Friends visit Burrow Farm Gardens

 We packed ourselves into cars and joined the holiday traffic down to visit Burrow Farm Gardens.  Except for myself who was holding the camera, here is a group photo of everyone admiring the wonderful view.

This was after coffee and group chat, and this is the view of the rolling countryside across from gardens.  

                

Looking at the map on our return, we missed some areas such as the lake and the woodland garden and it is often good to have held something in reserve for a return visit.  Despite the very dry weather, the garden was looking pretty good.

Carolyn and I tried to identify this plant which had a lovely form and was thriving amongst the grasses,  An ideal choice for this time of the year to give a little height but a graceful see through plant at the same time. Update: Burrow Farm Gardens have kindly replied to my email enquiry.  This plant is Althaea cannabina and seed is available from Chiltern Seeds.

Walking away from the rose garden which again I missed, was a very blue and striking hydrangea growing close to a ditch under the shade of trees. Time and again we noted how plants had been positioned to great effect.

The orange tiger type lillies blazed in the sunshine in a number of beds.

Sun and shade and spreading branches....

Planting in the beds on the terrace garden was also drawing admiration.

It is thanks to our Wells WI 'Bloomin Fun' sub group organisers Carolyn and Maggie, that we get to visit lovely gardens together, and also thanks to the drivers who share lifts minimising the cars travelling down.