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Known as the Bird of Paradise, this beautiful flowering bulb originating from South Africa, is one of the most spectacular plants to bloom in a hot U.K. summer. www.gardenstovisit.net
The perfect flower combination for a long hot summer - Agapanthus and Kniphofia (red-hot pokers). www.gardenstovisit.net
Who says primroses are just for spring? This little beauty is Primula vialii and it’s been flowering for weeks all through the heatwave and is still looking lovely www.gardenstovisit.net
Water lilies love warm water, the warmer it gets the more they flower. So, the hot sunny weather we have been experiencing recently means there are spectacular displays to be seen in gardens across the UK right now. This is at Bodnant garden in North Wales. www.gardenstovisit.net
The classic view of the Umbrella Pine at Villa Rufolo Gardens in Ravello, Italy. Enjoyed yesterday during our tour of Italian Gardens www.gardenstovisit.net
As Porthmadog on the Snowdonian coastline was the hottest place in the U.K. yet again, this group was enjoying their Brightwater Gardens of Snowdonia holiday in the beautiful Arts & Crafts garden at Aber Artro near Harlech. www.gardenstovisit.net
So is this the largest wisteria in Europe? Situated near Villa Cimbrone Gardens in Italy. Trunk is three feet diameter and its branches cover an area larger than a tennis court (the car park behind). www.gardenstovisit.net
Gill Maxim
Two nice looking tours??
Thinking about your next trip together then Clare.
Rare Himalayan shrub, Buddleja colvilei in flower right now. Beautiful to look at and bees love it too! www.gardenstovisit.net
Foxgloves always flower well after a cold winter and this year is no exception. These beautiful plants are bringing colour to the countryside as well as our gardens www.gardenstovisit.net
Enjoying the amazing displays of candelabra primulas at Longstock Water Gardens in Hampshire www.gardenstovisit.net
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Garden Holidays in Snowdonia
Autumn in the Gardens of Snowdonia and North Wales -
22nd - 26th October 2018
A spectacular autumn tour of the beautiful gardens of Snowdonia and North Wales led by garden writer and broadcaster Tony Russell.
This is the time of year when the gardens are full of vibrant leaf colours from the many plants that thrive here, including Japanese maples, decidious azaleas, beeches and oaks. During the tour you will visit some of the finest gardens within the region. In each garden you will learn about the history, design and plant collections, as well as autumn colour at its best.
Gardens to be visited include, Nanhoron, Portmeirion, Plas Brondanw, Bodnant, Plas Cadnant, Aber Artro and Plas yn Rhiw. A tour of the gardens at Plas Tan y Bwlch will also be included.
Sir Clough Williams-Ellis
The architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, is probably best known for his creation of the 'Italianate' village of Portmeirion on the north-west coast of Wales. A fantasy landscape, visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year ...
Less well-known is Sir Clough's ancestral home and garden at Plas Brondanw. Here, long before he embarked on Portmeirion, Sir Clough created one of the finest 'Arts & Crafts' gardens in Britain.
Kilver Court - Somerset
Between the 15th and the 19th centuries, Kilver Court - located in the Somerset market town of Shepton Mallet, flourished as the location for eleven woollen mills. Power for the mills came from the River Sheppey which ran through the grounds and its flow was controlled by a series of mill ponds, dams and weirs.
In the 1850s the Somerset and Dorset railway built a magnificent 317 yard (290m), 27-arched viaduct directly behind the mills. Around this time, Kilver Court was purchased by Ernest Jardine MP, who turned the mills into a ‘model factory’ producing silk and lace.
Garden Themed Holidays
Tony Russell leads a number of garden-themed holidays, covering all parts of the world.
To find out more about a garden-themed holiday please click here
The Garden Holidays page features an article, originally published in the Telegraph.
This article gives an enjoyable account of a garden-themed holiday that Tony Russell led and is an excellent introduction to Garden Tours.
The Garden Holidays page also has a brief description and links to two companies that Tony Russell works with - Brightwater Holidays & Victoria Travel.
Discover Britain's Gardens
Discover Britain for Groups is published four times a year.
Photographic Library
Over the last ten years, Tony Russell has built up a digital photographic library of some 12,000 high quality publishable images relating to trees, shrubs, flowers, gardens and landscapes. Selections of Tony Russell's pictures have appeared in numerous articles and books.
These images are now available for others to use.
They may be of special value to Magazine Editors, Writers and Journalists in illustrating articles and magazine features.
The pictures are not available elsewhere - they are exclusive to Gardens to Visit.
To find out more details please go here.