Garden Snap Shots!

We're on an extended ticket to Heligan Gardens so day one here.

Previous visit 30 years ago, things have changed!

Keep the Heligan photos coming Brue👍 Never fails to impress. We love Trebah as well.

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Day 2, deluges and foghorn, paths flooded, dog saturated, my waterproof shoes waterlogged....everything wetter than wet.

Just about managed the kitchen gardens and the older lawned areas. Managed to see the Thunderbox Room now listed with the Imperial War Museum as a memorial where the departing gardeners had signed the walls before leaving for WW1. Some never to return.

Spotted signatures of recent gardeners on another wall nearby. Also a waterlogged group of Dutch garden enthusiasts! 

Can't return tomorrow as no suitable shoes left to wear. Wellies left at home. Can't remember when I have got quite so saturated in recent times!! 🤔 

Coo, sympathies Brue. We have been there when it’s been like that as well. The Thunderbox room is very poignant, not surprised it’s listed. We like to head up onto Bodmin Moor on days like yours, just mooching around from small church to small church. Conversely, we have had some lovely warm balmy evenings watching a live theatre production at Heligan as well, so it’s just the luck of the draw. 

Sorry you are having awful weather brue we went to Heligan  last year and I had not been for many years but weather was superb and got some great photos, enjoy the rest of your break.

Neither of us can remember when we've ever got so wet on a day out! Never mind we've had a good short break. 

Brue disappointing when you don't see gardens in their glory. Well done for going in such conditions. I have a Lighthouse full length coat and matching hat, very suitable for such conditions along with waterproof trousers. I can't do wellies so stout walking boots. Done me proud on days like that but I think you probably stuck it out longer. Poor dog 🐕 😢. 

I have to say the photos show its not shabby even in such conditions.

Do you think they'd swop for my handsome set up?. I have to keep adding to the blocked area, little blighters of 3 cornered leek keep trying to escape!  I did salvage the chosia from another area hoping to relocate in the covered area. Got caught by the frost 2 days ago. I've been ruthless with the few plants that shared the space, I'm to frightened I'll cause an outbreak somewhere else in the garden. When I think it's all covered, I'll find an old tarpaulin, I'm sure there's one somewhere, to make the area look a bit better. 

The dog was ok Bakers2, small enough to go inside OH's coat,  just peeking out so wet on her head! 

I have ordered some new walking shoes...the gore tex has been well and truly breached this time.

Well I think you will have fun moving all that off later on but I'm sure it will be successful and save a lot of extra work.

Quite pleased with my Clematis Montana this year, flowering all along my side fence.

David

That makes a stunning looking boundary.

When we moved into this house there was one growing against the house, don't think there was much brickwork that didn't have greenery 😱. Totally in the wrong place so I had it out after it flowered.  Had one in a 60ft tree at our previous house, looked stunning and more appropriate.

Having watched the garden for a year I'm putting my own stamp on it. Much was rampantand overgrown... I have now planted one in the corner of the back garden to add some interest to our tall patchy hawthorn hedge being taken over but ivy which has a good hold.