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...
Beautiful maples, even if you didn't catch all of them at their peak!
ReplyDeleteThe fallen leaves are just as gorgeous when skirting the earth bellow! That last photo is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll post about your trip in Japan.
Chavli
Welcome home! I just got back from a 2 week trip to Cambodia and Thailand and still feeling wobbly and jet lagged. Japan sounds wonderful, I've always wanted to visit. The colors are brilliant on Skeeter's Broom - WOW!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back home to you too. I didn't think I was affected by that but I just slept until 10am today and I haven't done that since I was a teen.
DeleteThe Skeeter's Broom is so stunning! Beautiful colors throughout your garden. Can't wait to hear more about your trip.
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