And the Lord God planted a garden…and there He put the man he had formed.
Genesis 2: 8
No pillars inside to be seen but a roof of honeycomb wood clad metal and green planted roof of Microbiota decissata and Juniperus squarnata.
This structure houses amongst other facilities a cafeteria with views over this grade I listed garden. The garden was commissioned by George V and created by Sir Eric Savill in 1932.
Today, it welcomes one with maroon red double tulips bringing pops of colour. These are sheltered by box hedges, grasses, and various hardy plants that will be here for the duration of summer. A curving welcome bed to lead the eye into the gardens.
The season and weather dress this garden. The latter changing its mood dramatically with gusts of wind or slowly as clouds sail past the sun.
Leaving the Saville building let’s walk over the Casson bridge.
( Lysichiton camtschatcensis).
A plant they say smells disgusting. Today, there is a breeze, and it is not blowing our way.
This tall lily is dramatic in sculptural looks and in large numbers growing out of its swamp like environment.
Our eyes are then drawn to the Bulb meadow.
Yellow the dominant colour, but in it are snakeshead and flecks of blue and white.
Further into this garden of many areas is the rose garden, where bushes are putting out soft green shoots to ready themselves for June,July, and then September.
Lying on the ground in a twisted form is a very old Wysteria.
Not trained but left to its own low life.
It will be covered in bunches of flowers.
A large glass structure behind the rose garden houses temperate plants and a fascinating whirlpool of water.
This feature brings movement and focus.
A two mile walk and out of this area back through the Savill building is the Valley Gardens. A place we brought our boys at least once a year. The area has been planted with azaleas, orange next to shocking pink next to purples of different shades, white and red. It is a valley of energetic colour. Today, they are only starting their display.
They are a shrub that grow with their roots in acid soil, their leaves in filtered/partial shade, and with these requirements met, they grow slowly but are ever green.
A day in the first week of April, I am now 68 and look forward to tomorrow but most of all, I am enjoying today .
Happy Monday!
Sandy 🙂
Pretty garden… May your year continue to be filled with beauty and creativity 🌺💐🎉
Thank you kindly, Morag. ⚘️🌼🌻
You are welcome