I came on here tonight to do a quick blog post to and found lots of lovely comments and new followers so thank you and sorry that I took so long to reply, I shouldn’t rely on my email notifications, obviously.
Well, life’s been a bit hectic recently, I have been preparing for a large gathering of my dad’s friends and relations to celebrate his life and my head is full if arrangements. Even though it was cold and raining I decided to have a break this afternoon and visit a garden at Columbine Hall not far from home. Thanks for telling me Perfect Perennials!
It’s a beautiful, moated 14th house with winding grassy paths and formal pleached limes.
We went through a lush wilderness and down a tree lined walk to the bog garden which follows a stream and was full of ferns and wild garlic.
In a newly planted herb garden there were the same mixture of tulips, in an old copper, as close to the house.
At the back of the house is a courtyard garden with a large prostrate rosemary and pretty fencing.
It was busy despite being such difficult weather so I hope that they did well. The warm barn for teas was a very welcome respite and the greenhouse looked busy.
On the way home I stopped to take a photo of these magnificent cherry trees, something that I have been meaning to do for years.