Scargill's gardens are lovingly tended by the resident estate team, assisted by many volunteers who often come to stay as 'working friends'. The gardens around the buildings have wonderful views up and down the valley and across the fields. Tucked away in a corner is the walled garden. Once, I think, the kitchen garden when the main house was a family home, it's now a quiet place to sit, reflect and drink in the peace of the surroundings.
Despite the late season, there were patches of colour: cyclamen tucked around tree roots; heathers in containers on the terrace;
a variety of skimmia (I think) with leaves prettily edged in pink; waxy hellebore flowers
and some late-flowering fuchsia, vibrant even in the drizzle.
Autumn leaves were falling but there were still enough on the branches to shimmer in the occasional bursts of sunshine.
Autumn is a wonderful season in the Yorkshire Dales and Scargill is a beautiful place to lap it all up.
What a really sweet garden! And thanks for the gift of flowers as well as beautiful fall foliage.
ReplyDeleteLovely golden colours. Not much colour left in nature here!
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