I go to the library in the park quite often not just to take books back that I've read or collect others that I've reserved but because it gives me an opportunity to walk in the park and visit the walled garden when it's open. There's always something new each season or when new bedding plants are planted by the gardeners. When I went there on my last visit the wild flowers in two new patches in front of the library were at their best. It was a windy day with a few storm clouds scudding across the sky so the long stalks were swaying in the breeze but I managed to take some photos and many of them show movement as they were bending in the wind. The blue cornflowers, the various single-petalled poppies, the yellow daisies had produced a multi-coloured display for visitors to enjoy.
Usually Mr P and I do our food shopping by car at the same time. The library is too far for me to walk to and then there's the walk back home up the steep hill. We plan our local trips to save on petrol and go together. Mr P parks opposite the park so that I can go into the library. He sits in the car and waits so I don't stay too long either in the library or the park, just long enough to take some photos and enjoy being there. One day Mr P might come with me to see what the new café in the former stable block is like.
Here are some more photos taken in the walled garden recently.
There's a new banana plant. It's interesting to see how the paint on the freshly rendered wall looks a different shade depending on the light and angle of the shot.
The rose garden is looking lovely.
There's a new pom pom dahlia plant and there'll be a wonderful display of a variety of dahlias in a raised bed later on this Summer.
the herbaceous borders
In the foreground the old yellow paddle boat has been planted up with pelargoniums and in the background the willow tree structure where children like to play is full of green leaves.
I hope you enjoyed this mid week walk around the park and walled garden. Thank you for your visit.
