Hellebores at @evenleywoodgarden
#Spring #colour #helebores

The colours and textures of Spring…
#SpringComeEarly #winterwatch #colour #texture @evenleywoodgarden

Textures and colours. And you wonder why I have a thing about doors, walls, and cobbles… #textures #colour #walls #doors #doorways

“I like clothes, but not on me” said @revrichardcoles on #SaturdayLive today. Inspired by this, @therealgokwan’s response to him, and @libbypagewrites’ attitude I’m going to try and bring out my inner self-confidence for a change. #colour #colourful #selfconfidence

Colour contrasts in the Spring garden…
#colour #contrasts #Spring

And the light was gorgeous. The kind of light that makes you feel good about the cold. They’ve also recently rebuilt a wooden bridge to complete the lakeside walk which is a gorgeous, traditional build of oak frame and pegs construction. Today’s trip will probably be the last time we approach the gardens from the Oxford Avenue approach, as the opening of the new New Inn/Grand Avenue approach is imminent.

We discovered too, that the Gothic Temple which we’ve long admired is actually a holiday rental from The Landmark Trust, although at 800 quid for about 3 nights! And it would be damn cold in winter up there on the hill with all that glass. Looks nice though, inside…

Back at the garden centre, we collected the plants, four dogwoods and a Chinese Rowan tree to transform the front garden, where two years ago we cut down the leylandii. I also treated us to a witchhazel for that splash of winter colour. It will always remind me of that day we visited the actual Green Knowe – when Tolly first arrives at Green Knowe in the books in the middle of winter he has never seen flowering dead twigs!