As I said in my last post I spent this weekend visiting gardens with my garden club. The second garden we visited was a real cottage garden which was very apt as the Society is the Cottage Garden Soci ety.
We were told there were over 250 roses in the garden and I have no doubt in believing this statement. The shed above is smothered in what I believe is Rambling Rector (apologies for the slanting aspect my chair must have been leaning back more than I thought!)
This view is from the far end of the garden looking back at the house. Again more roses, along with Delphiniums, Thalictrums and Penstamons. The owner, Stuart Dixon, gave an illustrated talk the next day to the AGM on cottage garden plants which was very good. His knowledge of plants was exhaustive and exhausting. I dont know how many slides he got through but it was alot. Not only did he name the plants but in some cases add when they were introduced to Britain. He is a real plantsman.
He did keep apologising for the state of his garden as he had been away from home so much giving talks. Below is a shot of an area that was still under development but I think it has a certain charm to it.
There was another greenhouse which was full of cacti and succulents and a lovely summerhouse that had cost Stuart a £5 to make out of reclaimed material from the demolished village hall across the way. The sign of a true cottage gardener!
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As I said in my last post I spent this weekend visiting gardens with my garden club. The second garden we visited was a real cottage garden which was very apt as the Society is the Cottage Garden Soci ety.
We were told there were over 250 roses in the garden and I have no doubt in believing this statement. The shed above is smothered in what I believe is Rambling Rector (apologies for the slanting aspect my chair must have been leaning back more than I thought!)
This view is from the far end of the garden looking back at the house. Again more roses, along with Delphiniums, Thalictrums and Penstamons. The owner, Stuart Dixon, gave an illustrated talk the next day to the AGM on cottage garden plants which was very good. His knowledge of plants was exhaustive and exhausting. I dont know how many slides he got through but it was alot. Not only did he name the plants but in some cases add when they were introduced to Britain. He is a real plantsman.
He did keep apologising for the state of his garden as he had been away from home so much giving talks. Below is a shot of an area that was still under development but I think it has a certain charm to it.
There was another greenhouse which was full of cacti and succulents and a lovely summerhouse that had cost Stuart a £5 to make out of reclaimed material from the demolished village hall across the way. The sign of a true cottage gardener!
As I said in my last post I spent this weekend visiting gardens with my garden club. The second garden we visited was a real cottage garden which was very apt as the Society is the Cottage Garden Soci ety.
We were told there were over 250 roses in the garden and I have no doubt in believing this statement. The shed above is smothered in what I believe is Rambling Rector (apologies for the slanting aspect my chair must have been leaning back more than I thought!)
This view is from the far end of the garden looking back at the house. Again more roses, along with Delphiniums, Thalictrums and Penstamons. The owner, Stuart Dixon, gave an illustrated talk the next day to the AGM on cottage garden plants which was very good. His knowledge of plants was exhaustive and exhausting. I dont know how many slides he got through but it was alot. Not only did he name the plants but in some cases add when they were introduced to Britain. He is a real plantsman.
He did keep apologising for the state of his garden as he had been away from home so much giving talks. Below is a shot of an area that was still under development but I think it has a certain charm to it.
There was another greenhouse which was full of cacti and succulents and a lovely summerhouse that had cost Stuart a £5 to make out of reclaimed material from the demolished village hall across the way. The sign of a true cottage gardener!
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As I said in my last post I spent this weekend visiting gardens with my garden club. The second garden we visited was a real cottage garden which was very apt as the Society is the Cottage Garden Soci ety.
We were told there were over 250 roses in the garden and I have no doubt in believing this statement. The shed above is smothered in what I believe is Rambling Rector (apologies for the slanting aspect my chair must have been leaning back more than I thought!)
This view is from the far end of the garden looking back at the house. Again more roses, along with Delphiniums, Thalictrums and Penstamons. The owner, Stuart Dixon, gave an illustrated talk the next day to the AGM on cottage garden plants which was very good. His knowledge of plants was exhaustive and exhausting. I dont know how many slides he got through but it was alot. Not only did he name the plants but in some cases add when they were introduced to Britain. He is a real plantsman.
He did keep apologising for the state of his garden as he had been away from home so much giving talks. Below is a shot of an area that was still under development but I think it has a certain charm to it.
There was another greenhouse which was full of cacti and succulents and a lovely summerhouse that had cost Stuart a £5 to make out of reclaimed material from the demolished village hall across the way. The sign of a true cottage gardener!