tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post6305335769234884253..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: RHS Hyde Hall: Garden VisitVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-21836575253693918962011-07-20T14:37:43.498+01:002011-07-20T14:37:43.498+01:00Esther - it would be lovely to see you at one of t...Esther - it would be lovely to see you at one of these events one day :)<br /><br />Susan - so glad we got that sorted :) So sorry you won't be coming to the Seattle fling after all, though I'm not surprised after your radio silence post. Stay well and I hope we meet another time.<br /><br />Janet - we were in drought here when I visited and the cracks on my allotment rivalled those I found in Essex. We may have had rain since then, but my plot's still quite dry...<br /><br />Bridget - it was a good garden to visit - I learnt a lot.<br /><br />EG - it still has that oasis feel to it, but Ian Bull's explanation about merging the garden's borders in with the landscape should go some way to dispelling that feeling.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-12672007599020599192011-07-19T19:50:34.223+01:002011-07-19T19:50:34.223+01:00I visited a few years ago and quite liked it - alw...I visited a few years ago and quite liked it - always thought the garden looked like an oasis in a desert of fields. I also think our last two winters have caused a few upsets to gardens experimenting with the more tender plants. Just as we were getting used to the idea of mild winters!easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-30578724142136699592011-07-19T11:34:00.438+01:002011-07-19T11:34:00.438+01:00Really like the unplanned wildflower meadow. Like ...Really like the unplanned wildflower meadow. Like the formal gardens too especially the rose garden.Bridgethttp://www.arignagardener.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-50633275466495158042011-07-18T21:31:42.262+01:002011-07-18T21:31:42.262+01:00Love the gabions and the serendipitous wildflower ...Love the gabions and the serendipitous wildflower patch. Was sorry to have missed out on this, was just too far to go in the end, so thank you for sharing so many photos. Hard to relate to drought when we've been having loads of rain here, just shows how different the weather patterns can be across the UK.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-21244655097685589512011-07-18T18:24:09.072+01:002011-07-18T18:24:09.072+01:00Oh no, please don't misunderstand me, VP! :-) ...Oh no, please don't misunderstand me, VP! :-) I have nothing against non-native--have quite a few in my garden in fact. And I applaud the use of drought-tolerant plants. When I first saw the post, though, two of the three photos of the experimental area didn't show up, so the one photo I saw truly did appear out of context. They're showing up now, though, and it all makes a lot more sense to me, _aesthetically_. And, in fact, now that I see it in context, I like it a lot.Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-76572977092786107522011-07-18T16:29:33.182+01:002011-07-18T16:29:33.182+01:00So many nice things! (Except the gabions!)
I grew...So many nice things! (Except the gabions!)<br /><br />I grew up in a part of Essex where there are lots of little hills and winding lanes and hedges and . . . drought . . and cracks in the ground . . . We were lucky, we had a well in our garden. The flat-lands and marshes are daunting. Looks as if Hyde is somewhere in between.<br /><br />Like Arabella, I'm sorry I couldn't be there. You never know, I may turn up at one of these events one day! (I hope so!)<br /><br />EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-60607497874207172282011-07-18T15:49:44.852+01:002011-07-18T15:49:44.852+01:00PS I was rather taken with the unplanned wildflowe...PS I was rather taken with the unplanned wildflower bank as well :)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-49387873134230426302011-07-18T15:47:53.884+01:002011-07-18T15:47:53.884+01:00Susan - I understand perfectly where you're co...Susan - I understand perfectly where you're coming from, especially as you've been such a strong advocate of native Texan planting in your area. Essex is one of the driest parts of the UK and it's vital to understand what climate change might do to the surrounding area. So whilst the Dry Garden is indeed experimental, it's continued success and lack of maintenance required is a key teaching tool. In some ways its probably a better garden for the area than the traditional English garden on view.<br /><br />Drought had just been declared when I visited hence the enormous cracks in the soil you can see in the first picture. Whilst we've had quite a bit of rain here since it hasn't made up for the lack of rain we had at the beginning of the year.<br /><br />Petoskystone - there were plenty of benches to admire. Most of them are destined to be shown off over at <i>Sign of the Times</i> :)<br /><br />Arabella - a week later I was reading all about what Matthew had been doing in the green roofed 'shed' at Harlow Carr. He casts a long shadow over the RHS gardens ;)VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-66111217970141962772011-07-18T12:50:49.337+01:002011-07-18T12:50:49.337+01:00I always imagined Essex to be flat too and to be q...I always imagined Essex to be flat too and to be quite honest most of it is.<br /><br />I was really sorry to have missed the Hyde Hall meet-up, not least because its on my list of gardens I must do, it looks pretty good. I have to say I liked the wildflower bit best!!<br /><br />That Matthew Wilson, he's a genius isn't he!Arabella Sockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10936438011119860497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-32917891451321550302011-07-18T12:47:54.084+01:002011-07-18T12:47:54.084+01:00liking the benches in the pastureland. a pity abo...liking the benches in the pastureland. a pity about the australian/new zealand planting.petoskystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01633621111274495078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-36107507091995162132011-07-18T12:15:06.521+01:002011-07-18T12:15:06.521+01:00If you take that top photo, flatten out the hills ...If you take that top photo, flatten out the hills and make the grass brown, it looks a lot like where I live. :-)<br /><br />The garden looks pretty lovely. I do like the "damper" part of the garden with the gabions-for-walls. Not to sure about the part of the garden with the exotic succulents, though. Looks sort of out of place to my eye, but then it can be hard to tell from a photo how things look in the whole of the garden...Susan Tomlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01532464326705599296noreply@blogger.com