Looking towards the front of Sir Walter Scott’s Abbotsford the photo below is what you see to the right hand side of it.
The photo below is of the same piece of garden ground but this time viewed from his study.
There was still quite a lot of colour around although most of the roses were over, next time we’ll visit in the summertime.
Below is an elegant sheltered spot to sit in within the walled garden, but the day we were there was hot, very hot for October and as you can see it was very sunny.
In the distance you can see that the blue delphiniums were still going strong.
There were still a lot of interesting things in the garden. It looks like an ordered, serene place.
Joan,
I think they wanted to be more or less self-sufficient in fruit and veg, I’m not sure how many ornamentals Scott would have had, now it’s a bit like a big potager. I think that mixed planting is best for controlling greenfly and such.
What a beautiful mansion!
I wonder how many staff it took/takes to maintain such glorious grounds.
Valerie,
I imagine there were a lot of servants and gardeners in the glory days, but probably the garden is tended mainly by volunteers now.
I love the picture looking out the window
Katherine,
It’s amazing he managed to write so many books there – having a view like that.
so cool, thanks for sharing!
Emma,
I’m glad you enjoyed it.