Over the last few weeks, here in the UK, we have experienced very hot weather. In recent days thankfully it has turned a little cooler making getting out and about enjoying walks etc that much more pleasant. Eddie and I decided to take advantage of this and visited Compton Acres Gardens which is in the County of Dorset in the South of England. They are privately owned gardens originally created in the 1920's by Thomas William Simpson, and are regarded as one of the most outstanding constructed in Britain during that period. We last visited these gardens in 2019 and although three years has passed since that visit, once again the several hours we spent there was pure delight at every turn.
The Italian Garden with the wrestlers of Herculaneum
(photographed on my mobile phone)
Another view of the Italian Garden
(photographed using my mobile phone)
Beautiful plants and wonderful colours could be seen as we walked around.
In this photograph you can just see the sea in the background as we look out to Poole Harbour Bay
(photographed on my mobile phone)
The Japanese Garden, this photograph from here
The kiss of the sun for pardon
The song of the birds for mirth
One is nearer Gods heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth
All the best Jan
What a beautiful garden!!
ReplyDeleteThese are lovely.
ReplyDelete...what a delightful place!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing and beautiful place. Thank you - and you take much better photos on your phone than I can manage.
ReplyDeleteWow, I would love to visit that garden. Just from the photos you posted I can tell it's beautiful. Glad your heat let up.
ReplyDeleteLove visiting the gardens with you - I really love the Japanese Garden! Glad you are getting some relief from the heat. We are still hot here in Washington State. x K
ReplyDeleteWow! What a gorgeous place! I would love to visit that garden.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful garden!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful…have a nice weekend love Ria and Leaf 🍀🌺🍀🌸🍀🐾💗
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely gardens, and overlooking the sea too. You couldn't ask for a better location, though I expect the coastal conditions give them additional issues when caring for the plants.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely place... Happy weekend
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful place to walk through. So much color!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous place. I can imagine all the insects on the flowers :-D
ReplyDeleteThat garden would make for delightful return trips :)
ReplyDeleteOh Jan, this is so beautiful. I'd not heard of this garden and it's lovely. Your photos are just great and I'm so glad you got out. We have a friend who lives in Dorset and she has praised the area, but I've never known about this one! Thank you!
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ReplyDeletePretty images from your garden visit. Looks like a beautiful place to take a walk.
Have a great weekend!
So happy 😀
ReplyDeleteI love it
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It is hard to consider that a visit to a garden of this nature would be anything but a delightful experience even for a person with no great love of gardening. I know it would give me a good deal of pleasure.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful garden, it's so pretty to see.
ReplyDeleteThe garden is beautiful, I love all your photos but my favorite has to be the first one. :)
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Lovely garden.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
Son unos bellos jardines te mando un beso.
ReplyDeleteTime definitely well spent. That is a fabulous garden you shared with us.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, Jan - this is just my kind of place! Gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice place! We should continue to be careful not to suffer from heat stroke.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos! I've never visited Compton Acres, but my partner visited when he was a child and loved it!
ReplyDeletePure delight and great photos ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
It is a great place to visit, thanks Jan.
ReplyDeleteWow, it's so pretty there.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden. How much color and beauty.
ReplyDeleteIt was certainly a very pleasant visit.
Unfortunately, it is still very hot here, everything is very dry and fires continue to break out.
Hugs and all the best
It has reminded me of a somewhat similar garden complex called Estufa Fria, in Lisbon. This botanical garden is home to lots of plants, waterfalls, statues , and other interesting elements. Definitely worth a visit.
ReplyDeleteI love visiting gardens and this one looks just amazing. Thanks so much for sharing it, and I am glad it cooled off you could visit.
ReplyDeleteHi Jan, You started with, “Over the last few weeks, here in the UK, we have experienced very hot weather.” I think you will have some empathy for us here in Seattle … we are now in day 6 of high temps over 90F (32C). We are hoping that things will cool off tomorrow … Monday. Your pictures are beautiful of your visit to Compton Acres Garden. Indeed, delight at every turn. Thank you for the link for more information about Compton Acres. If I ever make it to the UK this is a place I’d like to see. Love the closing verse! 😊 Thank you for sharing and for your kind comment on my blog. I send wishes for a happy week ahead to you and Eddie. John
ReplyDeleteOh I would love these gardens! Your photos are beautiful. It looks like these delightful gardens are really well kept.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteWhat a splendid place to visit and enjoy exploring three thousands species of flowers wow . I am glad you had such pleasurable time visiting there dear Jan
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous place. These gardens are truly a delight.
ReplyDeleteYo estaría feliz paseando por el,me encanta. Besos y feliz mes de agosto.
ReplyDeleteOh wow that looks like a gorgeous garden, i am glad that the temps, let up just a bit so you could get out and enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! We'll be in London on March 30th next year. I hope some of the spring flowers will be in bloom there.
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