I banged on about this event last year - see below. The Buxton Garden Trail is running again this year, but in June this time. If you live anywhere near it is well worth the effort.
Been looking forward to the Buxton Garden Trail event so much since last year. This is an event where residents throughout the town open up their gardens, serve tea & cake etc. all for a charitable cause (this year Dementia Carers Count). The gardens vary from Park homes, through terraced cottages and upto palatial Victorian detached houses but all take their gardens seriously and are proud to show them off.
The weather today was mixed and brollies were often required but what a really enjoyable, if tiring, day. Buxton is a hilly place but the panoramic views from some of the gardens offered plenty of reward for our efforts. One very unassuming (from the front) terraced cottage owned by an artist had been totally remodelled at the back and offered absolutely stunning views across the lovely sloping garden, across the town and to the hills miles beyond. This park home on the site of an old quarry is an absolute delight. They have created a secluded little enclave at the rear of the house set into the steep quarry face, guarded with rock-filled steel gabions. Walking around the side of the chalet-type structure you have no idea such a gorgeous garden could be behind it.
Before:
And now:
Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
When we went to Hidcote on April 11, I mentioned that they had cut down their lavender completely breaking the cycle to replace them all 4 years. You can see here what it looked like in April. I went to Hidcote yesterday and the first I did was of course checking what the lavender looked like. As you can see, it has fully recovered and starts like it is a new plant. I found this as a completely new approach.
Once this was done, I started with the bog garden that part where my camera batteries gave up in April. Completely different picture now compare to Spring time.
And from the other side.
I'm sorry for the ones with weak devices or internet. I have taken so many pictures, I don't know what to show and what to leave.
I know about the cafe @Simone_in_Wiltshire. As a solo visitor it's almost impossible to get a table in the cafe (same for other busy places too). People further back in the queue get their friends/partners to nab the tables as soon as they become free. I will have not only water but food and flask of tea in the car. NT's loss because I would happily buy lunch or tea & cake if the system worked for solo visitors.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
My experience is the opposite @Lizzie27 - people seem reluctant. Either that or they agree but then want to chat, which I suppose is fair enough but sometimes I want to enjoy a nice quiet lunch/cuppa and read my book or look over the photos I've taken or something. I'll stick with my picnic in the car (can't remember whether picnics are allowed in the garden).
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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I banged on about this event last year - see below. The Buxton Garden Trail is running again this year, but in June this time. If you live anywhere near it is well worth the effort.
buxtongardentrail.co.uk
The weather today was mixed and brollies were often required but what a really enjoyable, if tiring, day. Buxton is a hilly place but the panoramic views from some of the gardens offered plenty of reward for our efforts. One very unassuming (from the front) terraced cottage owned by an artist had been totally remodelled at the back and offered absolutely stunning views across the lovely sloping garden, across the town and to the hills miles beyond. This park home on the site of an old quarry is an absolute delight. They have created a secluded little enclave at the rear of the house set into the steep quarry face, guarded with rock-filled steel gabions. Walking around the side of the chalet-type structure you have no idea such a gorgeous garden could be behind it.
Before:
And now:
I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
I went to Hidcote yesterday and the first I did was of course checking what the lavender looked like. As you can see, it has fully recovered and starts like it is a new plant. I found this as a completely new approach.
Once this was done, I started with the bog garden that part where my camera batteries gave up in April.
Completely different picture now compare to Spring time.
And from the other side.
I'm sorry for the ones with weak devices or internet. I have taken so many pictures, I don't know what to show and what to leave.
I ♥ my garden.
I ♥ my garden.