We have been meaning to visit Scampston Hall Gardens for a while and on Friday actually made it and what's more the weather was kind to us.
There is plenty to see at Scampston. We started our tour with a wander around the walled gardens.
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Plantsman's walk
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Within the walls of the garden are various garden rooms enclosed by a series of clipped yew hedges.
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Perennial meadow and conservatory
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The central area is the Perennial Meadow which is dominated by the newly renovated conservatory and a central fountain.
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Perennial meadow
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The beds are planted with butterflies and bees in mind and although the perennial season is drawing to a close there was still plenty to see. A feature of the walled garden is that plants are either individually labelled or a planting plan is posted nearby.
The conservatory houses a display of pelargoniums and also various exhibitions including a replica head gardener's office where all the artefacts are numbered and listed.
Can you guess what this is?
other garden rooms include a cut flower and a vegetable garden.
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Cut Flower Garden
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Vegetable Garden
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After lunch in the restaurant we explore the hall gardens and parkland trails.
I am just including a short sample of the photos that we took here.
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Rock garden and hall
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Rock garden
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The grounds were designed by Lancelot Capability Brown - who else would it be?
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Lake from Palladian bridge
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A Palladian bridge overlooks the main lake and there are plenty of majestic, mature trees to enjoy
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Upper part of lake with cascade
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The less formal end of the lake is complete with a cascade.
Of course there was a plant sale and you wouldn't expect us to come away empty handed would you.
We bought a red helenium for the red and yellow border. The rain on the flowers is an additional feature added yesterday when the weather prevented a planned plot visit.
The plants for sale had a descriptive label similar to those used in the garden.
As usual we took lots of photos and video.
I have set up a couple of photo albums containing some photos that we took here.
and
and Martyn's videos of the Walled garden and Parkland are below.
If you're interested - take a look.