Monday 11 November 2024 - A Visit to Bridgewater RHS Gardens

With a prospect of blue skies, Sue and I pedalled along the towpath to RHS Bridgewater, where there was still much colour on offer despite having reached mid November.

Here's the towpath near Sale. The sky wasn't blue!

After enjoying a coffee, we strolled around the gardens and I took a few snaps:

A visitor from France secured Sue's services as her official photographer.

The Garden Cottage (below) is a grade ll listed building, part of the original Worsley New Hall Estate. Constructed in the 1840s, it's a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture that served as a home for a succession of head gardeners and their families until the 1930s. Since then it was purchased by the Cunliffe family in the 1950s. They oversaw major alterations to the internal layout. More recently, in 2023, refurbishment has created office, study and meeting space for RHS staff.

 There are still splashes of colour amongst the brown dead heads of the beds of hydrangers.

Soil - it's fascinating.

The components of this picture will develop over the years.

Autumn crocuses

 

The next set of pictures come from Sue, who did much better than me on the day.

Back to my camera, for a few pauses on the hour's cycle ride home for lunch.