Always a delight to visit, the gardens at Burton Agnes (on the road to Bridlington from York) are now bursting with spring vigour. Down in the colour garden, the magnolias have pride of place at the moment. All the more stunning as their blooms are so large and the tree is otherwise almost without leaf: there’s no distraction from its ‘look at me, I’m gorgeous!’ persona. The blossoms remind me of meringues – they’re almost challenging you to take a bite. If you find the magnolia too forward, there are plenty of other, more modest, plants to appreciate. These include the recently planted vegetables, liking the warmth but really hoping for some rain.
Yes I agree an enchanting place with lots to see and I particularly like the outhouses which have the models of gardeners and garden boys with their produce and tools of the trade as in days gone by. My memory is a little hazy as it is some time since I was there – must make a point of going again!
Working on our garden in France right now. Am digging a large circle out of a patch of wild garden to make… yep, you guessed it. A wild garden. Cunning eh?