Delightful disorder
On our way back from Margate we stopped at Wisley gardens. The main purpose was to wander through their Glasshouse borders leading to the perennial prairie planting. There are always delightful distractions on the way - such as these cyclamen just inside the main entrance, planted up on a raised bed just at eye level.
Despite the high temperature, it was evident that Autumn is well on its way now. And the elegant dancing grasses are both enhanced and provide purpose for the otherwise perhaps untidy looking dying leaves and seed heads. I love seeing so many stages of plant life, and find the whole effect beautiful.
Spectacular flowers beam out,
and on the way out of the gardens I spotted these pulchritudinous kniphofias,
and this rose with beautifully repellant hips.
Delightful indeed. I had some fun trying to pronounce that tongue twister: "pulchritudinous kniphofias"!
ReplyDeleteHa! Grasses are so calming, and were especially so after a long motorway drive.
DeleteA gorgeous garden, and I particularly like the images of the flowers. Too far for us to visit unfortunately.
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed a lovely garden, and we particularly enjoy the kind of planting which is described as prairie, which is fairly popular these days. Perhaps there is somewhere near you that has a garden designed by Piet Oudolf or Noel Kingsbury.
DeleteI have googled both of them Olga, and what magnificent gardens they create! Trentham Gardens is the nearest to us that I could find, and it's on my list of places to visit: I will be able to see Pied Oudolf's work. Thanks for this.
DeleteEirene, I'm pleased that you have found somewhere reachable. I do love the feel of the grasses at this time of year - and they look good in winter too, especially with snow and/or frost.
DeleteWould have loved to walk there too ;-)
ReplyDeleteEls, there are at least three public gardens designed by Piet Oudolf in the Netherlands: at Westerkade http://oudolf.com/garden/westerkade-2
Deleteat Vlinderhof http://oudolf.com/garden/vlinderhof
and at Ichtushof http://oudolf.com/garden/ichtushof
So you could perhaps be able to walk through similar plantings.