Mid August

Kelmscott Manor was the country home of William Morris, a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement.  Read more here.  These photographs (taken with permission, and copyright © Stephen Bigger 2015) were taken on 19th August 2015. Click on photographs to enlarge. A supplemental to the early August pictures.
The crinon lilies

The phlox bed

Agapanthus with hollyhock bed behind

Hollyhock with apple behind

Ripe Mulberries causing a mess

Knotweed, Darjeeling Red, covered in wasps today

Capnip

Hydrangea

Bears breeches

Oriental lily

A second flush of the Japanese wisteria, pinky purple white in real life

Cardoon

Purple linaria

Medlar fruits

Macleya tassles

Acanthus with hydrangea behind

Magnolia grandiflora

Geranium Rosanne

Unidentified but beautiful rose

Sunflower from the row

Hollyhock close up

Quince fruit

Crab apples

Everlasting sweet peas

Grapes

Pomegranate fruit

Clematis

Crocosmia

And two final look backs to the house.

August - a sedate garden wander

Kelmscott Manor was the country home of William Morris, a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts Movement.  Read more here.  These photographs (taken with permission, and copyright © Stephen Bigger 2015) were taken on 5th August 2015. Click on photographs to enlarge.
This sequence  came from a half hour wander through the garden on a Wednesday morning and afternoon.

Art in the garden

 And a reminder of how William Morris used his garden (curtains in the house)

I am starting the walk by the picket fence leading out to the field. The everlasting sweet pea and the crocosmia clash wonderfully

This is the general area, with view of the house behind.

Equally striking is the mix of creamy yellow (honeysuckle) with the everlasting pea.

Turn 90 degrees to the outside wall of the privy in its walled herb garden, with everlasting sweet pea and a purple grapevine

Walking towards the restaurant, this magnificent magnolia grandiflora is striking

with a beautiful nearby rose

and some sunflower sentinels

with a glimpse of dragon over the wall for the unwary.

 Entering the garden from the field, the foreground is filled by phlox, and the mulberry tree visible in the background.

Butterfly friendly buddleja against the privy roof

 Red crocosmias with hollyhocks behind

An old Crinum Lily

Blue agapanthus against a blue mist of sea levender

Hollyhock avenue

A handsome clump of oriental polygonum (knotweed), possibly 'Darjeeling Red'

 Stately hydrangea stands out against the stone of the wall

and acanthus ('bears' breeches') is a common theme in wallpapers and fabrics.

The macleaya cordata is sometimes called 'plume poppy'

Here the two are set against the stone wall of the Manor showing its long water-spouts

Alongside the croquet lawn is seeing a bit of use

In the far corner, here is white jasmin

and white geranium

 Moving now to the back door, pomegranite is the plant of the month

in front of which are tables of activities for children (and the not so little)

The fig is bearing fruit

 In front of the shop, a loosestrife (lysimachia) ends its display

and buddleja attracts butterflies

whilst a fennel just looks stately.

Looking back at the house now,

via the mulberry tree lawn

we end our trip today.