A Sir Walter Scott Rose

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Shropshire successes at Chelsea Flower Show

Two Shropshire nurseries are celebrating success at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.

David Austin Roses, based in Albrighton, has been awarded a gold medal for its Rose Garden exhibit. It takes the nursery's total to nineteen gold medals at the prestigious show.

Also celebrating are Wildegoose Nursery, from Munslow, near Craven Arms, which has won a silver-gilt medal for its violas.

David Austin Roses has unveiled new varieties of roses at this week’s national event in London. The new varieties are Desdemona, a white rose with an exceptionally long flowering season and The Ancient Mariner, a floriferous rose larger than the average shrub. ..

....The Sir Walter Scott...
which is a different character from the general run of English roses due to its Scottish rose heritage, was also unveiled at Chelsea....

...can't wait to smell it....

..seats in place. ..

Lady Gardeners

Ms Joanna Swiers

Lg27@btinternet.com 

Popping Through...@Abbotsford Walled Gardens

Lady Gardeners

Ms Joanna Swiers

Lg27@btinternet.com 

....Planting Up Old Borders With New Additions...

Lady Gardeners

Ms Joanna Swiers

Lg27@btinternet.com

Plan your positions.
Circle them out with sand
to get a sense of where
and scale.
Mark your boundary.
Begin.....

The Orangery

Beds tidy for replanting & a rose swirled around to try to encourage new growth so I may determine what variety it is.

Lady Gardeners

Ms Joanna Swiers

Lg27@btinternet.com 

The Orangery in The Walled Garden 2013

                                  The Orangery in the Walled Garden at Abbotsford

One of the most iconic walks at Abbotsford,leading from the Morris Garden up to The Orangery.

The Orangery has been called so, for many years and after reading the report from Historic Scotland there's still seems to be some confusion as to what it's name actually is.It has been referred to as The Conservatory,Greenhouse Peach and Flower House,we say it has been all these things over the years,a definite display area of what's the "trend of the time,we like The Orangery - sounds Romantic. With a view to its' future after much needed restoration, we see it as a beautiful centre piece in The Walled Garden. It is in itself a rare example of a Gothic Conservatory and there's only one other known.(in Fife,Scotland). We as gardeners see it as a fantastic opportunity to use it in so many ways. It will become a multi-functional working space which will bring it back into a more positive and dynamic use,in keeping with its historical character.It shall be the centre piece it needs to be and re-inventing it in lots of ways will suit the working needs and aesthetics of the Walled Garden.

It is the perfect Wedding photographic spot , a beautiful place to sit quietly and read or view the house and gardens or perhaps eat your lunch there.Inside at present we have one of the new wooden benches for you to relax on especially crafted for us by Tom Buckly,who has hand carved Sir Walter Scotts' initials into the back which makes them unique to Abbotsford.

Our aim is to create a beautiful space in there with perhaps a small area where you can watch us organise the cut flowers before they are taken up to the Visitor Centre for you or to the house to adorn the many rooms there.

Signs of Spring....

Signs of Spring in The Walled Garden at Abbotsford 2014

..making a start..

Stipa Splendens grass beside the Orangery

Phlomis seed heads looking wonderful in the cold

..with the aid of a wee helper..

Apple Trees

"Unless a tree has borne blossoms in Spring,you will vainly look for fruit on it in Autumn"-Sir Walter Scott

Scotch Bridget  the oldest Apple Tree in the Walled Garden at Abbotsford-120-130 years old.This year all the Apple Trees will undergo some restoration pruning.

Grenadier Apple Tree

eaters

cookers

Tower of Glamis Apple Tree between 80 & 90 years old.

Lord Derby

Lord Derby

and if you need some info here's a link or two and some interesting stories

                                                                      http://www.tweedvalleyfruittrees.com
                                                                    http://www.fedcoseeds.com/trees/renovating.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-432344/How-grandmas-apple-tree-shook-experts-core.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/3316714/Britains-oldest-trees-the-roots-of-a-nation.html

                                                                 

The Yew Trees

The Yew Trees planted at the entrance to the Walled Garden from the Morris Garden at Abbotsford
the home of Sir Walter Scott are needing some attention. Some re-shapeing and a trim is in order.

and so it begins

starting to take shape

the back side

tying in .....to be continued..

http://www.forestry.gov.uk/chalara

The Scots Pine Tree

Going for a walk with the Royal Scottish Forestry Society to help us determine how best to care for Sir Walter Scotts woodland.

A rather old Horse Chestnut tree

 A wonderful group of people.

and the planting of a Scots Pine, our Jubilee Tree to mark the Queens 60 years as monarch and the beginning of the relationship between the RSFS and The Abbotsford Trust

                                                               http://www.rsfs.org

Gardening -The Home of Sir Walter Scott-Abbotsford

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Abbotsford House

The Walled Garden, tidying up for the winter coming, The Morris Garden tidying the herbacious perennials, trimming the holly hedge and next stop the fountain.