Our visit to John's garden,Ashwood Nurseries,Kingswinford.
By meadowland
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What a magical day it was,a visit I’ve always wished for.The weather was just right,light cloud interspersed with sunshine.It is opened for charity a few days in the year.Today was for Brain Tumour research.
The owner,John Massey,has developed the garden since 1998.He was inspired by Princess Sturdza’s garden near Dieppe.He learnt the importance of a tree’s natural shape and pruning.
The garden runs alongside a beautiful canal and covers a few acres.Nextdoor is a nursery full of shrubs and plants +a restaurant.
I have included a few photos from the visit…..the Astilbe border was magnificent and of course,the Clematis……the model figurines and animals were so realistic.There was even a male voice choir singing!
The Midsummer Mermaid Azalea was particularly pretty,sadly sold out in the nursery.
The Hostas were completely slug damage free too.
Well worth a visit…..the parking was a little hairy…..so many vehicles to pack into a small area.
Do hope you enjoy this blog and perhaps it may inspire you to visit on one of the Open Days.
13 Jul, 2019
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Lovely photos Meadowland,I saw Johns garden a couple of weeks ago on the TV with Carol Klein it was so beautiful,showed you the garden in every season,gorgeous .
15 Jul, 2019
Lovely pictures Julia, pleased you enjoyed the day! Some really lush, green planting.
15 Jul, 2019
Lovely place to visit just perfection!
15 Jul, 2019
A lovely garden to visit, and nice that it was for charity. The Astilbes look wonderful in the border !
16 Jul, 2019
It looks a wonderful place M'land, I've only ever seen it on the television, thankyou for sharing your visit, the photo's are lovely...
17 Jul, 2019
Love this garden it is so peaceful and tranquil and also on my doorstep so to speak, I went in June and may go in September, so inspiring too :-))
17 Jul, 2019
It's beautiful, my kind of garden, so inspiring.
18 Jul, 2019
This if one of my favourite local nurseries M`land it is a bit pricey but the plants are always top quality. Didn`t go in June but shall be going in September this year for a change and know I shall find lots of inspiration.
18 Jul, 2019
Looks as if it is a beautiful and very calming place to visit. Lovely photos.
18 Jul, 2019
It looks to be a wonderful place to visit,M.land..so glad you had the perfect weather for it..Those Astilbes are beautiful,as is the rest of the garden.I love the sculptures too,especially the Gorilla peeping through the foliage :o) .Thank you for sharing...
19 Jul, 2019
Our favourite nursery, we lived a few miles from it many years ago, bought all our plants from there, visited ever Sunday morning, for over 20 years, John Massey is a one of the nicest people you could wish to meet, and so unassuming....and talented.
We bought a book regarding pruning trees as taught to John by Princess Sturdza, unfortunately it is written in French, luckily plenty of photos.....
We both miss his nursery and the great restaurant, when we visit our daughter in Malvern we try and pop back, so pleased you enjoyed your visit, we have so many fond memories of Ashwood...
21 Jul, 2019
Yes!! that would be John Massey........
22 Jul, 2019
Wow, Kingswinford, I lived there as a child. When the Travelodge at the end of Cot Lane was the summer hill hotel! Bernie Winters and Schnorbitz were in the sweet shop, oops, wandering off in memories now.
14 Oct, 2019
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Thanks Julia, it’s lovely to see it again. We visited John’s Garden several years ago and loved it - particularly the lake with its surrounding rock/pebble garden. Ashwood is a good-but-pricey online nursery too 🙂.
15 Jul, 2019