GARDEN
These pictures show the succession of
flowers throughout the summer in the main garden. All 3 below: 25
April.
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700 tulips and 500 wallflowers were planted
for late April and May in 2009.
The centre picture above shows the planting boxes round the gazebo
planted with white forget-me-nots, tulips and wallflowers.
Right: 17 May. The summer
perennials are growing strongly in this picture.
All 3 below: 24 May. Candelabra primula and irises in the
bog garden, clematis on the pergola, and bearded irises in the
main garden.
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and right: 7 June.
Left: Alison has a large collection of bearded iris, and her
favourite is in the foreground: "Violet Icing".
The delphiniums are just starting.
Right: the deep red astrantia and dusky pink oriental poppies
dominate the "dirty pink" bed. |
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colour-themed, and Alison is very fierce with flowers that dare
to come up the wrong colour.
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Left and right: 18 June.
The pergola is a mass of pink and white roses. Rambling
Rector (right) covers the end of the pergola which is the
entrance to the garden.
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All 3 below: 12
July
Alison is an avid collector of spider day lilies which flower
through July, seen in the beds in the picture below left.
Below centre: Her most prized day lily is Curly Cinnamon
Windmill.
Below right: The penstemons above the pond and the
graceful arching stems of the Angels' Fishing Rods (Dierama)
reaching out over the water. |
As you walk around the garden, the
sound of water is everywhere. The
gravity fed stream goes over waterfalls,
through ponds, and keeps the bog garden moist, before cascading
down into the river. |
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3 below: 2 August
Below left: the deep pink rose arch has flowered in July and
is now at its best, and the perfumed phlox adds an extra
dimension to the garden.
Below centre: the arch with the mauve clematis Perle d'Azur leads you
into the garden.
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Below right: the hot coloured end of the garden is getting into its
stride with the dahlias, and the red rose on this pergola in
full flower.
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Left and right: 30
August
Left: The hot-coloured end of the garden is reaching a
crescendo - a riot of colour with the rudbeckia and dahlias.
Right: At the other end of the garden, dahlias in mauve and pink
mix with japanese anemone and verbena bonariensis. |
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3 below: 16 September
Left: The pink and mauve dahlias, echinacea and Michaelmas
daisies.
Centre: the flame and gold dahlias along the millpool wall.
Right: The same dahlias with golden rudbeckia at the hot end of the
garden, with a sculpture on the lawn. |
There is a new display each year
of affordable garden sculptures in wood, steel and cement, all
made by local sculptors. Details on the Sculptures page of
this website. |
There are seats all round the
garden, but Alison rarely sits on them. With all these
flowers there is a great deal of deadheading to do (pictured
right).
Brian finds plenty to do in the vegetable garden, which visitors
are welcome to walk around.
Those wanting to stretch their
legs can stroll
up the 400 yard riverside walk to the top weir, where the mill
leat and the river divide.
ACCESSIBILITY
There are firm wide paths round the garden for wheelchairs,
and the whole garden and fuchsia and begonia conservatory can be seen without using steps.
There are two steps up to the fenced vegetable garden, with a
strong handrail.
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