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Beyond the Potting Sheds – Heligan Part 2
A few more minutes exploring the secret corners of the potting shed area and then we went off in search of the Italian Garden. We were surprised to find another old restored glasshouse and a cutting garden full of dahlias. … Continue reading
Posted in fruit and veg, garden buildings, garden paths, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grow your own, Italian style gardens, light, light quality, trees, walled gardens, walled kitchen gardens, woodlands
Tagged Cornwall, cutflowers, dahlias, gardens of Cornwall, glasshouses, Heligan, Lost Gardens of heligan, old glasshouses
A Week in Cornwall – Part 4 – Heligan
The Lost Gardens of Heligan is one of the top garden attractions in the country as figures have shown. The gardens were discovered and unearthed by Tim Smitt when he explored the gardens which had been derelict since the end … Continue reading
Posted in fruit and veg, garden arches, garden buildings, garden paths, garden photography, garden sheds, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grow your own, kitchen gardens, traditions, walled gardens, walled kitchen gardens
Tagged coldframes, Cornwall, fruit and veg, fruit and veg growing, fruit and vegetable growing, garden restoration, gardens of Cornwall, glasshouses, Heligan, Lost Gardens, Lost Gardens of heligan, old glasshouses, potting shed, productive gardening, walled garden, walled gardens
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A Walk in the Park – Attingham Park November
Number eleven in my series of posts where I report on our monthly visits for a wander around Attingham Park, our local National Trust property. Just as in October I was in a wheelchair pushed around the paths by Jude, … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, colours, flowering bulbs, garden design, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, kitchen gardens, light, light quality, National Trust, pathways, photography, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, The National Trust, woodland, woodlands
Tagged Attingham Park, autumn, autumn colours, garden in autumn, gardens of Shropshire, glasshouses, old glasshouses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, walled garden, walled gardens
A Walk in the Park – Attingham Park March – The Walled Garden
I shall post two reports for our March visit to Attingham Park, the first about the Walled Garden followed by one about the walk we followed, the Woodland Walk. We walked our usual track beneath tall mature deciduous trees to … Continue reading
Posted in colours, flowering bulbs, fruit and veg, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grow your own, kitchen gardens, ornamental trees and shrubs, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, spring bulbs, spring gardening, The National Trust, walled gardens, walled kitchen gardens
Tagged Attingham Park, bee house, bees, daffodils, fruit and veg, fruit and veg growing, fruit and vegetable growing, fruit training, glasshouses, green house gardening, green houses, honey bees, old glasshouses, primroses, primulas, productive gardening, spring bulbs, spring flowers, spring garden, trained fruit, walled garden, walled gardens
A Walk in the Park – February at Attingham Park – Part 1
It is mid-February and time for our second visit to Attingham Park, our nearest National Trust property. We awoke on the day of our planned visit to a dark overcast sky and light rain hanging in the air, but we … Continue reading
Posted in birds, flowering bulbs, fruit and veg, garden buildings, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, kitchen gardens, National Trust, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, spring bulbs, The National Trust, walled gardens, walled kitchen gardens, winter gardens, woodland, woodlands
Tagged fruit and vegetable growing, fruit pruning, gardens of Shropshire, glasshouses, hollies, iris, iris reticulata, National Trust, old glasshouses, productive gardening, pruning, pruning fruit, Shropshire, Shropshire gardens, The National Trust, walled garden, walled gardens
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A Walk in the Park – Part One – The Walled Garden
Near to us, a mere half hour drive away is situated the parkland of a National Trust Property called Attingham Park, which is a place we often visit for an afternoon walk. The parkland affords us the opportunity of following … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, colours, flowering bulbs, fruit and veg, garden buildings, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grow your own, kitchen gardens, memorials, National Trust, remembrance, renovation, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, The National Trust, walled gardens, walled kitchen gardens
Tagged Attingham Park, fruit and veg, fruit and vegetable growing, glasshouses, old glasshouses, orchards, pumpkins, walled garden, walled gardens
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Mynd Hardy Plants – return to a favourite nursery.
Jude the Undergardener, aka Mrs Greenbench, and I are not fans of garden centres where things horticultural are disappearing under an avalanche of gifts, fancy foods, pet foods etc etc but we do love our independently run plant nurseries and … Continue reading
Posted in buildings, garden buildings, garden furniture, garden photography, garden seating, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, nurseries, Shropshire, village gardens, walled gardens, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged garden buildings, glasshouses, hardy perennials, independent nurseries, Mynd Hardy Plants, NGS, NGS gardens, nurseries, old glasshouses, Shropshire, Shropshire gardens, walled garden, walled gardens, Yellow Book, Yellow Book Gardens
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Special Succulents
I have a special interest in succulents and have grown a good selection over the last few years. My interest in them has been a recent one and began with the purchase of an Aeonium arboreum Schwarzkopf which we nurtured … Continue reading
Posted in garden photography, gardening, succulents
Tagged aeomiums, aeonium, cacti, Crassula, Echeveria, echeverias, glasshouses, succulents, Winterbourne House Gardens
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The Walled Garden at Attingham Park
Our local National Trust property, Attingham Park, is just a 20 minute drive away. We are so lucky as within the grounds are several different walks to choose from including woodland walks, but we also love visiting the renovated walled … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, community gardening, fruit and veg, garden buildings, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grow your own, kitchen gardens, National Trust, renovation, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, The National Trust, walled gardens, walled kitchen gardens, Winter Gardening
Tagged Attingham Park, fruit and veg, fruit and veg growing, fruit and vegetable growing, fruit training, garden restoration, glasshouses, parkland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, The National Trust, walled garden, walled gardens
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The Botanic Garden of Wales in the Rain – part one
We have come to love visiting gardens in the rain. We put up the brollies and huddle together for protection and just defy the downpours. But on a November day at The Botanic Gardens of Wales the rain was so … Continue reading
Posted in buildings, garden buildings, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, succulents, Wales
Tagged Botanic Garden of Wales, glasshouses, green house gardening, green houses, greenhouse gardening, modern architecture.
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