, trees, Winter Gardening, winter gardens
Tagged acers., bergenias, betula, birches, carex, cornus, dogwoods, ferns, flowering bulbs, groundcover, shrubs in winter, snowdrops, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, witch hazels
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The Most Romantic Garden in England – Cholmondeley Castle
Many visitors believe that the gardens at Cholmondeley Castle are the most romantic in England, and after each visit we have made it is hard to disagree. Jude, the Undergardener and I visited in mid-September with a group of college … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Cheshire, garden design, garden paths, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seat, garden seating, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, trees
Tagged acers., Cheshire, Cheshire gardens, Cholmondeley Castle, gardening, gardens open to the public, grasses, ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs
Westgate Villa, a Japanese garden in Shropshire
Jude and I have a soft spot for gardens with a Japanese feel to them, and we are lucky to have an excellent example in our home county of Shropshire and just a short drive away. We had heard of … Continue reading
Posted in garden buildings, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, National Garden Scheme, NGS, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, Shropshire, town gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged acers., bamboo, cloud pruning, ferns, foliage, foliage plants, formal gardening, formal planting, front gardens, Japanese Garden, Japanese maples, maples, pruned box, raked gravel, succulents, tea house
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