Aydon Castle & a poppyfest ~ June 2018

Part 1 HERE After exploring the interior of the castle we went outside and had a wander too. The back end of the castle is right next to a very steep ditch, but there’s a path to walk around it, Lots of daisies heading down the valley and flowers growing by the castle walls […]

Durham Botanical Gardens ~ May 2018 ~ part 2

Part 1 HERE After we exited the hot glass house we toddled off around the grounds, So many different blossoms and blooms everywhere As the Gardens are part of the University Campus, on sunny days the students come here to study, or chat, or be romantic 🙂 […]

Alnwick Gardens ~ part 3 ~ flowers

Part 1 HERE. Part 2 HERE Of course, a garden isn’t really a garden without flowers. At the top of the central water cascade is where they’re all at, in a walled-off courtyard. Plenty of tulips in bloom in April of course, all gloriously coloured, such happy flowers to see after a long grey winter. […]

The Swiss Gardens ~ part 3

Part 1 Part 2 More from the garden, my pal Helen, getting the shot and that was which was the ceiling to this an Indian pagoda apparently, many in Switzerland I’m sure 🙂 Helen wanted to take me up to the lily pond, so under a […]

Jordan’s Mill~ July 2017 ~Part 3

Some more photo’s of the garden at Jordans Mill, they did have some gorgeous flowers, and also grew fruit Not sure if these are wheat, rye or corn black tomatoes are a thing too after the gardens we took a walk along the banks of the River Ivel, will do that next so stay […]

Jordan’s Mill~July 2017~Part 2

PART 1 After the woodland bit, Helen & I had a wander around the cultivated gardens, where they grow crops, veggies and flowers. Still more to come, so stay tooned 🙂

Teeside Nature Reserve~July 2017~part 2

part 1 HERE The nature reserve has, as you’d expect, a fair amount of wild flowers. The reserve is home to 4 different types of marsh orchids, but I only spotted 3 the burnet moths were quite fond of them always there are dandelions and buttercups and pink grassy stuff and finally some poppies the […]

Fraggle Report~Howick Hall Gardens ~ June 2017~ Rollei edition

Last weekend Sophie and I tromped off to Howick Hall Gardens, as the last time we went was in October 2015 and it was very autumnal, you can see that post and learn about the history of the Hall HERE This time I decided to take the rollei only so was limited to 25 shots, […]

Saltwell Towers ~part 2~April 17

Part 1 HERE Thought I”d best finish this off before starting on the Poland report 🙂 . The main attraction for Sophie and I was the cherry blossom walk through the grounds but also there was an abundance of pretty flowers, the name of which has escaped me yet again! and bluebells we saw […]