English Gardens - Summer 2009, Part 2

The second part of my selected photos from a few English gardens, parks we visited (plus one photo taken in Scotland!).

English Gardens - Part 1

After Sissinghurst it was on the the south coast of England and eventually to Cornwall. The Lost Gardens of Heligan and the Eden Project were high on the list of places to go.

Keeping on eye on passers by! Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Massive rhodo, Lost Gardens of Heligan.

Pity we were there in high summer after the rhodos had flowered.

Having a rest after a hard day in the garden

Tools away after a day in the garden!

Vege garden at Heligan

Bees on the job

After Cornwall you have to go north so the Cotswolds beckoned and what a great part of England this is. Surprisingly not far from London either when we got to Oxford and Blenheim Palace. Hidcote Manor and Stratford-upon-Avon were on our bucket list of gardens to visit.

Bourton-on-the-water, Cotswolds

Ann Hathway's Cottage and garden

Hidcote Manor

After our Shakespearean experience at Stratford-upon-Avon it was time to head towards Hidcote. See the rather bland cloudy sky - well it was another rainy day but we manged to get around without getting too wet although we had to wait in the crowded cafe for the rain to stop first.

Hidcote lily

After Hidcote another day saw us head towards Blenheim Palace. A stop at Bladdon on the way to pay homage to the Churchills was well worthwhile.

The bridge, Blenheim Palace estate

Down the garden path at Blenheim Palace.

The final photo is this bright colourful scene at Melrose, just south of Edinburgh.

The garden opposite Melrose Abbey

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That's all for now, we are off to Norway next week so will have some great photos for you to have  a look at in August or September.

English Gardens - Summer 2009, Part 1

Whilst in the UK for our summer holiday in 2009 we were lucky to visit few of England's famous gardens such as Barnesdale, Sandringham House, Kew in London, Sissinghurst and The Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall on our way south. Travelling north we called in to Hidcote in the Cotswolds as well as Blenheim Palace outside Oxford and Ann Hathaways Cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon.

The following photos in this part get us as far as Sissinghurst.

Barnesdale Gardens

Garden seat at Barnesdale.

We have a larger one like this in our conservatory at Pleasant Point.

After Barnesdale our next garden was at Sandringham House outside Kings Lynn in Norfolk.

Sandringham House

Lots of verdant greenery at Sandringham

After Norfolk it was time to go across to Cambridge where we called in to Bury St Edmunds for a couple of hours in the morning.

The Abbey and gardens at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

It's hard to believe that Kew Gardens was in existence before Captain Cook's voyage around New Zealand.

Carvivorous plants at Kew.

Lily pads approximately 1 m in diameter.

The indoor pond at Kew Gardens, London.

After a week in London it was time to head off to Maidstone on the train to pick up a rental car for the short drive down to Sissinghurst.

The entrance to Sissinghurst.

The vege garden at Sissinghurst.

Part 2 of our garden visits include those to the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall, Anne Hathaway's Cottage and Blenheim Palace.

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