Pleased Friday GPODers!
We’re venturing throughout the pond at the moment with Cindy Strickland. Cindy is presently primarily based in Chicago, and up to now she has despatched in pictures of her earlier backyard in North Carolina (Inspiration from Cindy in North Carolina, Dry Magnificence within the Backyard), in addition to a backyard she helped a good friend with (Gardening for a Buddy), and of different gardens she has visited in her worldwide travels (Sydney, Australia, and Smallhythe Place).
At the moment we get a sensational collection of pictures from a visit she took to Sissinghurst Fortress Backyard final 12 months. The backyard is situated close to Cranbrook, Kent, UK, and like many historic landmarks in England, the location has served many functions and lived a number of lives earlier than turning into the backyard that it’s at the moment. It might be far too lengthy to get into right here, however it’s completely value studying extra about on the Nationwide Belief’s web site: The Historical past of Sissinghurst Fortress Backyard
In case you discover these photographs inspiring (and who wouldn’t?), Positive Gardening will likely be internet hosting a UK backyard tour to an identical space in England throughout late Could of 2025. Safe your spot earlier than Jan. 1st to get $300 off, so make sure to discover out extra information right here, in the event you’re !
Hi there questioning if you want to make use of any of those pictures taken at Sissinghurst Fortress Backyard in late Could of 2023. The pictures I’m sharing are primarily vegetation from The White Backyard.
A large view of The White Backyard. Among the cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris, Zones 6–9) is seen in addition to the centaurea and silvery lambs’ ear (Stachys byzantina and cvs., Zones 4–8).
View of low hedges with drifts of white allium (Allium stipitatum ‘White Big’, Zones 4–8).
A detailed-up of Anthriscus sylvestris. When chatting with individuals who stay close by, they talked about that (though the cow parsley was new to me) – stunning and ubiquitous on the time, it will die down utterly in a short time. Within the US it is named wild chervil in some areas and is taken into account an invasive plant.
Japanese taking pictures star (Primula meadia, Zones 4–8) – I knew this plant as a purple or pink spring native; had not seen a white flowering selection.
Firework starthistle (Centaurea lugdunensis, Zones 3–8) – this vibrant white flower with purple caught my eye as a result of a lot of the centaurea I’ve seen in america have been purple or blue.
Scottish rose (Rosa spinosissima, Zones 3–9). These vegetation have been tucked into the white backyard. My go to to the backyard was a bit too early within the season to see very many roses in bloom, so I’m glad I bought to see a few of these within the white backyard.
Honeywort (Cerinthe main, Zones 7–10) and variegated purple milk thistle (Galactites tomentosa, annual). This beautiful notable purple, inexperienced, and white plant mixture was in one of many different backyard areas at Sissinghurst.
Lastly, this meadow space appeared so lush, inviting, and peaceable.
Thanks a lot for sharing a style of this backyard steeped in historical past, Cindy! You superbly captured each the backyard areas as an entire, and every particular person plant. I truly lived in London for a 12 months after school, and this submit actually introduced again some reminiscences. I might need to go digging by means of my archives to seek out the pictures I took of public gardens I visited whereas there.
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