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Houghton Hall Part 2 – The Gardens

Posted on January 15, 2020 by greenbenchramblings

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 →

Posted in garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, Land Art, light, light quality, Norfolk, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture | Tagged cloud pruning, Houghton Hall, James Turrell, Norfolk, pleached limes, pleaching, roses | 1 Comment

Simply Beautiful – no 33 in a very occasional series.

Posted on September 4, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Here we are with number 33 in this occasional series about simple beauty. I took a series of photos of Rosa Shropshire Lad. I hope you agree it is simply beautiful. Next time will be no 34 but as yet … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, garden photography, roses | Tagged climbing roses, Rosa Shropshire Lad, roses | 3 Comments

Ruth and Mike’s Garden – exciting plants and richly planted borders

Posted on July 24, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Gardening friends Ruth and Mike opened their village garden for the first time under the auspices of the NGS this July. We were sadly away in Sheffield at the time so were unable to visit on that day. However we … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shropshire, shrubs, village gardens, Yellow Book Gardens | Tagged clematis, climbers, climbing plants, climbing roses, hardy perennials, NGS, NGS gardens, roses, Yellow Book, Yellow Book Gardens

My Garden Journal 2019 – June

Posted on July 3, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

As we reach the half way point in the year the garden really comes to life with bright green fresh growth and so much colour from flowers, herbaceous perennials, shrubs and climbers especially roses and clematis. I began by writing, “At … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, garden arches, garden design, garden paths, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, South Shropshire, water in the garden, Yellow Book Gardens | Tagged alliums, bog garden, bog plants, brizas, climbing roses, foliage, foliage combinations, foliage plants, grasses, gravel garden, hardy perennials, hardy violas, herbaceous borders, herbaceous plants, roses, violas | 5 Comments

Returning from Cornwall – Part 1 – RHS Rosemore

Posted on April 8, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

We like to enjoy a few extra visits on our way back from any holiday we go on to extend our enjoyment, so we tend to book hotels partway back. On our way back from our Cornwall holiday we stopped … Continue reading →

Posted in garden arches, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, outdoor sculpture, RHS | Tagged dahlias, Devon, Gardens of Devon, plant combinations, plant communities, RHS, RHS gardens, RHS Rosemoor, Rosemoor, roses | 2 Comments

Our Short Break in Stratford-on-Avon – Part 2

Posted on January 29, 2019 by greenbenchramblings

Part two of this report on our short break in Stratford-on-Avon is all about the gardens of Shakespeare and his family. After spending time indoors studying the life and times of the Bard is was good to be outside discovering some … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, buildings, garden design, garden photography, garden seat, garden seating, gardens, gardens open to the public, grasses, ornamental grasses, outdoor sculpture, sculpture, town gardens | Tagged garden sculpture, gardens, ornamental grasses, outdoor sculpture, parterre, parterres, roses, Shakespeare, Stratford-on-Avon, topiary., town gardens, Warwickshire

The Dingle Garden in June

Posted on July 5, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

As we reach the middle of the year we made our monthly visit to the Dingle Gardens, and for once the weather looked set fair. This meant that we had strong contrast between light and shade and any colour was … Continue reading →