The little thatched hut would be ideal for a private picnic with a bottle of something nice. There are a lot of crocosmias just starting to flower,big clumps of aconitums in full flower, and heliopsis in different varieties at six foot tall.
A big bed full of blowsy penstemons caught my eye. Gypsophila bristol fairy looked ideal for flower arrangers. A blue limonium looked superficially like a blue version of the gypsophila.
I think a repeat visit in August , on a sunny day with a picnic is a possibility.
The very tall columnar conifer is a rare variety planted in memory of Robert Bloom, who was killed in a car accident.
I didnt buy any plants in the garden centre. Standard wyevale stuff. Now if they'd had any of the plants I had just seen, it would have been a different story.
Great pictures girls - looks like a good day. Would love to have met Fidget and Twiglet and the rest of you looked to be in good form! Did Little Panda get a selfie stick for Christmas then?.....
Sorry I couldn't join you but am now inspired to go over the next few weeks. My garden always starts to look a bit flat about now between the flush early summer and the sultriness of late summer / early autumn - but it looks as though there are some brilliant high summer planting combinations there.
Did I say 'high summer' - heating has clicked on twice this week, OH and I have both been struggling with heavy colds and I've just swapped the summer duvet for the autumn one....
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Topbird - I want to go again and it's only just down the road from me ........ I spent so much time taking photos yesterday, but I need to take some notes as well ................... if you're up for it let me know
Snoodle - I have some aquilegias for you from Fidget and Nut
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Reading up , it must have been a very fat grass snake, stuffed with frogs out of its handy pond.
There are still quite a few old 'water meadows' alongside the river and the meare at Diss - fantastic frog habitat
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Look who's on the gallopers....!
That was fun, haven't been on one of those for years
In the sticks near Peterborough
The little thatched hut would be ideal for a private picnic with a bottle of something nice. There are a lot of crocosmias just starting to flower,big clumps of aconitums in full flower, and heliopsis in different varieties at six foot tall.
A big bed full of blowsy penstemons caught my eye. Gypsophila bristol fairy looked ideal for flower arrangers. A blue limonium looked superficially like a blue version of the gypsophila.
I think a repeat visit in August , on a sunny day with a picnic is a possibility.
The very tall columnar conifer is a rare variety planted in memory of Robert Bloom, who was killed in a car accident.
I didnt buy any plants in the garden centre. Standard wyevale stuff. Now if they'd had any of the plants I had just seen, it would have been a different story.
It was wasn't it!
great being a kid again! 
not that I ever really stopped!
Thanks for the pics Snoodle! Lovely to meet you and twiglet
It must be very relaxing to sit in the tree house in the evening., overlooking foggy bottom, with a nice relaxing glass of something.
Fantastic pictures, everyone, it looks like a great garden.
I am looking forward to Great Dixter and Sissinghurst next month, my birthday present from OH.
When you don't even know who's in the team
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Great pictures girls - looks like a good day. Would love to have met Fidget and Twiglet and the rest of you looked to be in good form! Did Little Panda get a selfie stick for Christmas then?.....
Sorry I couldn't join you but am now inspired to go over the next few weeks. My garden always starts to look a bit flat about now between the flush early summer and the sultriness of late summer / early autumn - but it looks as though there are some brilliant high summer planting combinations there.
Did I say 'high summer' - heating has clicked on twice this week, OH and I have both been struggling with heavy colds and I've just swapped the summer duvet for the autumn one....
Topbird - I want to go again and it's only just down the road from me ........ I spent so much time taking photos yesterday, but I need to take some notes as well ................... if you're up for it let me know
Snoodle - I have some aquilegias for you from Fidget and Nut
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.