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Gardens we Have Visited 2014

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 23,996

    Lovely photos, somehow I don't think the dog poo wormery will be in the same class!image

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    I love the thornsimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • artjakartjak Posts: 4,167

    aren't they weird?image

  • Matty2Matty2 Posts: 4,817

    I forgot this thread was here:

    A few photos of a garden i visited this year - 

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  • chickychicky Posts: 10,409

    Matty - those pictures look like paintings - especially the first and thirdimage.  those impressionists could certainly capture the essence of a place.

    here are some from a visit to Beth Chattos mid October.  The grasses and some of the borders still looked great, but it has whetted my appetite to go back in summer next year, to see it in full fettle.

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  • chickychicky Posts: 10,409

    And we combined it with a visit to Hyde Hall - some great autumn colour there

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     That really was grasses planted en masse!

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     Loved this sunken garden

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     The red is the stems of cornus sibirica ....its gone on the list image

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     Not normally a pampas fan, but loved this one image

  • LesleyKLesleyK Posts: 4,029

    Beautiful gardensimage.  Matty I can see why Monet chose to paint his garden so much - the light is gorgeous. Didn't Archiepem visit there this year?

    I have a cornus at the bottom of the garden which is giving a lovely splash of colour chicky.  I'll be asking questions about propagating next as it would be lovely to make a real statement at this time of yearimage

    Those thorns look really vicious artjak.  Are you sure that pic is of bark - looks like an elephant's legimage

  • happymarionhappymarion Posts: 4,591

    I have visited many beautiful gardens in this my Golden Jubilee Year in my garden but the most unusual I think is the 16 Heritage Gardens at the entrance to Warwick Race Course.  These have only been restored since 2006 though they date from 1830.  They were rented or bought from a farmer by business people who needed their back yard for the horse and cart so had no outside space.  Monty Don restored the first in 1995 but this one is not open to the public though you can peep in.  Each has a brick and tile with a chimney and Victorian fireplace in their Grade2 listed summer houses.  The head gardener and volunteers have done a great job.  The restaurant is superb and the plants you can buy.  all in Bread and Meat Lane and called Hill Close Gardens.  Pictures I took.

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     They grow 68 heritage varieties of apples.  You are invited to taste their fruit as you wander round straight off the tree!!!

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