A visit to Dewstow Hidden Gardens and Grottoes

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Today I went to the above gardens with my floral group. This is a site near the Severn Bridge in Monmouthshire. It consists of some interesting water gardens and some grottoes which have been recently restored over the last few years, having been buried during the last war.

We started from the lawns

through the paths

past the peonies

We passed a dry area with wonderful alliums

We met a family of ducks on the duckpond

and a yucca in bud

and a beautiful bluish green hosta

we saw a pieris with dark red leaves

a fern with a double fringe

The grottoes are fascinating, filled with unusual ferns.

pretty fountains

and a lovely fuchsia

This is well worth a visit – for children too! Details on the internet.

• 8 Jun, 2010
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