If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.
The Buddha
PS: For those of you who have been waiting for the bluebells, this is the first glimpse of them.
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12 Comments CherryPie on May 9th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Out & About
Chirk Castle – Spring Colour
Moving away from the castle and into the gardens there was a lovely display of spring flowers. I did think of Uncle Bernard as I took these, although there aren’t 10,000 in this border.
9 Comments CherryPie on May 9th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Out & About
Chirk Castle – Formal Garden
It is now time to go and find those bluebells that I mentioned. To do that we have to first walk through the formal garden which consists of topiary yews and hedges. These were planted by Richard Myddelton Biddulph in the late 19th century in order to give shelter to the plants that were growing [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on May 8th 2010
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Spring Colours
These pictures were taken in Hodnet Hall Gardens last May and remind me that the gardens are coming into bloom and I will soon be able to get out and enjoy them again.
Although there aren’t many flowers out yet I have seen rather a lot of bumble bees, especially in my garden. There have [...]
20 Comments CherryPie on Apr 26th 2010
Miracles are not contrary to nature,
but only contrary to what we know about nature.
St Augustine of Hippo
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 25th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Addiction
I think most of my regular readers know I am addicted to gardens
The words over the gateway say:
A GARDEN SWEET ENCLOSED WITH WALLES STRONG
THE ARBORES AND AYLES SO PLEASANT AND SO DULCE
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
20 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2010
Filed under Crookham 2009, Gardens, Holidays
PhotoHunt – Covered
The plants are very well covered in the Orchard House at Cragside.
More views of the Orchard House and other views of Cragside can be found here.
For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 16th 2010
