Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 22/05/2012

What a glorious day at Wallington. Wall to wall sunshine with a temperature in the low twenties degrees centigrade. Started work earlier than normal today as there is a great deal to do around the grounds and Walled Garden.

The gardeners were busy on the south border beside the House, planting out the Jubilee border in red, white and blue. It has taken two days to plant out the four thousand plants, especially grown here in the garden. The plants have been set out in a diamond pattern and although they will not be all in flower for the end of the month, it will be a magnificent display for later in the Summer.

I was set to work edging the grass in the Walled Garden, I managed to do the grass areas in front of the Mary Pool, the Lower Terrace and Railway Border down to the Yew Circle. Grass cutting is well underway now and the garden will be looking at its best for the weekend National Garden Scheme day.


I took the following photographs during the day as I was working and on my way home:

Courtyard and Clock Tower.

Clock Tower.

Walled Garden looking towards the Entrance.

View over the Upper Terrace.

Plum Border walk.

Upper Terrace looking towards the Mary Pool.

One of the Walled Garden Statues.

Upper Terrace.

Looking south toward Paines Bridge.