Our Journey.
This is the highlight of the year 2015, we went for a particular trip together in Europe, visiting gardens in England and Europe.
From our home at Park Lane, we arrived in England, and we stayed at the Grange Wellington Hotel before the journey of visiting beautiful gardens in England.
We spent overnight there to have a complete rest, and in the morning, we started our journey. The first garden was the Savill garden, it is a woodland garden, so beautiful, I was so pleased to be able to have a long walk to recover from the jetlag. I enjoyed the garden to learn about plants and trees.
Azalea and Rhododendron were at their best, so colourful, fresh and beautiful.
Afternoon tea was so delightful, we tasted the traditional scones served with Jam and clotted cream. Yum.
Cliveden is a beautiful formal garden and is maintained so well
Chelsea Flowers Show 2015 was the highlight, I expected a beautiful display of flowers and gardens designed, indeed they were terrific. I visited in 2012 the Floriade Garden Show in the Netherlands, it comes every ten years, it was so amazing beyond comparison. It was large, beautiful, well organised and excellent garden display from all over the world. So the Chelsea Flowers show is the miniature of it. However, I had a great time and bought a hat for a souvenir.
Pictures at the Chelsea Flowers Show, showing beautiful flowers, the visitors, people from all over the world.
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| A souvenir; a pretty hat, purchased at the Chelsea Flower Show. |
The Australian garden: Charlie at Chelsea was edible, but it did not get a prize. I was not sure what theme it was. There were a lot of people, I was lucky enough to take pictures.
The next day we visited the Ham house, and it's garden. It surrounded by a formal garden, Gorgeous.
Kew Botanical Garden is so large, we had a long walk to explore the place, the lunch was great there, I enjoyed the traditional roast beef, and it's trimming, So delicious.
Hever Castle:
Enjoyed the 700 years of history and award-winning gardens at the romantic, double-moated 13th century Hever Castle once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. So Beautiful.
The Great Dixter:
Great Dixter was the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd – it was the focus of his energy and enthusiasm and fuelled over 40 years of books and articles. Now under the stewardship of Fergus Garrett and the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, Great Dixter is a historic house, a garden, a centre of education, and a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists from across the world.
Sissinghurst Castle
Sissinghurst Garden is in the Weald of Kent, near Cranbrook, Goudhurst and Tenterden. It is close to landscape designated of outstanding natural beauty. The property is owned and maintained by the National Trust. The garden was created by Vita Sackville-West & Harold Nicolson in the 1930s.
Stoney Castle-Chartwell
The beautiful gardens that I have visited I will never forget, it was a lovely experience.
We left England and headed to the Netherlands and visited more places in Europe, more so we had time spending with our second daughter Jane and her family in Eindhoven. It was great to see them.
Indeed, we enjoyed seeing the beautiful gardens in England, and we loved visiting other beautiful places in Europe. Amazing.!
2015 has been a good year, I wish you all to have a Very Happy, and Healthy New Year 2016.
Thank you for visiting.
Susy
Enjoyed the 700 years of history and award-winning gardens at the romantic, double-moated 13th century Hever Castle once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. So Beautiful.
Great Dixter was the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd – it was the focus of his energy and enthusiasm and fuelled over 40 years of books and articles. Now under the stewardship of Fergus Garrett and the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, Great Dixter is a historic house, a garden, a centre of education, and a place of pilgrimage for horticulturists from across the world.
Sissinghurst Garden is in the Weald of Kent, near Cranbrook, Goudhurst and Tenterden. It is close to landscape designated of outstanding natural beauty. The property is owned and maintained by the National Trust. The garden was created by Vita Sackville-West & Harold Nicolson in the 1930s.
The Lime Walk
On the Roof Top of the Sissinghurst Castle
A picturesque home
The house was built by Edward Hussey III from the sandstone quarried from the grounds of the Old Castle. It is positioned to overlook the Castle and estate, and the garden was also designed and created at the same time. This meant that all three elements: house, garden and estate would work as one in creating a perfect picturesque country home.
Chartwell House:
Chartwell was the family home of Winston Churchill. Filled with treasures from every aspect of Churchill’s life, the house here at Chartwell provides an opportunity to explore the home of one of Britain’s most significant leaders
Chartwell House
Beautiful flower garden with single white magnolia.
A plant with giant leaves, I could not remember the name.
The beautiful gardens that I have visited I will never forget, it was a lovely experience.
We left England and headed to the Netherlands and visited more places in Europe, more so we had time spending with our second daughter Jane and her family in Eindhoven. It was great to see them.
Indeed, we enjoyed seeing the beautiful gardens in England, and we loved visiting other beautiful places in Europe. Amazing.!
2015 has been a good year, I wish you all to have a Very Happy, and Healthy New Year 2016.
Thank you for visiting.
Susy
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