It was a glorious Sunday, so we set off again to a village not far away from where we live where there were more Open Gardens. Chris is very long suffering with my garden visit wishes but he said he'd really enjoyed it, so that was good. As always, there were lots of different sizes and style of gardens to see. The vegetable plot in the photo above was beautifully tended and the summer house looked very comfortable - perfect for a G & T, I thought!
The next garden had the most beautiful clematis over the gate...
...and some beautiful delphiniums jostling with the other plants in this tightly packed space.
This small garden could only be glimpsed through the window in the shrub - it was one of five gardens opened in a row of terrace houses. The owner of one of these gardens was so welcoming and her garden was full of souvenirs, seating areas and masses of plants in containers and in the borders.
I liked this colour combination in one of the little gardens - reds and pinks - very vibrant.
The forge in the village is owned by the Council and is run by volunteers. They were just firing up the furnace and showing how to make a horseshoe when we arrived.
One of the gardens had a formal garden in front of the house with pebble swirl mosaics which Chris really liked.
I liked the look of this seating area with pink and white roses and pink and white pelargoniums.
The same garden also had a wonderful display of hydrangeas at the entrance. My favourite garden will feature in part two...
What a gorgeous garden Ellie. Your photos are superb-what a riot of colour there is. I love the little bird house dangling in the trees. Would love to see how a horseshoe is made, it must have been a very hot job though, working with a furnace in this heat! Looks like a lovely day, Alison xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alison. It was a wonderful day. All the gardens were very photogenic and it was easy to get carried away with taking photos - there were lovely views every way I looked. We only saw the beginnings of bending the metal into the shape of a horseshoe, but it was interesting to watch.
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Ellie
I love the Open Gardens season, it's so much fun getting to peek in other peoples beautiful gardens. Your pics are fab, but they have given me a severe case of garden envy now! Mine is badly needing weeded, but my current hayfever prohibits that :-(
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing your favourite in the next post.. Have a good week, xx
Thanks, Gilly. I am so inspired by looking at all the gardens, then come back to mine and feel a bit deflated to say the least! It does give me something to aim at though!
DeleteSorry to hear you are suffering with hayfever - yuck!
Have a good week too - I think pollen count is starting to go down a bit so perhaps you'll be able to enjoy the garden a bit more.
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Ellie
Love, love, love the garden tour. As a garden obsessive I would of course. Inspiration round every corner.
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DeleteLots of inspiration, definitely - I'm a fellow garden obsessive as well. One day, I may get the bigger garden I wish for (I hope I'll still be fit enough to work in it!) We can all dream...
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Ellie
What a wonderful clematis Ellie, and delphiniums, well, I just love them! I think visiting lovely gardens is so relaxing and brings about an air of peacefulness. I'm so glad that you are able to visit such beautiful places and share your lovely pics with us, thank you. xoJoy
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joy. I so enjoy looking at other people's gardens and usually bring an idea or two away with me. We are very lucky here that there are so many amazing gardens to visit - whether public or privately owned. It was my pleasure to share the photos of my visit.
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Ellie