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A family holiday in Scotland – Part 4 – Dawyck Botanic Gardens

Posted on December 27, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

Jude and I had the opportunity to spend a day at Dawyck Botanic Garden, a garden which is part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. What made our visit extra special was that we took our little granddaughter Arabella with … Continue reading →

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Parcevall Hall Gardens – Wharfedale

Posted on January 24, 2018 by greenbenchramblings

Situated in Wharfedale one of the most beautiful places in North Yorkshire, Parcevall Hall was really difficult to access via narrow roads, hairpin bends and narrow bridges, but it somehow suited the place that we enjoyed one day in September. … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park – Attingham Park – August Part 1

Posted on September 13, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

As summer moved on we made our August visit to Attingham Park for our monthly walk in the park. We decided to follow the Mile Walk in reverse for a change of view and as we were expecting rain later … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park – Attingham Park – The Woodland Walk

Posted on April 5, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

Back to our March visit to Attingham Park when we decided to take the Woodland Walk Trail. As we left the walled garden clumps of the clearest yellow daffodils lit up shadows beneath shrubbery. We were anticipating expanding buds on … Continue reading →

Posted in flowering bulbs, garden photography, garden ponds, garden pools, gardening, gardens, gardens open to the public, National Trust, ornamental trees and shrubs, photography, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, shrubs, spring bulbs, The National Trust, trees, water in the garden, winter gardens, woodland, woodlands | Tagged gardens of the National Trust, National Trust, The National Trust, wetland, wetland habitat, woodland, woodland gardening, woodland gardens | 3 Comments

A Walk in the Park – Attingham in January – Part Two – Woodland Walk

Posted on February 6, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

Back with the second part of our report of our January visit to Attingham Park we find ourselves taking the path into the woodland at this Shropshire National Trust property. When leaving the walled garden the visitor has the … Continue reading →

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A Walk in the Park – Part Two – The One Mile Walk

Posted on January 3, 2017 by greenbenchramblings

Returning to a second post about Attingham Park, we would like to introduce you to another part of this Shropshire National Trust property. The One Mile Walk was our chosen walk on a November afternoon visit to Attingham Park. We … Continue reading →

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A Devon Garden with Betulas – Part 1

Posted on February 14, 2016 by greenbenchramblings

While visiting Devon in mid-February we planned to spend a couple of days at the RHS’s Rosemoor Garden where an exhibition of sculpture was on show throughout the site. Before leaving we discovered that Stone Lane Gardens was close by, … Continue reading →

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Aulden Farm – another Yellow Book garden

Posted on September 28, 2015 by greenbenchramblings

We open our garden under the auspices of the National Garden Scheme and love to see our garden in its famous Yellow Book. But we also love to visit other gardens from the Yellow Book. We recently visited Aulden Farm … Continue reading →

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Pauline and Derek’s Woodland Garden

Posted on May 26, 2014 by greenbenchramblings

This is the third post in my series of post about gardens of friends. In this post I shall share with you a visit Jude “The Undergardener” and I made with a couple of other Hardy Plant Society friends to … Continue reading →

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A little woodland garden and nursery

Posted on August 2, 2013 by greenbenchramblings

The idea of visiting a small woodland garden with nursery and tea shop seemed a good choice for a visit on a hot, humid day. So an hour up the A49 into south Cheshire, one of our neighbouring counties, saw … Continue reading →