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Houghton Hall Part 2 – The Gardens
So here we are with the second part of this visit to Houghton Hall in Norfolk, a post refound! Although our main reason for visiting the gardens at Houghton Hall was to explore the land art created by Richard Long … Continue reading
A Week in Cornwall – Part 5 – The Japanese Garden
As we left Cornwall after our week’s holiday we spent the morning at The Japanese Garden which was part way back to Devon where we were going to stay for a few days. We had visited this garden years ago … Continue reading
Posted in garden arches, garden design, garden designers, garden garden arches, garden paths, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, light, light quality, natural pest control, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, pathways, trees
Tagged cloud pruning, Cornwall, creative pruning, garden sculpture, gardens of Cornwall, Japanese Garden, Japanese gardening, mosses, natural pest control, outdoor sculpture, pruing trees, topiary., tree training
Another NGS Yellow Book Shropshire Garden – Sunningdale
I would like now to look back to the summer gone to share some visits and re-visits to other National Garden Scheme (NGS) gardens from a town garden to a huge old garden in North Wales. The garden at Sunningdale … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, garden design, garden paths, garden photography, garden ponds, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, National Garden Scheme, natural pest control, nurseries, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, Shropshire, shrubs, town gardens, trees, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged cloud pruning, garden ponds, garden pools, NGS, NGS gardens, pergola, topiary., town gardens, water in the garden, Yellow Book Gardens
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A canal-side garden in winter – John’s Garden Part 1
We have visited “John’s Garden” before in the height of summer and really enjoyed it, so much so that we were determined to re-visit at different times of the year. We imagined it would be an effective all-year garden. Mid-February … Continue reading
Posted in colours, flowering bulbs, garden design, garden furniture, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seat, garden seating, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, hardy perennials, light, light quality, NGS, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, photography, sculpture, shrubs, spring bulbs, trees, water in the garden, Winter Gardening, winter gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged cloud pruning, conifers, creative pruning, deciduous trees, garden sculpture, hamamelis, outdoor sculpture, shrubs in winter, snowdrops, topiary., transparency pruning, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, winter gardens, witch hazels
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Packwood – one of the stars of the National Trust.
We have held memberships of the National Trust for over 40 years and one of the first we took our two children to was Packwood Hall. Packwood is now a firm favourite and we made a visit again this year. … Continue reading
Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, meadows, National Trust, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, poppies, roses, The National Trust
Tagged cloud pruning, garden open to the public, garden wildlife, gardening for wildlife, gardens of the National Trust, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, herbaceous borders, herbaceous plants, meadows, Natiional Trust Gardens, Packwood Hall, roses, sunken garden, topiary., wildflower meadows, wildlife gardening
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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John’s Garden – Ashwood Nurseries.
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
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Tagged Ashwood Nurseries, cloud pruning, garden sculpture, John's Garden, ornamental trees, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, stumpery, succulents, trees and shrubs
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