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Two RHS Gardens – Part 1 – Hyde Hall
As members of the RHS we often visit their gardens and their partner gardens. Sadly it is a long journey to get to any of their main gardens so we do not visit as often as we would like. We … Continue reading
Posted in colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, hardy perennials, light, light quality, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, RHS
Tagged dry gardening, Essex, Essex gardens, grasses, hardy perennials, Hyde Hall Gardens, light, light and shade, light quality, new perennial gardening, ornamental grasses, perennials, RHS, RHS gardens, RHS Harlow Carr, the dry garden
After the Storm – snow in December
Mid-December saw the sudden arrival of snow a rare occurrence in recent years. The last time we can remember having any appreciable snow fall in December was back in 2010 and 2011. Sadly I am still recovering from my surgery … Continue reading
Posted in colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, grasses, hardy perennials, light, light quality, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, roses, sculpture, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, Winter Gardening, winter gardens
Tagged berried shrubs, berries, December, light, light and shade, light quality, ornamental grasses, shrubs in winter, snow, the garden in December, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, winter gardens
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Simply Beautiful – 7 – Fallow Deer
While walking around our local National Trust parklands, Attingham Park, we usually finish our regular wanderings by walking along the wide paths mown and nibbled short and neat by the teeth of the parkland sheep. This is the deer park … Continue reading
Posted in light, light quality, National Trust, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, The National Trust, wildlife
Tagged Attingham Park, deer, fallow deer, light, light quality, National Trust, NT, parkland, The National Trust, winter
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Simply Beautiful 3 – Cedar Lights
The autumn light can be very special at the beginning of the day but even more so as the days draws to a close. As we ended a parkland walk in late November we watched as the last rays of … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, garden photography, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, photography, trees
Tagged ancient trees, autumn, autumn colours, Cedars, garden in autumn, late autumn, light, light quality
The Dorothy Clive Garden in November
Our November visit to see the changing faces of this lovely Shropshire/Staffordshire border garden saw us arriving in sunshine but we were to be treated to a magnificent sky later in the day. The grass below our feet was wet … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, landscapes, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, photography, Shropshire, shrubs, Staffordshire, trees
Tagged autumn, autumn colours, autumn gardens, changing colours, colour, deciduous euonymus, euonymus, garden in November, light, light quality, light vales, North Shropshire, November, Shropshire gardens, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Gardens
Simply Beautiful 2 – woodland light
If the light is right in the autumn and you are wandering around woodland stripes of light and shade will appear painting the woodland floor before you. Simply beautiful!
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, colours, landscapes, light, light quality, National Trust, ornamental trees and shrubs, photography, Shropshire, The National Trust, trees, Winter Gardening, winter gardens, woodland, woodlands
Tagged autumn, autumn colours, beauty, deciduous trees, garden in autumn, garden in November, garden trees, late autumn, light, light and shade, light quality, November, ornamental trees, shadow, simple beauty
The Dorothy Clive Garden – Autumnal Super Sky!
Sometimes something happens that will remain with you for ever, a fleeting moment when Mother Nature shouts out, “Hey! Look at me! Check this out!”. She puts on a great show which disappears as quickly and silently as it appeared … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, autumn colours, colours, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, landscapes, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, reflections, Shropshire, Staffordshire, trees, water in the garden
Tagged autumn, autumn colours, autumn gardens, Dorothy Clive Garden, Dorothy Clive Gardens, light, light quality, North Shropshire, Shropshire gardens, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Gardens, trees and shrubs, weather
