Priory Maze, Beeston Regis, Norfolk
Priory Maze, Beeston Regis, Norfolk
Yesterday we decided on a nice afternoon out to cheer ourselves up, and we ended up at Priory Maze gardens at Beeston Regis. It was a lovely sunny day and we had a gorgeous lunch in the Foxglove Tearooms there - lobster salad no less. I adore the food there and the service is friendly, we will try to support them throughout the winter too.
The gardens are looking lovely. It's a fascinating place, as some of it is still looking pretty wild, fabulous for the wildlife, but then you come out into a clearing and see a wonderful naturalistic garden, full of colour and life. There were moths (in the bright sunlight) or were they dull butterflies? all over the flowers. We saw many dragonflies and demoiselles on the water of their lovely natural ponds.
One particular plant that stood out for us was Achillea. We'll certainly be planting some of that for next year. Many other plants were looking good, but some we couldn't identify. It has to be said that a large garden like this does suffer from the current hot dry weather and some of the plants were looking a little unhappy.
They are a lovely couple who own this place and it is quite amazing what they have done with it in the last couple of years. They must have a lot of energy! In parts it is still looking a little sparse and "gappy" as new gardens do, but it is so interesting to watch it evolve. I hope I am around long enough to study this garden's progress year on year.
They do tend to specialise in exotic plants and tender specimens, but rely on a microclimate right there on their part of the North Norfolk Coast. I hope they are successful in keeping all of their lovely specimens year on year. This winter was quite a cold one for Norfolk and it looks like they got most of their plants through that. If you fancy a look, go to Priory Maze Gardens.com
Yesterday we decided on a nice afternoon out to cheer ourselves up, and we ended up at Priory Maze gardens at Beeston Regis. It was a lovely sunny day and we had a gorgeous lunch in the Foxglove Tearooms there - lobster salad no less. I adore the food there and the service is friendly, we will try to support them throughout the winter too.
The gardens are looking lovely. It's a fascinating place, as some of it is still looking pretty wild, fabulous for the wildlife, but then you come out into a clearing and see a wonderful naturalistic garden, full of colour and life. There were moths (in the bright sunlight) or were they dull butterflies? all over the flowers. We saw many dragonflies and demoiselles on the water of their lovely natural ponds.
One particular plant that stood out for us was Achillea. We'll certainly be planting some of that for next year. Many other plants were looking good, but some we couldn't identify. It has to be said that a large garden like this does suffer from the current hot dry weather and some of the plants were looking a little unhappy.
They are a lovely couple who own this place and it is quite amazing what they have done with it in the last couple of years. They must have a lot of energy! In parts it is still looking a little sparse and "gappy" as new gardens do, but it is so interesting to watch it evolve. I hope I am around long enough to study this garden's progress year on year.
They do tend to specialise in exotic plants and tender specimens, but rely on a microclimate right there on their part of the North Norfolk Coast. I hope they are successful in keeping all of their lovely specimens year on year. This winter was quite a cold one for Norfolk and it looks like they got most of their plants through that. If you fancy a look, go to Priory Maze Gardens.com
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