Old Swan House Garden in August 2018

The garden photographed in early "Chinese" autumn

The grass garden at evening

The grass garden at evening - Lumix wide

The long view with 'orse

The long view

The grass garden at a distance

Drinks in the sun

The drive borders

There's still a lot going on

The wildflower fence glimpsed from the loggia

Old Swan House Garden in July 2018

On one of the hottest driest summers on record, the garden has stood up well.

Come in....to the smallest fenced wildflower meadow ever...

The wildflower meadow at the end of the path

 

The helenium is especially fine this year

The box balls have stood up well to the heat

The grass garden in full somg 

The wall border after Ispahan is over

The helenium and the lower wall border

Echinacea love the heat

The new box pyramids have added to the 'weight' at this end of the garden

The house with its wall of box 0 with the new box walk behind the tree

Hampton Court Flower Show 2018

Hampton Court

Visiting Hampton Court Flower Show again after many years was a pleasure in many ways, not least because on a very warm day much of the area was shaded by trees and there were plenty of places to sit down as well as to eat and drink, unlike Chelsea.  The surroundings are of course magnificent and it's a joy not have to drive in and out of London, but the show still has gardens of good quality, though more modest both in number and design.

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