My Garden Inspiration P1. Hatfield House

 I sit here contemplating ......

Each part of this Garden is divided into different sections. You can walk through the
hedged archways and take in a different border or feature to take away with you.

This view is in a sheltered walled part of the Gardens. 

I have always loved Gardens 

since I was small. I was very 

fortunate to be brought up in 

a family whose parents and 

Grandmother were the

most amazing Gardeners. 

I since trained as a 

Gardener and so it is kind 

of already in my blood. I really 

love to visit other peoples Gardens,

big or small, so I can get inspiration 

and also contemplate the ways of Nature. 

 It is a very therapeutic past-time. 

May is a great time to visit large 

Private Gardens within huge grounds.

The public can, at a reasonable price, mostly,

wander around at their leisure and take in the

atmosphere.

Hatfield House, in Hertfordshire, is one

of  these places which is open to the public

most of the time. 

Mini Iris at Hatfield House by lake

                                                     As a trained Gardener I am clearly

interested in the way these huge

Gardens are designed. I may not

always like the over the top Topiary

and massive yew hedging but it is

definately a place to feel a connection

with nature, to feel peaceful and to

escape from the modern mad world.

 

I have to say that I find that the owners

of these Stately Homes and the like are

not the people I would want to give

my money to but we all do need

to escape and feel a calm and relaxing

part of nature somehow.

So sadly we have to give in and

they provide the show for us.

White wisteria in perfect setting

Many plants give us different memories or evoke certain emotions in us. 

This Wisteria really is something that takes me back to being a young girl

living overseas. I have seen three different varieties at Hatfield House 

including this white variety. It is something else. There is always
something new for us to learn about.

Plants live in different environments, some are physically protected by walls

giving off more heat and perfume, in this case. One of  them was hanging over me and so happy there. 

Plants like us really do benefit from the sunshine.

Isn't this fabulous?


Spring is the best time to take in all the changing colours and beginning of the new cycle of plants.
 

I need to feel peaceful in my mind by being enveloped in a beautiful landscape. 

Gardens which are

beautifully manicured and designed are far from that which we create for ourselves. I need the contrast

of this physical place, to be absorbed in, and connected with it. I am sure that many of you who are reading 

this will feel the same. Gardens which we can borrow will stay in our minds until we are able to return to them.

Here at Hatfield House there are lots of vistas
and personal places. The beauty of it is that
you can escape from other people and be alone
with your floral artistic thoughts.

It has been designed  in such a way that
there are many walks and paths to take
you on different colourful experiences.

 I am going to take you to one of the most beautiful

parts of this Garden now. It is only open once a week 

but it is so worth the extra, small supplement.
See P2. My Garden Inspiration