Highfield Farm Garden (Monmouthshire, Wales)
I am lagging behind with my England tour posts, not that there is an urgency, but I know if I don't get them recorded and organized, my feeble memory will begin to muddle them. The three previous gardens ( Hidcote , Kiftsgate , and Bourton House ) were visited on the first day of the tour. Day 2 took us across the border into Wales, where we saw two gardens. Our group (about 25 people) rode in a comfortable bus, and everyone kept saying that it was much smaller than the buses they normally used. I thought it was fine, and most of the time, I had my aisle to myself. Unlike the Japan trip, where our mode of transportation changed daily, we kept the same bus during the entire trip. I soon learned that it was best for my mental health to sit on the right side of the bus. The country lanes of England are indeed as narrow as they appear on television, and the ever-present hedgerows grow right next to the roadside. Watching these hedgerows fly by within an inch of your window...
Wow...I'm seriously envious...they are so beautiful! I'm especially taken by that blue/purple lacecap...serious plant lust!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThere is simply nothing to compare with hydrangeas and they come in so many versions!
ReplyDeleteLooks very refreshing and inviting.
ReplyDeleteYour hydrangeas look great. My Bluebird (you knew I would have it because of the name) never looks this good. You must have 'the soil' to make it bluuue.
ReplyDeleteBreathtaking!
ReplyDeleteOh!!! Those are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see a posting entitled Hydrangeas I have to go check them out. LOL! Your garden is spectacular. The hydrangeas are beautiful. I adore the Bluebird lacecap.
ReplyDeleteJust stunning! I love them all!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! Your hydrangeas are doing really well! We have had some issues with mites on our hydrangeas down here
ReplyDeletePhilip, how lovely, lovely! Believe it or not, my Limelight and Pinkie Winkie are not blooming yet. My variegated lacecap has a few flowers. Just a couple of flowers on the mopheads. Wonder why that is. Yours are definitely older than mine. Maybe that's it.
ReplyDeletePhillip, this is one of the best Hydrangea years in a while. No late frosts! Mine are looking fabulous but if we dont get some rain soon....
ReplyDeleteYour hydrangeas are beautiful; I will always be a fan of Oak-leaved hydrangea but your white 'Madame' and the blue lacecape are wonderful are making me a convert.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so beautiful and I'm feeling a twinge of envy because I lost *both* of my hydrangea's this year. Lovely pics!
ReplyDeleteI should say they are putting on an excellent show!
ReplyDeleteOMG!!!!!!SO BEAUTIFUL.
ReplyDeleteDO YOU GROW PEONIES AND IF SO PLEASE SHARE HOW TO DO THAT IN THE SOUTH.
SUE
Hello. Your hydrangeas are wonderful !!! Romantic garden ...
ReplyDeleteKate from Poland
They filled out very nicely since my visit, just stunning. My oakleafs are starting to open. Had some damage from last night storm. Hope everyone will overlook it (and the weed filled beds) at my open garden Saturday. Mary
ReplyDeleteAs always, a perfect show. Beautiful photographs by the way.
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