Village open garden tour which turned into a visit

My friend Elaine called Sunday morning to say come to the village open garden tour from 2-4 pm.We said we would love to.Well, I was dying to visit and catch up with Elaine and William, and so the village garden tour turned into a visit one garden and stay put tour. (Besides, Elaine made tea and some wonderful cakes). :DIMG_8444 copyElaine and William's garden is a wonderful British mix of jumbled beds of flowers...IMG_8443 copy...and beautiful cultivated organisation...garden6...all backing onto a field, walking distance to the Thames.IMG_8488 copyThere's plenty of whimsy in the garden, (like this flute playing frog and tons of bells tied to the branches of a tree), and Elaine had some lovely pots of plants and home grown fruit for sale.garden4IMG_8482 copyIMG_8474 copygarden3One of the visitors described the garden as a little fantasy garden for children to play and I can see why. There's a lovely open grassy area for turning cartwheels and somersaults, hidey areas behind trees and under arches and little paths thru little woods and shady, ferny places.garden2IMG_8440 copyIMG_8445 copyAnd there's a pond with reeds, waterlilies and beautiful little goldfish.IMG_8452 copyI asked Elaine for a little piece of this spectacular Gyppsophilia for my garden. I'd love to grow it in memory of Theo.IMG_8442 copySo we wandered around the garden having our tea and cake, chatted with new friends and connected with old.garden1garden5And had the most wonderful afternoon. :DIMG_8509 copy

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