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The Winter Garden

Posted on 05/01/2019 by The Gardens Trust

An after-dark trip to see the winter light show at Anglesey Abbey just before Christmas made me think about the origins of gardens especially designed and planted for the more inhospitable months of the year. There are plenty of them … Continue reading →

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Dyffryn

Posted on 13/12/2014 by The Gardens Trust

I’m always a bit suspicious when people use superlatives to describe something. It’s never usually quite as good as they make out. So initially that was my reaction when I started to hear/read about Dyffryn Gardens, near Cardiff. Just … Continue reading →