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6 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2023

The garden is a memorial to the 14th Earl of Arundel, an avid art collector. The garden has a central canal with a domed pergola and fountains. The centrepiece of the garden is a rockwork mountain planted with palms and ferns to represent another world. A green oak version of ‘Oberon’s Palace’ flanked by two [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Jul 11th 2023

In the castle Rose Garden we have a wonderful array of roses planted for their colour, scent and structures giving everyone a good idea of different varieties, looking for a shrub, climber or standard rose.  This garden is enhanced by the dramatic backdrop of the ancient castle, which is reflected by the gothic archways and [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 8th 2023

Hodnet Hall gardens…

2 Comments CherryPie on May 29th 2023

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth
Robert Frost

6 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2023

… for lunch and an afternoon stroll around Powis Castle gardens

6 Comments CherryPie on May 13th 2023

The weather was glorious so we visited Hampton Court in Hope Under Dinmore, Herefordshire. We had lunch in the orangery where I chose a Coronation Chicken sandwich before taking a guided tour of the castle. After the castle tour we enjoyed a walk around the gardens which are currently between seasons.  The maze and its [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2023

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