Other garden things

Much as I love the allotment, I do feel that I need a break from time to time. A break to do something different, not always completely different, because I love anything garden related. Helen told me about a plant fair and open gardens at a local historic home. That sounded good, a garden to look around, plants to buy and out in the local countryside.

The place was Browsholme Hall in the Ribble Valley. The hall itself is open to the public but on this occasion we were a bit short of time so opted to just have a look around the plant fair and the gardens.

There were stalls from specialist nurseries and being a person who is constantly filling the garden with more plants, it was good to see plants which were not always available in the local garden centre. The plants cost a bit more than I would normally pay in the garden centre, but I couldn't go to a plant fair and not buy a plant. I bought a centaurea montana 'amethyst dream'. I have the blue ones in my garden but this one is in a lovely shade of purple/red.

It was a lovely place to be, the plant stalls were in front of  the magnificent hall. Around us were sweeping lawns looking for miles across the Ribble Valley. The grandchildren were totally bored by the plants, but they found an exciting bit of the garden to look around, a stream, a bridge and hidden paths. That's all they need to keep them occupied, some interesting features and a place to run around.