Garden Visit to Cumbria

[mark smyth]

Tomorrow a.m the Ulster Group heads for Cumbria and Scotland (Dumfries & Galloway) for our annual outing to take in 20 gardens in 5 days. It's a trip I could do without going on because when I get back there will be no job waiting for me. My brother has decided to call it a day after 14 years in business. The spiralling costs are to blame.

Anyway on my return there should be lots of photos to show.

[David Nicholson]

Sorry to hear about your job loss Mark and I hope you get fixed up with something else fairly quickly. These must be trying times for anyone running a business.

[Lesley Cox]

Best of luck Mark, with your job search. Roger was made redundant when his firm went under recently and it's a frightening time for household still with major commitments. Fortunately he's back in work again, in a better job as it happens. I hope it goes well for you.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Keep the spirits up Mark !
I hope the garden visits will inspire you to find an even better job !
Best of luck and have fun anyway !

[afw]

Mark,
As one who was made redundant twice, it is indeed a very worrying time, but I'm sure you have the resilience & drive to overcome this.

Best of luck for the future.

Alan

[mark smyth]

thanks!

Garden one -Dunsky Garden in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Clematis montana 'Broughton Star' - sadly no longer commercially available
Duetzia 'Mont Rose'
Geranium maderense 'Guernsey White'
Iris selection - can anyone name them?
Pelargonium 'Gazelle'

[mark smyth]

Garden two - Logan Botanics

Arctotis auriculata
Geranium?
Impatiens ugandense
Osteospermum 'Bodega's Pink'
Iris x5 - can you name them?

[mark smyth]

Logan part two

Rhemania elata
Rhododrendron fragrantissima
Rosa cooperi
sphaeralcea munroana var subrhomboides pink form

[mark smyth]

Garden three - Broughton House

Dactylorhiza
Geranium
Hosta 'Moonlight'
Iris - can you name them?
Iris sibirica - named?
Papaver
Peony

[mark smyth]

Broughton House part two

Rosa ?
Spirea ?
Trifolium

[Lesley Cox]

Irises, most in the Sibirica group, i.e. probably hybrids of I. sibirica. The first group may have some I. clarkei in them. Second group - the white is another siberian hybrid while the second is possibly a hybrid of II. forrestii or wilsonii (also in Sibirica Grp), but could be either species. Hard to tell what the standards are doing. The third is perhaps a forrestii hyb. Fourth is a very old tall beared iris. Most iris growers would have chucked it out by now. The fifth is I. graminea. Last group 2 more old TBs and 2 pics of another Siberian hyb.

[mark smyth]

Day Two - Holehird

Cirsium
Delosperma brunthalleri
Erigeron borealis
Helichrysum?
Salvia albimaculata
Sax

[mark smyth]

Holehird - part two

Sax 'Southside Seedling'
Sax 'Tumbling Waters'
Tufa house

[art600]

Mark

Thanks for posting some excellent plants.  I particularly liked the Helichrysum and Trifolium.

[Paul T]

Mark,

All great pics as always.  I love that veined Iis sibirica.  I concur with Lesley's I. graminea (not that you need any concuring of course).  The Trifolium is fascinating... must look out for that with the wonderful leaves (is it a particular type?).  And Oh those Dactylorhizas!! 

A lovely tours of the gardens.  Thanks!!