The back of Aberglasney House from Bishop Rudd's Walk, January 2011
All is resting in the garden at Aberglasney House in Carmarthenshire at this time of year, but still a great deal of interest remains for plant enthusiasts – as well as great home-cooked local food in the little Gardeners’ Cafe!
The brassicas in the kitchen garden have survived the frost and snow well…
Curly kale in the Lower Walled Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
But sadly the same cannot be said of the colourful but delicate Swiss chard…
Frost-damaged Swiss chard, Aberglasney, January 2011
The same Swiss chard at Aberglasney in summer
When all else fails, the bones of the trees remain…
The Pool Garden at Aberglasney, January 2011
And the dead seed heads of the herbaceous plants…
Dead seed heads, Aberglasney, January 2011
And it’s a time for the mosses and lichens to shine…
Moss on oak trunk, Aberglasney, January 2011
Yellow lichen and quartz on a wall, Aberglasney, January 2011
The stony gardens are cold…
Cloister Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011 - with lavender in the foreground
That same lavender was full of butterflies in the summer…
Small tortoiseshell butterfly on lavender in the Cloister Garden in summer...
Hopefully you will find something to like in the images below from the various parts of the garden – including orchids in the Ninfarium.
Here are the areas closest to the house…
Aberglasney House, January 2011
Tree (Thuja?) at Aberglasney, January 2011
Cloister Garden at Aberglasney, January 2011
Winter tree seen from the Pond Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Here’s the formal Upper Walled Garden…
Dead seed head, Aberglasney, January 2011
Walled garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Formal walled garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Aberglasney in January 2011
Upper Walled Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Pennywort, Aberglasney, January 2011
Walled garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Here’s the Lower Walled Garden, the kitchen garden…
Brassicas in the Lower Walled Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Curly kale in the Lower Walled Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Cavallo nero in the Lower Walled Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Lower Walled Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
At the bottom of the slope are the Stream Garden and Pigeon House Wood…
Stream Garden, Aberglasney, January 2011
Oak, Aberglasney, January 2011
Lichen on oak, Aberglasney, January 2011
Oak, Aberglasney, January 2011
Winter trees seen from Aberglasney, January 2011
Then there’s Bishop Rudd’s Walk and Church View…
Cyclamen, Aberglasney, January 2011
Ivy in fruit, Aberglasney, January 2011
Furry buds (Magnolia?), Aberglasney, January 2011
Furry buds (Magnolia?), Aberglasney, January 2011
Red bush, Aberglasney, January 2011
Tree trunk, Aberglasney, January 2011
Catkins, Aberglasney, January 2011
Bishop Rudd's Walk, Aberglasney, January 2011
Bishop Rudd's Walk, Aberglasney, January 2011
Dead seed heads, Aberglasney, January 2011
Magnolia bud, Aberglasney, January 2011
Llangathen Church seen from Bishop Rudd's Walk, Aberglasney, January 2011
Bishop Rudd's Walk, Aberglasney, January 2011
Bishop Rudd's Walk, Aberglasney, January 2011
Quercus dentata 'Carl Ferris Miller', Aberglasney, January 2011
Quercus dentata 'Carl Ferris Miller', Aberglasney, January 2011
Hart's tongue fern, Aberglasney, January 2011
Dead seed heads, Aberglasney, January 2011
Dead Hydrangea head, Aberglasney, January 2011
My favourite moss - Polytrichum commune, Aberglasney, January 2011
Polytrichum commune, Aberglasney, January 2011
Early daffodil on Bishop Rudd's Walk, Aberglasney, January 2011
While the world outside freezes, the stoves still keep it warm in the Aberglasney House Ninfarium…
Orchid in the Ninfarium at Aberglasney, January 2011
Orchid in the Ninfarium at Aberglasney, January 2011
To see my gallery or summer images from Aberglasney, click here…
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