Friday, 6 June 2014

Hidcote Manor Garden staff visit!

This week, on Wednesday the 4th of June, all us gardeners at BBGG went on a staff visit to my old place of work, Hidcote Manor Garden! Even though the weather wasn't on our side, it just meant that the gardens were quieter for us! Big thanks to the Hidcote team for letting us come to visit - I'm looking at you, Gordon!!

I took plenty of photos and here are best of the bunch:

The Maple Garden



The Old Garden. Top left window of the manor is where my bedroom used to be - what a view!!



The Mirror Pool


The Italian Shelter


The Poppy Garden


Meconopsis blue poppy around the Mirror Pool - stunning!


From the stream looking up towards Mrs Winthrops


The Alpine Terrace



The Pillar Garden 


Where's my BBGG group... there they are!


"Look at this flower" - Wayne


The Rock Bank


Looking from the Rock Bank into the bottom Pillar Garden


The Rock Bank continued


The Bulb Slope


The Lower Stream


Looking to the Upper Stream from the bridge on the Long Walk


Mrs Winthrops' Garden



My favourite view in Hidcote - from Winthrops looking out to the Wilderness


The Upper Stream looking towards the Mirror Pool


The Upper Stream looking down towards the Long Walk



I think Chris enjoyed the view to the bottom of the Wilderness!



The Primula Pool



The Wilderness


The bees stayed inside on this particular rainy day!


The other side of the Rock Bank



The old barn in the garden yard


The tool sheds in the garden yard


The lily pool - hello, Gordon!!


The lily pool view from the Plant House


The Long Borders


The Beech Alley



Group photo time - everybody say cheese!


2 comments:

  1. what a lovely day out you all had and really deserved too. I do miss not being able to eat cake there every day, its a beautiful place filled with inspiration ! lots of love to you all ! xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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