I'm planning a trip to Madeira next spring, has anyone been to the Botanical gardens? It looks lovely in the brochure.
Yes but a long time ago before there was a lot of storm damage. If I remember correctly it's in a steep sided valley, and seems to have it's own climate (wet).
We went to Great Comp Garden today, near Sevenoaks. It was lovely but crying out for a good downpour. Some of the rhododendrons had very floppy leaves and the lawns were mostly beige.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
@Fire That is an interesting question. I wonder if people have visited gardens as much as they normally would Not such an exciting idea for a day out when everwhere is so dry. I also wonder how the gardens that open for charity have done?
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
@D0rdogne_Damsel -- I visited the Botanical Gardens in Madeira in December 2018 . Both I , and my not-particularly-gardening-interested OH , really enjoyed it. madeira itself was very mild in winter , and we walked most places , albeit it was definitely a cardio workout with all the steep inclines < from memory think we took a bus or cable car or some such part way up to the gardens and then the other method down >
Thanks for the photos of Great Comp @Busy-Lizzie I have fond memories of a visit there. My main purpose was to visit William Dyson's salvia nursery, but the garden was lovely. Nice coffee shop too, if memory serves me right. Did you spot many shrubby salvias in the garden?
A recent episode of The Art of the Garden on Sky Arts showed Eaton Hall and Gardens, near Chester. I had never heard of it but I discovered that it was open for charity at the weekend and so I went along.
The chapel is a Grade I listed building.
There are many sculptures, many of them equestrian in nature.
A light armoured car, one of a number of vehicles on display.
We went to Bressingham Gardens today, in Norfolk, not very far from OH's cottage but we haven't been since before Covid. It was a lovely warm day and the gardens were looking beautiful. We had rides on two of the steam trains.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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I have fond memories of a visit there. My main purpose was to visit William Dyson's salvia nursery, but the garden was lovely.
Nice coffee shop too, if memory serves me right.
Did you spot many shrubby salvias in the garden?
The chapel is a Grade I listed building.
There are many sculptures, many of them equestrian in nature.
A light armoured car, one of a number of vehicles on display.
The last two photos are in infrared.