My first blog of the New Year.... this means I'm successfully keeping to one of a few New Year's resolutions, being that I need to do more blogging, hopefully this will be different to previous year's resolutions which were lamely ditched after a few weeks!
Last night Somerset was on the receiving end of a substantial dump of snow, and as beautiful as the landscape looks, gardening has become rather difficult in these treacherous conditions. I have absolutely no excuse for not making it into work though, no matter what the weather, as I actually live on the Hestercombe site, so the staff room is a mere 5 minute walk away. It was a different story for everyone else, as the only other people who arrived were 3 gardeners and a chef; no office, shop, or restaurant staff could make it in. This led to us closing the site to visitors at around 9.30, as a successful garden needs more than just gardeners to run it. This means I have actually had my feet up for the most of the day; I did manage to take some photos of the estate early this morning...
West Rill
Chimonanthus Praecox, Rotunda
The Orangery
Landscape Garden
The Shrubbery
