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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 →

Posted in colours, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, Powis, Powys, roses, shrubs, trees, Uncategorized, Wales, woodland, woodlands | Tagged flowering shrubs, gardens of Powys, gardens of Wales, herbaceous plants, ornamental shrubs, ornamental trees, roses, The Dingle Welshpool, trees and shrubs

My Garden Journal 2018 – June

Posted on July 1, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

I finished my latest entries into my garden journal just as we reach the mid-point of the year. June has once again been a month of mixed up weather and the garden plants have continued in their state of confusion. … Continue reading →

Posted in colours, garden photography, garden wildlife, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, ornamental trees and shrubs, roses, Shropshire, shrubs, wildlife | Tagged centaurea, flower colours, knautia, orange, potentilla, purple, roses, summer, summer gardens, summer in the garden, thalictrum | 1 Comment

A little village garden – Von’s garden.

Posted on June 10, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

We have lots of gardening friends with gardens of all types and sizes and in all sorts of locations. One of our most enjoyable garden related activities is to visit a garden belonging to a friend. On a wet dull … Continue reading →

Posted in climbing plants, fruit and veg, garden design, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seat, garden seating, gardening, gardens, hardy perennials, Hardy Plant Society, HPS, kitchen gardens, roses, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, village gardens, water in the garden | Tagged climbing plants, fruit and veg, fruit and veg growing, garden pond, garden ponds, garden pools, garden seating, garden seats, gardens of Shropshire, roses, Shropshire, village gardens | 2 Comments

Packwood – one of the stars of the National Trust.

Posted on December 31, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

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 →

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My Garden Journal 2017 – November

Posted on December 7, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

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 | 2 Comments

My Garden Journal 2017 – June

Posted on July 13, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

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 →