Information about the rock garden can be found in this previous post of mine.
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Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Newcastle & Crookham 2013
Cragside – The Rock Garden
16 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2014
Come forth into the light of things,
Let nature be your teacher.
William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850)
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 3rd 2013
Filed under Crookham 2009, Gardens, Holidays
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.
David Viscott
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2009
Filed under Crookham 2009, Gardens, Heritage, Holidays
The Rock Gardens at Cragside
The rock gardens extend all around the house and cover 4.5 acres. Most of the rock has been man-laid, using fell sandstone from the surrounding moors. This garden had become badly overgrown and since 1988 has been gradually restored, with the work still ongoing.
There are three distinct areas. The oldest, of the [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Oct 7th 2009
