Yesterday afternoon I dodged the showers and went to Knightshayes, a National Trust property near Tiverton with my friend. I haven’t been for a couple of years, and even then I’ve only visited the walled kitchen garden. the formal garden is beautiful and apparently it has the only ‘garden in the wood’ in existence. For now though I’m just showing you a gallery of some of the plants I liked best. If you click you can see a bigger image.
Do you have a favourite? Enjoy.
Lucid Gypsy 
I have been to Knightshayes years ago, but can’t remember it – certainly don’t recall a garden in a wood….
Even though visiting gardens is a wonderful pastime they do tend to blend into one after a time!
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You’ve intrigued me with the garden in the wood. When do I get to see it? Not that I’m complaining about this array of flowers. My favourites? Sea holly. The lineup of thorns. Passion flower (always – it’s the peacock of the flower world). And angel’s fishing rod for the name as much as the flower. All beautifully captured.
Ahh bless you Meg, you’re such a darling 🙂
No favourites, but the passion flower reminded me of the first time I encountered it. I was newly married and our first rental house had this vine growing all through a row of shrubbery. Somehow, I thought something that looked like that was a wicked thing to have, and I ripped most of it out. It was a long time before I discovered it was a passion-fruit. I felt such a dill. Thorns – I have one of those nasty roses. I get hurt every time, no matter how carefully I cut flower stems, or prune.
Thanks for sharing the lovely images, looking forward to more.
Its always good to trigger memories, I ‘ve never been able to grow passion flowers yet they are like weeds in some local gardens!
My fave would be the passion flower. So much artistry in there.
Yes, such intricate blooms!
I wish you a wonderful new week
They all look adorable, but the photo titled ‘Another mystery’ is my favourite, because the flowers look like a seamstress-assembly line for fairies to come and wear them, which pulls my mind even further into melodic fantasies full of dance and sweet song.
They look just like that!
Pretty cool.
A real flower feast for me Gilly. And before you ask, no I don’t know the names of the ones you haven’t named, not even the one you say you know!! I’ll pick the angel’s fishing rod as my favourite. Such a lovely name and such a delicate flower. Look forward to more from this garden 🙂
I’ve learnt since that they have a lot of plants that are nowhere else!
I like that verbena. You’ve captured it perfectly, Gilly 🙂
I’m very fond of them too, such airy fairy delights!
What a gorgeous array! The Passion Flower wins my vote. 🙂
Thank you, there were so many lovelies!
ALL very nicely captured!
Thank you Badfish!
Really enjoyed this set of colorful, beautiful flowers, Gilly 🙂
Thanks Amy 🙂
beautiful flowers
Thank you Shoma!
The flowers of an English summer cottage garden are so delightful, whether you know the names or not!!!
They are yes, and you seem to have many of them over there!
Yes we have quite a few of them, but some of them struggle, like me, with the heat and humidity of summer.
The verbena is beautifully captured. And I love the look of ‘I know this one’, whatever that is! 🙂
So many flowers, so many names I’ve forgotten!