Orchard Dene
I haven’t posted here for a long time and I so wanted to add so much but then everything just happened and time was not on my side and all that but now, here I am. With images of Orchard Dene Nurseries.
I first heard about them during a Chelsea Flower Show week years ago and then I found out they were just down the road. But wholesale. So I’ve never been there until this week when my biggest luck sent me there. Long story short, I picked up an order for someone special and I got to have a look around this perennial heaven. Here’s what I saw..
The most close-to-nature nursery I’ve ever been to. And the choice plants is just amazing. And very close to my heart. So voilà. The visit to this nursery was one of my lucky treats for this week.
Chelsea Phsyic Garden
I only had a few minutes to look around the gardens before I had a meeting there last Friday. Almost missed the last of the snowdrops but caught the first blossoms. Beautifully hidden behind its walls in Chelsea, this garden is a little piece of heaven in London.
Great Milton and Le Manoir
I love Winter. I especially love very cold days when it’s dry and the sun is shining. This is how last Saturday was. And as our friend stayed, we went for a walk in Great Milton, a village near us. This pretty village is famous for Raymond Blanc’s Manoir. We didn’t go in for a nice cup of tea, no, but we decided to walk around the gardens. Even in the depth of Winter, the gardens were full of beauty and inspiration.
The village itself is quite quintessentially English, thatched roofs, cosy cottages and hollyhock still flowering. And because until just a week ago it was very mild, there were many signs of Spring with cow parsley, snowdrops and daffodils showing off their greens. When Spring is back, I’ll be back too.
All photos taken by my iPhone.
Stourhead
On my way home from a photoshoot in Somerset, it would have been a shame to miss Stourhead. I was so very tired, I even left all my camera stuff in the car (which I never do but I thought a National Trust parking can only be safe) Anyway, showers and sunshine and miles of beauty - here’s Stourhead for you.
Bradenham Manor
When Bradenham Manor opened its doors to visitors. Well, to visitors of the garden but not the house. Bradenham Manor is set on Bradenham Estate which is owned by National Trust. Set in the beautiful Chiltern countryside, visiting this garden truly felt like stepping back in time..
The Lakes
On our way up to family visit in Scotland, we love driving via the Lakes. And we usually stop for a walk with Henry. Or to see Beatrix Potter’s garden and house, Hill Top. What another wonderful corner of the world this peaceful little village of Near Sawrey is. Driving through the Lakes is always the best part of our trip up North.
