Wallington – Garden Views in the Rain
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Wallington – Entrance to the Secret Garden
The fine woodland walk led us to the secret garden:
There is the Walled Garden, half a mile from the house through the East Wood, opening up like a secret suddenly revealed. Developed with flowers and shrubs, rather than kitchen produce, by the National Trust, this garden still retains its intimacy and has colour all year round. On the terrace is the hot-house, typically Edwardian, with giant fuchias, begonias and terracotta urns from Italy.*
*From the National Trust guidebook to Wallington.
52 Photos Project – Gallery 23 – In the Circle
Attingham Park's Walled Garden
At the weekend I read the latest regional edition of the National Trust magazine ‘Near You’. One of the articles advised that this year sees the fifth anniversary of the walled garden project. I have enjoyed seeing that garden at different stages as it progressed. This is what the article has to say about the project:
Since 2006 a dedicated team of staff and volunteers have been restoring the walled garden, frame yard and orchard at Attingham Park into an excellent example of a late 18th century kitchen garden estate.
This year sees the fifth anniversary of this project with three-quarters of the garden in full production. there’s nearly 160 apple trees and clusters of damson and walnut trees thriving in the orchard, and work beginning on reinstating the herbaceous garden. The sheer size of the walled kitchen garden at Attingham Park serves as a reminder of the scale of operations when the estate was in its prime, prior to ceasing cultivation in the 1960s. Walled Gardner, Kate Nicoll, said:
“I’m really pleased with how far we have come in five years – the fruit trees have been returned to the walls and the ironwork has been reinstated. “We now supply the tea-room and shop with fruit, vegetables and flowers throughout the year, and in 2012 we achieved organic status. It’s wonderful to see the garden coming back to life.”
The Walled Garden
Long time friends and readers will know how much I enjoy walled gardens and will understand why I couldn’t resist exploring the walled garden at Shugborough before I left the estate.
Cherie's Place – Thought for the Week
There is nothing pleasurable except what is in harmony with the utmost depths of our divine nature.
Heinrich Suso (CA. 1295 – 1366)
Produce in Progress
Designed to Impress
The glasshouse was built directly opposite the main entrance to the Walled Garden and was intended to instantly impress visitors due to glass being expensive and exotic fruit a luxury.
The Gardeners
Sunflower View
The butterfly in my Cherie’s Place thought (couple of days ago) was hiding underneath the bloom on the far right 🙂
Cherie's Other Place 