Saturday 20 July 2019

Antiques Roadshow and a walk round the Botanic Gardens - photo heavy


We spent a few hours queuing in the rain at the Antiques Roadshow at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales yesterday.  We know howto have fun!  Our geese were deemed geese and not swans, which is what we anticipated, but at least I got to have a leisurely wander around the gardens afterwards.  Enjoy!




The beautiful mass of blue flowers are Phlox.  Must get some of these for the garden.












Love this tumbling herb garden.


Isn't this gorgeous - more herbs.




I wish my veg garden was this tidy . . .


On the way out - Purple Loosestrife growing at the pond's edge, it's natural habitat.  Mine here doesn't have wet feet but blooms beautifully all the same.

6 comments:

  1. What beautiful gardens and good to have time to look round, different to when you are there selling.

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  2. It is stunning and there is a lot more to see - I just did the walk back to the car really. It was nice to have time to wander round it and relax, and get ideas for plantings in the future.

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  3. Fabulous flowers and herbs. We have Yellow Loosestrife blooming, a bit blowsy I always think.

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  4. Such a pretty flower for the border - sadly ours at "front of house" got trampled on by the cows when Next Door's Estonion cowman forgot to put the binder twine across . . . Ah well, they'll recover.

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  5. So very beautiful - thanks so much for sharing the photos. Just love all those gorgeous perennials and the herb gardens.

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    1. The sort of mixed potager and herb garden area got me all fired up, I have to say!

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