Holehird Gardens, Windermere, Cumbria

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On Friday morning the plumber was coming some we raced up the motorway to Holehird Gardens, run by the Lakeland Horticultural Society and supported by volunteer gardeners.

1. In the large walled garden area was a "Warm House" full of wonderful Pelargoniums and some other plants that wouldn't survive outside at Holehird.
2. On the back wall was this wonderful Pelargonium named "White Mesh".
3. The third side had more Pelargoniums and the poor mans orchid, Schizanthus.
4.Even the path to the Alpine houses had lovely plants. The bright yellow is an Erysimum.
5. The lower Alpine house has a display of pots first in line Lachenalia latimerae.

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6. Next up was one I didn't know Tetraneuris scaposa.
7. An old favourite Symphandra wanneri.
8. A wonderful Globularia meridonalis.
9. Crassula socialis one of my favourite Crassula's.
10.Androsace strigulosa.

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11. A fine example of Primula marginata.

12. The higher Alpine House has plants along both sides growing in tufa with a waterfall over lakeland slate at the end. First Left side.

13. Right side.

14. Lower left side.

15. A Haberlea that was 2 feet across.

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16. An Erodium.

17. Lithadora oleifolia.

18. Aethionema & Onosma.

19. Ramonda myconi alba.

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 20. Up another level behind the Alpine Houses are mixed beds.

21. A terrific stand of Primula.

22. Celmisia and Rhodo's.

23. On the way back a huge Handkerchief tree but the wind was gusting so much I just managed to get a fraction of it.

All in all a wonderful place. You can get a coffee from a machine but take your lunch you'll need a good few hours to make the most of it.

[MarcR]

BEAUTIFUL garden !  I wish I could take pictures like that