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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
My Garden Journal 2017 – November
The penultimate visit to my garden journal for 2017 is here – hope you enjoy it. I began by referring back to a development we started in the garden back in September which we finished off in November. We are … Continue reading
Posted in autumn colours, climbing plants, colours, flowering bulbs, garden design, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, irises, light, light quality, log piles, logs, natural pest control, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, South Shropshire, spring bulbs, succulents, trees
Tagged autumn, autumn colours, clematis, climbing plants, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, NGS, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees, roses, salvias, shrubs, spring bulbs, succulents, trees, wildlife
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My Garden Journal 2017 – June
We have reached the half way point through the year and I am beginning a second book in my Garden Journal 2017. A book of blank pages waiting to be filled with words, paintings and photographs. On the first page … Continue reading
Posted in birds, garden design, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, poppies, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, trees, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged Avocet garden, digitalis, dry weather, foxgloves, gardens of Shropshire, June, poppies, roses, Shropshire, Shropshire gardens, summer, summer gardens
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My Garden Journal 2017 – May
So as spring moves towards its end and we look forward to summertime, it is time to look at my Garden Journal 2017 entries for May. I began by writing, “May is the month when Spring turns to Summer and Roses … Continue reading
Posted in birds, climbing plants, colours, flowering bulbs, garden design, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, irises, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs
Tagged Avocet garden, bearded iris, cercis, Cercis siliquastrum, climbers, climbing plants, dodecatheon, euphorbia, euphorbias, flowering shrubs, garden wildlife, gardens in May, gardens of Shropshire, May, roses, Shropshire gardens, summer, the garden at Avocet, the garden in May
Coton Manor – an atmospheric gem.
Coton Manor Gardens are so full of atmosphere. Ten acres of hillside gardens are landscaped to give variety throughout the year on this Northamptonshire estate. There are streams, fountains and ponds, a bluebell wood and meadows. We have visited this … Continue reading
Posted in birds, climbing plants, colours, garden design, garden furniture, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, half-hardy perennials, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, poppies, water in the garden
Tagged atmosphere, Coton Manor, Coton Manor Gardens, garden atmosphere, romantic gardens, rose garden, roses, shaded garden, woodland garden
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The Dorothy Clive Garden in August
In late August we made one of our regular visits to the Dorothy Clive Gardens on the Shropshire and Staffordshire border to see how the garden was progressing. We chose a warm sunny day for our visit which gave strong … Continue reading
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Tagged berried shrubs, berried trees, berries, Dorothy Clive Garden, Dorothy Clive Gardens, gardens open to the public, North Shropshire, roses, seed heads, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Gardens
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What our visitors saw in August
We open our garden a few times a year both by appointment and full open days so I thought it would be interesting to wander around our patch just after a group left, taking photos as I went, thus giving … Continue reading
Posted in climbing plants, colours, garden design, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, light, light quality, National Garden Scheme, photography, roses, Shropshire, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged August, clematis, colour in the garden, garden wildlife, gardens, roses, salvias, summer, summer gardens
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