Snowdrops and cake 2013, Sun March 3rd at Benington Lordship

[RichardW]

Walrus pictures are amazing, what a thing to find sitting on the beach.

Am off to Nepal next Sun for 10 days travelling through 2 national parks, one has lots of Tigers so keeping everything crossed 

[Maggi Young]

Sounds an exciting trip, Richard, I hope you have a wonderful time and that all your photos are crackers!!

[Gail]

Some photos from yesterday.
First a group shot; from the left Chris, Ali, Jennie, Alan at back (Simon is hiding behind Jennie, you can only see his feet), Arthur, Victor, Richard and John.

[Gail]

Going through my photos there was significant number of happy laughing faces - first here I think was the result of a lively discussion on using chilli to repel squirrels...

[Gail]

Man on a mission, then 'Cordelia', gracilis 'Highdown', nivalis 'Greenish' and G71 (a Greatorex double).

[RichardW]

Nice pics 

I remember suggesting a meet here as an informal day out, so it's great to see lots of smiling/ laughing.

Those doubles, all the same.... 

[kentish_lass]

Lovely photos Gail - you caught the happy mood of the day.  I have just been cropping and resizing a few from yesterday.  The more I look at the photos of Bennington gardens - the more I cannot believe how Richard takes such good care of it all.  It is one of the neatest and best maintained gardens I have seen.....especially this early in the year!

1 & 2.  Bennington Village - a really scenic village
3.  Broo - Richards lovely Cocker Spaniel waiting for a cheese scone
4.  Beautiful view toward the lake

[kentish_lass]

A few more from Bennington.....

1.  Arthur and Gail observing something.  Richard I love those mounds of silver in front of the dogswoods and feel I should know what it is....but cannot remember.  Are they Cardoons?  They look lovely against the dogswoods.

2.  A lovely bank with masses of snowdrops grown under Apple trees intercepted with neatly pruned Buddleja with thick swathes of Bergenia along the front - a fabulous looking bed.....and not a weed in sight.

3.  An orchid type of plant on Richards window sill.  Victor told me the name and it totally escapes me now.
4.  Another plant on Richard's window sill - this is a very unusual carnivorous plant which Richard says is in flower for most of the year.  A very curious and pretty plant.

[kentish_lass]

A few more.....

1.  Gorgeous bright willow & dogwoods
2.  Eranthis naturalised in grass
3.  Doncaster's Double Charmer
4.  John & Ali among the raised veggie beds

[kentish_lass]

and finally.....

1.  The snowdrop gang - Gail's back, Ali back left, Chris, Arthur middle front & Victor behind, John on the right
2.  Everyone from the back - Arthur & Chris at the very back
3.  Arthur zooming in
4.  Another lovely view of the lake

[KentGardener]

Going through my photos there was significant number of happy laughing faces - first here I think was the result of a lively discussion on using chilli to repel squirrels...

Oh yes - the chilli and dynamite story! 

Here is one picture from Sunday in which Victor looks like a giant!   

[RichardW]

  will send him that.

Jennie, grey leaves are globe artichokes.

[Brian Ellis]

It is one of the neatest and best maintained gardens I have seen.....especially this early in the year!

You should see it in high summer with the fantastic double borders!  Thank you for all the great pictures Gail and Jennie, it looks like you certainly had a lovely day.

[RichardW]

I'll try and arrange snowdrops & chips to coincide with the borders 

[Brian Ellis]

I'll try and arrange snowdrops & chips to coincide with the borders