Day 6 in 30 days/30 things.
is-Whatever tickles your fancy!There are a few of these days in amongst 30days/30 things. Today I think I will tell you about my favourite flower.
Daffodils in the garden 2010The Daffodil. I love the daffodil, it's golden head bobbing in the spring breeze. Maybe it's because they are a flower that blooms around my birthday. I do remember getting a pretty basket crammed full of daffodils off my husband as a birthday present some years ago. They make me smile.
Dahlias in pots in 2009I do also love dahlias and have grown them for years but they are much harder work than the daffodil that sit quietly in the ground for most of the year and then brighten up your day when it's cold and dull.
Early July flowers in our garden 2010Our garden was looking good at the end of June beginning of July with lots of lovely flowers.
A few weeks ago my mum and I went to Norton Priory. The 900 year old ruins of a medieval Augustinian priory.
There have been a few houses on the site, now long gone but the walled garden built between 1757 and 1770 remains. The garden was looking beautiful.
There are vegetables but mainly beautiful flowers.
Norton Priory flowers.
There are wonderful roses.
Flower borders at Norton Priory Garden
It has lots of sculptures dotted around.
This lovely statue of a gardening monk stands in the vegetable garden
Its well worth a visit should you be in Cheshire at this time of year.
The flower borders look so lovely at that priory!
ReplyDeleteOne wonders what it would have been like all those years ago!
;-)
I love the priory too but am impressed that you actually found it - glad you are feeling better enough to go out - wish you'd told me you were going as would have love to have met you - another time perhaps!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the gardening monk has ate a fair amount of his produce! x
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely at the Priory wish it wasn't so far away as I'd love to see it for myself. Love your photos of the other flowers too.
ReplyDeleteJane
I wish I lived nearer too, you always visit such interesting places......at least I get to know all about them from you! xxx
ReplyDeleteThe priory sound lovely. We have the remains of an old abbey here but all that is left of the monks home is a carp lake and a wall. Great church still there though!
ReplyDeleteThe gardens at the place you visited are lovely and I think the monk statue is fab!
Yes I have heard of RenishaW Hall, its not far from me really. It has a vineyard! Why? xxxx
ReplyDeleteThe garden is breathtakingly beautiful. I adore flowers. They give us so much and make our lives happier.
ReplyDeleteDonna
so funny we both chose flowers! great minds eh?
ReplyDeletei love daffs!! they show the start of spring.
Lovely pics x
Beautiful pictures Lynn.
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling much better.
Susan x