The garden has all the usual features; rose garden, Italian garden, Victorian greenhouses, Mediterranean garden... all covering 17 acres. The highlights for me were the rose garden (always) and Victorian greenhouses, some of which were beautifully dilapidated and overgrown. Sadly, it was just too humid (one of those really warm days a couple of weeks ago) for us to face a long walk around the adjoining parkland, so instead we made it down to the lake and back before going for a final look in the gardens and playing ‘guess the price’ on their sculpture trail, my favourite was easily the owl pictured below, although he was predictably out of my price range.
Wonderful pictures - I love the look of the rose garden, I can only imagine just how wonderfully perfumed it was. That whole English, walled, cottage garden look is something i'm wanting to attempt in my garden, whether it'll actually turn out that way is another matter but here's hoping!
ReplyDeleteOh good luck woith your own rose garden! It did smell lovely, I wish I'd collected some of the petals which had fallen on the grass, must remember for next time :)
DeleteGorgeous photos :) What a shame that owl was too pricey; it's stunning! xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, several thousand is more than I have to spend on owl sculptures sadly! xxx
DeleteI do love a rose garden. There's an old couple just down the road from me, who spend more time in their garden tending their roses than they do indoors! Their garden is stunning, though!
ReplyDeleteI can see why you loved the owl sculpture, too. It's very fluid and almost looks like it is in flight.