Sunday 17 August 2014

Hardwick Hall, gardens

As I said in my previous post- I went a bit photo crazy on my trip to Hardwick Hall. Here are my pictures from the gardens.

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Hardwick Hall, Derby, visit, flowers, flower arrangement, roses, foxglove, photographs, pictures, photo, pretty

The gardens are a mixture of formal and informal, with the borders planted in a way that gives them the appearance of a meadow.
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It was drizzling when we visited, which was a bit unpleasant to walk in but it made the flowers look really pretty covered in water droplets.  
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 I don't know enough about flowers and plants to identify all of them, these orange one looked like pompoms.

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I think this is some kind of foxglove?

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Hardwick Hall, Derby, visit, flowers, flower arrangement, roses, foxglove, photographs, pictures, photo, pretty

Hardwick Hall, Derby, visit, flowers, flower arrangement, roses, foxglove, photographs, pictures, photo, pretty

When we went a few months ago there was a flower arranging competition on, so inside and outside there was some lovely displays.
Hardwick Hall, Derby, visit, flowers, flower arrangement, roses, foxglove, photographs, pictures, photo, pretty

Hardwick Hall, Derby, visit, flowers, flower arrangement, roses, foxglove, photographs, pictures, photo, pretty

Hardwick Hall, Derby, visit, flowers, flower arrangement, roses, foxglove, photographs, pictures, photo, pretty

I don't think we saw half the gardens at Harwick. According to the info on the National Trust website there is also a woodland trail, herb garden and a fairy tree. There are also deckchairs available so you can sit out, and eat a picnic or read a book. 

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