Special Plants Nursery (Chippenham, England)
Our third day was a busy one as we left our first hotel in Bath and traveled to Wells. There were several stops along the way, the first being Special Plants Nursery in Chippenham, England. It was a warm day. The nursery is owned by former Oregonian Derry Watkins, who moved to England decades ago when she married an Englishman. She is a plant collector and has traveled all over the world, her favorite place being South Africa. That is Derry in the above photos talking to our group. The house and garden are located on a steep hill with idyllic countryside surrounding it. She says the garden was designed by her architect husband and she has filled it with her favorite plants, mostly tender perennials that she has collected from her plant-hunting expeditions. Most of the beds are terraced and many plants are grown in gravel. The garden is also enhanced with some striking ornaments - Lower island beds proceed downhill - A bog garden - At the bottom of the property is a woodland walk....
Good to see your garden... MMmmmmmm soup looks yummy. Now you have made me hungry. Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteYour garden photos show the changes of the season beautifully. Hope you weather the storm OK.
ReplyDeleteYes, we're soup-eating fiends here in this house, it's one of the best things about our fall and winter weather. That second storm totally fizzled out here, hope you made it through ok.
ReplyDeleteThe Marigolds and nasturtium picture is inspirational. I love orange in the garden. Your success with the Delphinium makes me a little jealous: I can never get them past the slugs :-)
ReplyDeleteA stormy day is perfect for soup, and yours looks yummy! Your garden is lovely. I am looking forward to seeing your Pacific NW spring!
ReplyDeleteLove to see the marigolds!
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Lovely fall colors in your garden! I've read about the storms in Oregon; hope you're staying safe and dry. A pot of soup on a stormy day sounds perfect.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely salvia!
ReplyDeleteLove the delphinium and the marigolds. The soup has things in it that I would choose. It is unusual for the PNW to have tornados, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteJean, yes it is. There was one last year - maybe this is a new trend? I hope not. I had my fair share of them in Alabama.
DeleteWell, the plantings look great, but that soup looks DELISH!
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks awesome. Recipe please? :)
ReplyDeleteAs for the garden, it's nice to see such lush photos. It's been a very hot, dry late autumn in Tennessee...