Janella organised a fabulous day trip this
year to visit three gardens in Lincolnshire.
What follows is a photographic journal of our day but the pictures cannot hope
to do justice to the real thing! Click
on the links to the gardens for the full history and design features.
First stop was Brightwater Gardens at
Saxby http://brightwatergardens.co.uk
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| We were welcomed by Chris Neave who told us of the history of the site and told us that the key to designing a garden is to keep it simple |
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| The The Husqvarna Automower is a robot that cuts the grass for you — quietly, not reliant on good weather or tea and biscuits but just charges itself up. #mower envy |
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| James and daughter |
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| The Poppies were stunning. Close up the area was made up of many different coloured flowers, both single and double forms |
There
is also a church which was probably designed by Capability Brown about 1775 and
family mausoleum plus a green burial meadow.
Before
we left, the Red Arrows who are based at nearby RAF Scampton gave us a
spectacular aerial display emitting streams of red, white and blue as they
prepared for the Trooping of the Colour the next day.
We
couldn't imagine that the other gardens could live up to this one, so we were
well impressed with our second garden, Goltho Gardens at Wragby http://www.golthogardens.com/ complete with coffee shop and nursery open to
the public.
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| Debbie Hollingworth, garden creator and Head Gardener |
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| Double herbaceous borders with paths leading off to smaller gardens |
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| Bridge over a boggy area |
Last but not least was Mill Farm at Grasby. https://www.millfarmgarden.co.uk/
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| With a view of the Lincolnshire Wolds, this garden had the wow factor at every turn |
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| Helen and Mike Boothman spend all their time on this garden |
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| The pond |
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| We wondered why the swing didn't take in the view |
The fernery was in a former mill
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Three wonderful gardens, lovely company plus tea and cake, we came home laden with plants and ideas. A day to remember!
Notice
Board
The Paxton Summer
Show on 24th June
Next
Meeting
The next meeting is the Friday Forum mini show on 7th
July and categories are as follows:
CLASS 1: One bloom HT Rose
CLASS 2: One Stem Floribunda Rose
CLASS 3:
One Stem any other Rose
CLASS 4:
One vase Sweet Peas
CLASS 5:
One vase Pinks
CLASS 6:
One vase cut flowers, judged for frontal effects
CLASS 7:
One pot plant
CLASS 8:
Flower arranging – Take Five
Flowers
It’s the taking part that matters!
