Another year in Ludlow and another tour of the gardens. This time there were a few new ones to explore as well as the old faithful. So let’s take a wander shall we?
A cottage garden
Statue
Conserving water
A double clematis
Large clematis
Roses around the door
Herbs in terracotta containers
Papaver orientale ‘Mrs Perry’
The clematis were particularly stunning this year as were the poppies. I love to see what statues and scupltures people collect too and I’m always on the lookout for container ideas.
Hardy geranium
Pretty sitting area
Lots of pots
A double clematis
Meandering paths
Very dark purple bearded iris
Stone urn containing sempervivum
Bright red poppies
Violet-blue irises
I love a quirky sign
…and finding a flower fairy
Naturally I cannot help myself where benches are concerned. What style would I choose if I had a garden to put one in?
Relax and smell the roses…
Earth laughs in flowers 
Oh, Mrs. Perry, I love you! 🙂 And I do like that petal shape you’ve done with the flower fairy!
You feeling any more lively? Not long till you go pet-sitting, is it?
It is a lovely poppy! And yes, headache disappeared, though back again today (so are the clouds) and back aching after sorting through 250+ vinyl LP records that I am persuading the OH to get rid of!
I’m quite prepared to believe the clouds :(are responsible for your headaches. I was all set to collapse in the garden and watch the washing while resting the weary legs today, but the sun didn’t last.