As we left the church through an old wrought iron gate, we crossed a lawn and entered the shadows of a woodland path. A heady scent lead us on, into the Philadelphus Garden, where several varieties of these tall, bushy shrubs were spangled with perfumed white and cream flowers.
Through a yew pathway, the back of Hinton Ampner House could be seen, across a formal, paved garden.
To the east, a gap in the hedges showed landscaped pastureland, reaching away towards wooded hills.
Underplantings of aquilegia....
...more clipped yew....
....and plantings of small trees and shrubs in many shades of green.
Scudding white clouds blew in from the south .
Foxgloves and Dicentra Alba were visited by bees in a sunlit glade....
....and an iron gate lead out into pastures where sheep and cattle grazed.
A Ha Ha separated lawn from farmland.......
...and steps lead up to the main rear doors of the house.
Along pathways through herbaceous borders......
....we climbed up to the level of the house and then looked down, across fields and the great old trees in the park.
An ancient chestnut had been saved by careful pruning.
In the rose borders....
.......that lead us to the house once more.
Topiary - is it a mushroom or a staddle stone?
From the east drawing room, windows looked out across a formal , rectangular pool where a water fountain played......
......and where great carp swam. Water lilies were in bud and smaller fish and tadpoles found shelter at the green water`s edge.
4 comments:
Gorgeous. Not sure I know what a "Haha" is or a "staddle stone" either.
What a beautiful garden DW. Also proff that the real essence of a garden is in the architecture - the planting and the green rather than in huge flower beds. Must say I like those single roses too though.
Such a beautiful house and garden, must add it to my list of places to see. The topiary looks like a staddle stone to me.
Gorgeous scenery, well photographed. Bravo! :)
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