A sunny day enticed me out again and heading for RHS Harlow Carr Gardens seemed like a good plan. I have membership of the Royal Horticultural Society so I like to visit every few months. There's always something new to see.
Over the years, I've taken more than a few photos of this red table and chairs, now nicely faded. It pleased me to see the shrub with its toning autumnal leaves. (Nothing happens by chance in their planting schemes... It's an education to note and enjoy their combinations of colour, texture, shape.)
The Alpine House has an ever-changing display of tiny, pretty alpines. (I read that they bring out the different pots from elsewhere, to display when the plants are at their peak.) Lots of saxifrages this time. Loved the colour and the name of this one.
I'm not 100% sure what the flowers below are. They reminded me of those you sometimes see dried in florists' shops, so I think they may be everlasting flowers or straw flowers, Helichrysum bracteatum.
The little ponds in the centre of the gardens were surrounded by acers, offering splashes of colour that were doubled by the reflections.
Some plants in the herbaceous borders were still going strong. Even as we dip down towards winter, there's still a lot to enjoy here.
The "Dancing Pixies" are very aptly named!
ReplyDeleteHarlow Carr is yet another place I have not yet managed to visit, but very much want to. Maybe I'll suggest it to my sister-in-law for next summer.
Wonderful reflection photo (my favorite from this walk's beauties). Pixies are definitely a beauty.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a lovely day to wander in a garden.
ReplyDeleteWhat truly beautiful photos! I love flowers and gardens so much. Love that red table and red chairs with the matching leaves just now, looks like a painting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful gardens and smashing photos.
ReplyDeleteYes, I do think those flowers are the "everlasting" ones you get in dried bouquets. Very attractive, and pretty just as they are, growing and alive, too. I like your first picture particularly - of the golden leaves against the bark of the small trees.
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