Tag Archives: Mid Wales

Pembrokeshire coast and gardens – a week away in June – Part 5- Dyffryn Fernant

Posted on October 7, 2019 by

Dyffryn Fernant is one of those gardens that makes such a lasting impression that I can walk through it in my mind in great detail whenever I wish to. It is one of the best gardens we have ever visited, … Continue reading →

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Pembrokeshire coast and gardens – a week away in June – Part2 – A Coastal Walk

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

After enjoying our coastal walk in Cornwall last year we looked forward to exploring part of the Pembrokeshire coastal path. We spent much of the walk looking at the wildflowers growing close to the track and out to sea watching … Continue reading →

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Pembrokeshire Coast and Gardens – a week away in June -Part 1 – Cae Hir

Posted on September 28, 2019 by

As autumn creeps in slowly I will look back at a holiday week back in mid-summer as a reminder of what a great year we have had. In June we decided to make the three hour journey across mid-Wales and … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day at the seaside

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

This post was written right at the beginning of the year but I never got round to publishing it, so here it is a day spent at the seaside to celebrate the arrival of a new year, 2019. It has … Continue reading →

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Early Spring Light in a Woodland Garden

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

March at the Dingle woodland garden at The Dingle and Nursery near Welshpool proved to be a time with special light when the sun appeared for odd periods. I am sharing some of my photos taken of the landscape and … Continue reading →

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New Year Day at the Seaside

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

We try to spend New Year’s Day at the seaside for a coast walk unless the weather stops us. Sadly for the last few years the weather has done just that by throwing strong winds and heavy rains at us. … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Wonderful Gardens of Powys Castle – 1

Posted on October 23, 2017 by

We are so lucky to be able to get to Welshpool within half an hour or so because here we find our favourite plant nurseries. Very close by is the National Trust property, Powys Castle with a most wonderful garden. … Continue reading →

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