It seems a while since I produced a five on Friday post so here goes. Five this time from the Dorothy Clive Garden. The garden was started by Colonel Harry Clive c. 1940 for his wife, Dorothy. In 1958 he set up the Willoughbridge Garden Trust to preserve the garden as a memorial to his wife and for the 'rest and recreation' of the local inhabitants.
1. The Laburnum Arch
The waterfall can be found in the centre of the Quarry Garden.
3. The Quarry Garden
The garden was created in the 1940s in an old quarry which provided gravel for local farm tracks and drives. Colonel Clive thought it would be a good, sheltered place for his wife, who suffered from ill health, to walk with her dog. The planting of Azalea and Rhododendron trees was begun in the 1940s.
4. The Sculptures and Carvings in the art trail
I loved the badger. Such a sweet face.
The owls Artemis above and Scimitar below were carved by Angel Maltby.
5. The Colours
Wow! What a beautiful place. And so intriguing that it was an old quarry. I bet that provided all sorts of opportunities for unique landscaping.
ReplyDeleteIt is a special garden, surrounded by beautiful countryside and lots extra to what I've shown here:)
DeleteQuite a marvelous place to spend time in.
ReplyDeleteA couple of hours passes so quickly here:)
DeleteLovely Rosie and Jo also posted beautiful photos of rhododendrons & azaleas too at Temple Newsam (Through the Keyhole blog). Worth visiting gardens at this time of year (in UK) and I love your Laburnum Walk along with the rest of the gardens. Thank you. Take care & hugs.
ReplyDeleteI must find Jo's blog to have a look. The laburnam walk was fabulous, not quite as spectacular as the one at Bodnant Gardens but getting close. Take care:)
DeleteWhat an amazing garden! Great that it has been preserved for posterity.
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely in all seasons but especially Spring and Summer, it's good that the owner thought about its future too:)
DeleteWhat a really beautiful garden. Love the sculptures especially the badgers and the owls are wonderful too. It looks as though you could walk through so many areas of garden too. I will have to check how far it is from home. Have a good weekend Rosie :)
ReplyDeleteIt is a lovely garden. It's on the road up to Nantwich (A51 - same road as Bridgemere) which we join coming from the city. When we first moved over from Lincolnshire we rented a place not far away whilst our house there sold and we could buy another. The rented property didn't have a garden so we invested in an annual pass to the Dorothy Clive garden which wasn't far away and spent a lot of Sunday mornings there just walking and sitting with a coffee. It's a special place. You too have a good weekend:)
DeleteYou must have special memories Rosie of the garden. Annual passes can be such a good idea. Years ago when I was caring for mum and sorting things out re a nursing home etc I took out membership of Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens which was fairly close to home and on the way to mum's. Just an hour there really re-charged my batteries.
DeleteThe garden must have been a haven of peace and quiet and a good escape from worries and concerns for a short while. We have a year pass to both Trentham and Peak Wildlife Park at the moment and feel we benefit from both:)
DeleteWhat a beautiful garden! It looks so serene! I love the Laburnum arch! I think I’d be visiting every week if I lived not too far away! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful garden especially at this time of year. We used to go more often when we lived quite close but try to visit at least once a year if we can:)
DeleteWhat a spectacular garden, it's got everything for a great visit. 😊
ReplyDeleteIt certainly has, even on a dull day. It was spitting with rain as we got there but the sun soon came out:)
DeleteThank you for reminding me of this lovely garden which we enjoyed a few years ago. It is certainly a place I would like to go back to. The sculptures are fabulous and fit in so well with their surroundings. Have a good week x
ReplyDeleteWe hadn't been since before Covid so the sculptures were new to us. It is a great garden, I hope you can visit again one day. Hope you too have a good week:)
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