If you’ve never visited Easton Walled Gardens, you’ve got until 4pm tomorrow to view their stunning snowdrops. The gardens are open today and tomorrow 24/25th February, from 11am. And you are in for a treat. The winter displays have never looked better and feature snowdrops, iris, crocus, hellebores and masses of scented flowering shrubs.
I wrote about the history of Easton in a blog post last winter Here.
Here’s a gallery of photos I took earlier in the week.
If you are lucky, you will see kingfishers flying along the river. Such a special moment when you catch sight of that bright flash of blue feathers.
A favourite view of the stone bridge crossing from the meadow to the walled garden.
Always a poignant moment to stop and look at the ruins, all that remains of the mansion house that once stood on this site. New this year, there’s some marker stones set in the grass to show where the front door would have been.
We love the kokedama displays. Such an unusual and pretty way to display snowdrops.
I might try this idea, hanging basket kokedamas look spectacular in the gatehouse stone archway.
There are displays of little potted bulbs all around the gardens. This one is Iris Blue Note. The huge snowdrops are Comet.
Discovering secrets. How to dry and store seed, so that the mice can’t get at them. Easy when you know how.
There’s always something new to find at Easton. This year it’s a botanical art exhibition in the courtyard which runs until 11th March -on Easton’s usual opening days.
I loved this aconite. My camera phone doesn’t really do it justice.
The artists taking part are Norma Gregory, Dawn Wright and Sue Vize.
For more information go to www.visiteaston.co.uk .
Easton is just off the A1 near Grantham in Lincolnshire.
What a glorious place! I wish I could go. Snowdrops are my FAVORITE!
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Thank you Anne. You would love it here. Wish you could come over. Maybe you could one day. I would be happy to show you around the best gardens in the Midlands. Snowdrops are my favourites too. Such hope. Love karen xx
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I’m fairly sure I’ll never be in England again, but I’d dearly love a garden tour with you.
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Never say never :)) x
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Anne (above) has taken the words out of my mouth 🙂 If only we were nearer. Thanks for sharing your experience and photos Karen.
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Thank you Anna 🙂 x
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Karen the gardens of Easton Walled Gardens are wonderful at this time. The meadows covered with Snowdrops are beautiful like bare trees. The stone bridge over the half frozen river is beautiful. The Iris, Crocus, Helebores and masses of fragrant flowers with bushes you talk about but do not see but we do it through your eyes must be wonderful. When I find ruins, I look at them carefully and then I remain pensive, imagining what the mansion would look like outside and inside in its moments of splendor. Then I return to reality and I feel sorry that something so beautiful is lost. How nice they have marked the front door! The Snowdrops kokedamas hanging from the arch of the entrance door are spectacular! The potted Iris Blue Notes are divine. The Comet Winter Bluebells are huge and lovely! Good way to save the seeds! I keep them in an airtight glass jar in the dark. The exhibition of Botanical Art must be precious and even more so where it is celebrated. I love the picture of the big pink flower. Is it a peony? I have entered the link that you have left and you see photos of all the gardens in bloom, with wonderful dahlias, roses, a collection of lovely sweet peas and a lot more flowers. It is magnificent. Karen thank you very much for the walk through Easton Walled Gardens I loved it. Many memories with love for your Mother and for you Karen a lot of love. Greetings from Margarita.
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Hi Margarita. I love your kind comments. The pink flowers are pelargoniums I think. I’m glad you enjoyed your walk through Easton Walled gardens with me. Have a wonderful Sunday. Love to you and your family. Greetings from karen xx
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Snowdrops have been a popular topic for quite a while. When do they finish? They seem to bloom for a very long time.
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Well, with this cold snap, the snowdrops are lasting a long time. They started before Christmas.
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My leucoums are still going too. All this talk about snowdrops has made me want to try them if I ever find them. I will not go out of my way to get any, but if I find any at work, I might get a few bulbs. I did not know about the leucojums until everyone started talking about snowdrops. I though they were wild onions, which are quite common, but they did not look quite right.
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Good luck Tony. They are glorious.
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That bank of snowdrops looks wonderful, Karen.
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Have you been there Cathy? Lovely place for a day trip out. Cafe is very good and I can highly recommend the cakes. x
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No, not yet, but we will!
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A most enjoyable post and lovely pictures. The sunny weather and blue skies look to have provided the ideal backdrop for your visit. xx
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Thank you Mike. Snowdrops, gardens and sunshine. I can’t complain :)) xx
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I wish we had snowdrop displays and gardens like this…they take my breath away!
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They are rather glorious. We’ve been whizzing about the county trying to visit as many as we can. Storing up memories of snowdrop glades- to last a whole year, until next spring.
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Glorious snow drops….I’m falling for them…..
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Me too :)) x
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Gorgeous!
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Thanks Gill. Hope you are keeping warm xx
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I am thanks, walked down to town earlier and it was very nippy, the east wind could take your head off!
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Biting cold. There’s a little blackbird singing its heart out in the bush next to my potting shed window. My reward to feeding it treats :)) x
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To be seranaded, a good exchange!
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Indeed it is. It’s made me smile. Poor things have huddled close to the house. I’d let them in if I could. A dozen wrens are sitting on the door slide of the greenhouse. Greenhouse heater a low continuous drone. Hope it doesn’t give up now. xx
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