Here we are back at Pollok House and Garden, you can see my previous post about it here.
Unfortunately the wedding which was taking place inside the house later went outside for the reception in one of those wedding marquees, not my idea of an elegant do but they are very popular nowadays. It meant I couldn’t get photos of all of the garden.
I do love box hedging and it’s so easy to strike cuttings from any trimmings you make. I think I’ll make some sort of wee design in my own garden, nothing grand like this of course.
Below is an area of mixed flower beds.
And a stone wall bedecked with self seeded flowers.
No grand house is complete without a lovely bridge it would seem. This is the bridge which the Clydesdale horse in my previous post walked over.
The tearoom is located in what was the kitchens of the house and it’s obviously the place to go for lunch as it was very well patronised. It’s worth taking a look down there even if you don’t want anything to eat or drink as it’s all very Downton Abbey-ish, with the butler’s telephone booth. I recommend the gingerbread though Jack chose the shortbread, we sampled each others – as you do, both were very tasty. There’s also a good exhibition of Scottish landscape paintings downstairs.
It was a good day out all in all.
Beautiful photos and a lovely garden – so green, and very gracious-looking. Is that aubrieta on the stone wall? and do you know what the pinkish-flowered plant is, closest to the camera, in the photo of the mixed flower beds? I can just imagine sitting on one of the seats there, contemplating the flowers.
Valerie,
It is indeed aubretia, and it seeds itself in lots of walls, sometimes you can hardly see the wall for the flowers. I’m sorry, I don’t know what that pinkish plant is, I looked for a name tag but if there was one there it had been hidden by the growth.
So pretty! I love that stone wall with the flowers. And so green! It is very nice on the eyes.
Anbolyn,
And those wall plants just seeded themselves. Nature is often the best gardener!
What a lovely place. The gardens compliment the house. I like the formality of it, very soothing. I remember your photo of the Clydesdale walking over the bridge.
Joan,
It is beautiful but I’m glad I don’t have the job of trimming the box hedging!
It is a lovely place. Imagine having your wedding there!
Peggy,
It is lovely but like a lot of these old places it is needing a lot of money spent on it, there’s damp getting in everywhere I think.