England Trip: Hidcote Manor, a set on Flickr.
Since I am super busy this week I thought this would be a good time to revisit my trip to England last May. Those of you who have been following the blog since last year may remember that I got really sick after my trip and punked out on blogging about my experience. It is hard to believe that almost a year has gone by.
I recently organized and tagged my trip photos so over the next week or so I’ll do simple thumbnail uploads of each garden. Just click the thumbnails that look interesting to you to view the larger photo in Flickr. When I have time I’ll go back and label specific photos but in the meantime if you have any questions about a garden or a specific plant or picture let me know.
Hidcote was really cool. Maybe someday I’ll go back when the red border is at peak bloom later in the season.
For some reason either Flickr or WordPress only allow 24 thumbnails but there are actually 40 in the set so be sure to check them all out on Flickr by clicking the link under the thumbnails.
Beautiful, thank you. Like those long perspective shots, makes me wish I could just keep walking and looking. Those napping pigs look content. When the slideshow opened up those shots of the lupins, they reminded me of Easter eggs, appropriate for the day. Most of the plants I can puzzle out but there are some I’m curious about:
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I can imagine how busy your are now with work and your garden. Thanks.
I updated the names of a few plants but I’m not 100% sure on some of the ones you were asking about. As soon as I have some free time I’ll do a bit of research.
Your photo set gave me yet another case of lupine envy. I went to Hidcote with a group of gardeners back in 2000. It was pouring when we arrived, so having our priorities we had a delicious lunch in the restaurant while the rain eased, then we had that amazing garden all to our selves.
I lucked out that it was very dry when we went. Only rained when we were at one garden and of course I walked around holding an umbrella in one hand and my camera in the other.
I’m trying a bunch of different lupines in my new garden. So far L. succulentus is my favorite.
I believe everything is labeled now.
Thanks. I was intrigued by the Oxalis, I wouldn’t have guessed that one, or the Penstemon. It’s funny to think how many plants native to this side of the ocean are probably better known in England and Europe than here. I started some Buddleja globosa from seed, and they weathered the winter on my windowsill without a problem. I’m hoping I’ll see bloom this year. And I really like that Isoplexis.
I’m growing my first shrubs from seed now. Erica diaphana. If I’m lucky and they survive maybe I’ll see flowers in 5 years. They are about 4 months old and still microscopic.
Isoplexis is pretty cool. Actually I’m not sure why I’m not growing it.