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The Dingle Garden in December
Here we are with the final report of our monthly visit to the Dingle Gardens near Welshpool. As we drove down to Welshpool the weather just could not make its mind up what it was going to do, sunny with … Continue reading
Posted in colours, garden design, garden paths, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, lakes, light, light quality, ornamental trees and shrubs, Powis, Powys, shrubs, trees, Wales, water in the garden, woodland, woodlands
Tagged foliage, foliage colour, foliage plants, gardens of Powys, glaucous foliage, shrubs in winter, The Dingle Welshpool, trees and shrubs, variegated foliage, variegation, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, winter shrubs, woodland, woodland garden, woodland gardening
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Simply Beautiful No 20 in a very occasional series
As we struggle to keep our garden going in our current drought and extremly high temperatures, here is a post to remind us of cooler times! Hellebores! Everyone loves them. Here are some of the latest colours from breeder of … Continue reading
Posted in Winter Gardening, winter gardens
Tagged hellebore, hellebores, winter, winter garden, winter gardening
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Early Spring Light in a Woodland Garden
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
Posted in garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, landscapes, light, light quality, National Garden Scheme, NGS, ornamental trees and shrubs, trees, water in the garden, Winter Gardening, winter gardens, woodland, woodlands, Yellow Book Gardens
Tagged gardens of Powys, gardens of Wales, Mid Wales, ornamental trees, Powis, Powys, The Dingle Nurseries, The Dingle Welshpool, Wales, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, winter gardens, woodland garden, woodland gardening
Tiny promises – March buds.
When walking around the woodland garden at The Dingle Garden and Nursery near Welshpool recently we were amazed at the tiny buds awaiting the spring. I want to share these simple photos with you which I hope you enjoy.
Posted in garden photography, gardening, light, ornamental trees and shrubs, Powis, Powys, winter gardens, woodland, woodlands
Tagged flower buds, leaf buds, winter, winter garden
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A Favourite Winter Garden – Dunham Massey
This will be our third visit to the relatively new winter garden at Dunham Massey, a National Trust property in Cheshire, our neighbouring county to the north of our home county, Shropshire. The leaflets concerning the garden refer to it … Continue reading
Posted in flowering bulbs, garden design, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, hardy perennials, irises, light quality, National Trust, ornamental grasses, ornamental trees and shrubs, shrubs, spring bulbs, The National Trust, trees, Winter Gardening, winter gardens
Tagged acers., bergenias, betula, birches, carex, cornus, dogwoods, ferns, flowering bulbs, groundcover, shrubs in winter, snowdrops, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, witch hazels
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A canal-side garden in winter – John’s Garden Part 1
We have visited “John’s Garden” before in the height of summer and really enjoyed it, so much so that we were determined to re-visit at different times of the year. We imagined it would be an effective all-year garden. Mid-February … Continue reading
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Tagged cloud pruning, conifers, creative pruning, deciduous trees, garden sculpture, hamamelis, outdoor sculpture, shrubs in winter, snowdrops, topiary., transparency pruning, winter, winter garden, winter gardening, winter gardens, witch hazels
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