Dyffryn Gardens visit!

After a lovely trip to Hidcote, me and Becky got to visit Dyffryn Gardens on Thursday 5th June. A big thank you to Glyn for letting us come and for being a great host! I only wish we had had more time to explore and hear all about the history and the future plans, but I shall definitely be back soon.
I hope you're ready for more photos!!

The international crochet lawn opposite Dyffryn House

Dyffryn House - beds ready to be planted up with Dahlias!

Very Italian!

Really loved the Iris Bed

Beautiful herbaceous borders

Love the arts and crafts garden of rooms feel - you don't know what's around the corner!

The drip pool from above

Another view of the crochet lawn in front of Dyffryn House

In the middle of the Great Lawn

Becky enjoying the Rose Garden!

Loved the little acers

Felt like we'd travelled back to Roman times!

Lovely collection of Hostas

Walled Kitchen Garden and Dyffryn House in the distance

The glasshouse

Huge Echium pininana

Espaliers!

Looking onto the Great Lawn and Dyffryn House

The Arboretum 

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!