With all this beautiful weather we are having the gardens have had an explosion of colour and everything is growing so fast.
The Woodland Garden has something to see around every corner.
Here there are a lovely selection of Foxglove in white, pink and purple.
This is the 'Canary Bird Rose' which is a shrub rose which flowers late Spring and early Summer. It really adds that something special to the Woodland Garden.
There are a mix of Irises and Foxgloves all around the Woodland Garden. The name 'Iris' comes from a Greek words for rainbow. It was named rainbow because it comes in so many lovely colours. The blue irises are the most common type to be seen around gardens but Charlecote have 3 different colours that I have spotted so far, blue, lilac and white.
The picture below shows the 'Solomon's seal' which grows very well in shaded areas. This too will be at it's best through late Spring and early Summer.
Deep purple Aquilegia.
Gardens are for dreaming in and these gardens are just perfect for that! You can forget your daily troubles and just enjoy the moment.
The Tea Garden is just stunning right now! There are bright colours popping up everywhere and the wildlife are loving it, especially the bees.
It won't be long before the Foxtail Lilies are in full flower. They are a lovely golden yellow spike when in full bloom.
This next picture from last year shows you them flowering. The Foxtail Lily is a hardy perennial and will brighten up any border.
This flower is beautiful and so perfect. It is called 'Camassia leichtlinii alba'. Blue Camassia can be found around the croquet lawn at certain times of the year.
Here is the blue one which is 'Camassia leichtlinii caerulea'
The next plant has that look of lavender in this picture but it is called 'Nepeta' . It comes in many varieties and is native to Europe, Africa and Asia. One variety of Nepeta which has pale pink flowers and which many of you will know, is the 'Nepeta Cataria' commonly known as 'Catnip'.
The Osteospermum daisy also known as the 'African Daisy' which belongs to the daisy family as you can tell by it's name :) Daisies are a great flower to have in your garden as they come in many colours,can flower all through Summer and into early Autumn and are so perfect.
The tea garden really is looking splendid right now.
The next two pictures show the Nigella growing and then fully open.
I really like this flower. I remember it from when I was a child. It is also known as 'Love in the mist'
I really like the way these flowers are all mixed together. It gives a real cottage garden feel to this section of the Tea Garden. Beautiful.
Granny's bonnet Irises Sibirica
'Nepeta'
Anthriscus (Cow parsley) mixed in with 'Love in the mist'.
This time of year is a great time to walk around the Gardens at Charlecote Park as there is always something new to see.
I often sit in this garden and just relax looking at all the flowers or watching the busy insects as they fly from one flower to another collecting their nectar. Luckily most of the honey bees who visit these gardens belong to Charlecote so the honey that is sold in the shops comes from the hives inside the park itself. Have you ever tried Charlecote's own honey? It's really good!
Lovely Lemon Balm, I have this growing in my garden. There are lots of other herbs mixed in with the flowers and in the tubs in the Tea Garden. I am a lover of fresh herbs and my garden is full of them. It is such a lovely feeling to be able to walk out into the garden and pick something fresh to add to your dinner while cooking. It is something I really enjoy, especially when the fruit trees are ready to pick. My cherries and redcurrants will be the next fruit to pick.....if the birds don't get to them first that is! I have had so many birds nesting around my garden the last few years that these lovely red fruits just disappear sometimes. Luckily they don't take everything!
Walking around the gardens at Charlecote is always such a pleasure. Beautiful flowers, singing birds, peace and tranquillity. What more can you ask for?
The staff and volunteers have been working very hard in all areas of the gardens making them look stunning.
If you catch this border at the right time of day with the sun rays shining on it, it makes it even more perfect.
I love watching flowers open. This is when you need to do a time-lapse and record it growing and opening to it's full glory.
Astrantia 'Sunningdale Variegated' which is also know as 'Hattie's Pincushion' . The flowers on this plant are really lovely. They are like miniature bunches of flowers wrapped up in pretty paper and one I love in flower. There are some darker pink ones already flowering around the croquet lawn.
'Hattie's Pincushion' in flower last year shows you what I mean when I say they look like small bunches of flowers wrapped in pretty paper. A very pretty plant.
I wasn't the only one enjoying this beautiful display, the bees were having a great time!
Allium Summer bulbs are beautiful ornamental flowers that brighten up any border. These flowers grow well in sheltered and sunny areas.
A white 'Allium Giant' close up
Aquilegia, also known as Granny's Bonnet grows in many areas. It grows very well in woodlands and shaded areas which makes it ideal to add a little more colour to those normally 'hard to grow' areas of your garden. It comes in many vibrant colours.
In the long border that runs along the Woodland Garden I have found two different types of Poppies.
This red one which is one everyone thinks of when you say Poppies.
My favourite flower of the week has to be this perfect velvet red rose. It is stunning!
The Paeony is such perfect flower. This one is growing in the borders around the Croquet lawn.
The beautiful border around the Croquet Lawn is just starting to take off. Give it a couple of weeks and it will be lovely with lots for me to photograph.
A lilac iris along this border. There are also white ones which are really nice to see.
These next flowers I found as I walked around the house to the Parterre.
The roses growing up the Gatehouse are a lovely peach/pink colour. They are called 'Gloire de Dijon' and are also known as 'Old Glory Rose'.
Ceris Siliquastrum' also known as the 'Judas Tree'
Look at the little flowers on the Judas tree. They are like mini orchids.
The wisteria has faded now but it put on a marvellous show this year.
Here it is in front of the Orangery.
I haven't included the Parterre this time as last week it was being cleared and prepared for the new Summer bedding which will be going in this week. After such a stunning Spring display with the beautiful tulips, I am really looking forward to seeing the Summer one develop over the coming weeks. .
A BIG THANKS to Mary Gleaves who helped me to name many of these beautiful flowers and who is also the lovely lady behind Charlecote Park's own excellent website. A big thanks also to Paul, Matt and the rest of the gardening team for making these gardens so beautiful and giving me so much to photograph.
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