Tag Archives: winter

Simply Beautiful No 20 in a very occasional series

Posted on July 8, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

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 →

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Early Spring Light in a Woodland Garden

Posted on April 29, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

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.

Posted on April 9, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

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.

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The Dingle Garden in Welshpool – March

Posted on April 5, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

We returned to the Dingle Garden and Nurseries for the third time this year, hoping for signs of spring but having experienced such bad weather recently we were expecting few changes at all. We always enjoy a wander around the … Continue reading →

Posted in flowering bulbs, garden paths, garden photography, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, National Garden Scheme, nurseries, ornamental trees and shrubs, pathways, Powis, Powys, trees, Wales, Winter Gardening, winter gardens, woodland, woodlands, Yellow Book Gardens | Tagged bark colour, coloured stems, flower buds, gardens of Powys, gardens of Wales, leaf buds, Powis, Powys, shrubs in winter, texture, textured bark, The Dingle Nurseries, The Dingle Welshpool, winter, winter garden, winter gardening | 1 Comment

A Favourite Winter Garden – Dunham Massey

Posted on March 18, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

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 | 3 Comments

A canal-side garden in winter – John’s Garden Part 1

Posted on March 12, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

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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The Dingle Garden in Welshpool – February

Posted on March 7, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

Back to Welshpool to explore The Dingle Gardens for February, we expected little change since our January visit as the weather had remained very similar. We were greeted by a stunning wooden owl sculpture! Soon we noticed there were lots … Continue reading →