What a brilliant weekend I had. We went to Sizergh Medieval Manor on Sunday. What a lovely place to visit. We didn't manage to do the house as my back was bad and I could not face the stairs but we watched a short film featuring Henry Hornyold-Strickland, 8th Count della Catena, which was very interesting and informative. Well worth watching.
Afterwards we started looking at the gardens and I was surprised just how beautiful they are. Quite impressive and, to my mind, one of the nicest gardens I have seen. The Head Gardener is female, Susan Rowley, and what a fabulous job she has made of the planning of the gardens. I could have spent all day just wandering about and looking at the names of all the plants in the various gardens.
We started off in the Stumpery - and I just loved it. The planting was done around various stumps of trees and gave a lovely backcloth to the many plants and their foliage. I thought this was going to be my favourite part of the gardens and had to have a photo of me besides one of the sections.
I just love how they have used these tree stumps and built the beds around them - I have a fascination with wooden pieces whether raw or finished in some way.
From there we went to the herbaceous border and on to the kitchen garden. I could kick myself for not taking a photograph of the ingenious way they have built the fencing from cherry blossom. It looks so pretty - maybe we will go again shortly!
Despite loving the Stumpery I fell in love with the Rock Garden. I cannot describe it and can only say it is well worth a visit. Despite the meandering pathways and little bridges I just had to wander around and soak up the beauty of this place. I just loved this view and as I walked towards it a guy with a telephoto lens came towards me and said "Fantastic". He too, just loved the view before us.
this is by the water in the rock garden
So striking from a distance
7 comments:
Sizergh looks gorgeous Neet. Those pyramid trees are pretty amazing. I'm glad you shared this as I am still waiting for gardens to open up around here, and it's nice to see one across the pond. I think you had a great day out. Thanks for sharing.
When we lived in Northumberland, we used to go to the Lakes for weekends all the time and so we’ve been to Sizergh a few times. It was a favourite, I loved the stumperty too, so inventive and the perfect foil for the plants. And the topiary bushes were always a favourite. When you are feeling better, the house is very interesting too, such a place of history! Enjoy the rest of your stay xx
Hugs LLJ xxxx
Would love to go there, looks fabulous.
that looks a really fabulous day out. I've never been there, it's probably not feasible from here without a car either but thank you for sharing the photos.
What a gorgeous Manor and grounds- just heavenly! Thanks for sharing your lovely trip.
Wow, that looks like a beautiful place to visit! I so enjoyed visiting with you and seeing the sights, that's a lovely photo of you too 😀. I'll have to put it on my to do list. Happy wishes! Hugs Jo x
We used to visit Sizergh a lot when we had our caravan. We have plans to visit soon, haven't been this year yet. The stumpery is one of my favourite areas but must say when the herbacious border is in full bloom it's hard to match it! Hugs,Chrisx
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