Fri, January 08, 2010 - 11:53:00 | (0) Comments | Categories:

The Garden

My January issue of The Garden, published by The Royal Horticultural Society and brimming with everything gardening, just arrived from England. It is one of my favorites.  Each woman traveler who joins our May English garden tour receives a yearly subscription to The Garden and a yearly membership in The Royal Horticultural Society affording them a visit to The Chelsea Flower Show on member's day. England is indeed the country for all things gardening.  Today I read a list of the 15 best winter gardens to visit; many of which we do visit in May.  Favorites like Sissinghurst and Wisley are lovely to stroll at any time of the year and others have more seasonal stories.  The sign of an excellent garden is one that keeps its color and interest year round.  The largest winter garden in England is at the Dunham Massey estate.  More than 200,000 bulbs are planted and there are over 700 species of winter interest.  Snowdrop festivals take place in February throughout the winter countryside.  Perhaps next year I will offer a wintery garden trip to England.  Taking time for tea, gardens, castles, manor houses, and the theatre........in the meantime I am sipping English tea and reading The Garden. I am already getting excited about our upcoming garden trip to England in May.

 

 

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