Last Sunday was the annual open day of Polgwynne Garden in Feock just outside Truro.
It's a lovely garden that only opens once a year as part of the NGS and raises money for the Cornwall Music Service. With this in mind live music drifts through the garden from various performance points. They call it Magical Music in May.
I must admit I'm more a garden person than a music person but the two things go together beautifully. Visitors loll about on the lawns picnicking and listening, and others wander about the gardens taking in the spring loveliness.
This year with the season being so late there were things missing that are usually glorious...
the Peonies just need another week or two and the vegetables were all still very small.
But there was still masses to look at and plenty of colour.
I indulged in my usual greenhouse/cutting garden/compost heap/fruit cage envy!
Cornus, Weigelia and the enormous Ginko tree in the background.
The house was humming with activity...
Pimms, tea and cakes being served whilst music played, surrounded by the glorious Wisteria...
that smelt heavenly!
Oh that rill!
Layers of new, fresh foliage and blossom.
The Clematis were in full flow, climbing up old trees...
my favourite, scrambling over a shed and wall...
and mingling with the Mexican Daisies.
A pure white Cistus with beautiful pink buds.
The palest of Abutilons...
and the fieriest of Ranunculi.
Mysterious doorways...
and river views.
Sadly the weather was dull and quite chilly, typical as the weather has mostly been glorious recently, but that didn't seem to deter people.There were lots of people there and more arriving as we left including more musicians. The afternoon was obviously far from over.
I hope they had enough cake!
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