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coach trip on 18th August with Probus

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We were very lucky with the weather; we fitted the visits in between the dark clouds and smatterings of rain.   However it was windy whenever a close-up was attempted.
Globe thistle - Echinops	Jo-Pye Weed - Eupatorium	Billowing pink grass	Scleranthus biflorus - silver bushes
Scaevola aemula 'White Wonder'	Scaevola aemula 'Little Wonder'	Alyogyne ‘Magic Moments’	Pseudopanax ferox
Anigozanthos flavidus		Anigozanthos flavidus - Kangaroo or cat's paw
Pittosporum	Solanum laciniatum	Solanium laciniatum flower	Salvia
Erigeron mucronatus	View towards the countryside	Stipa tenuissima	Small tortoiseshell on Carlina acaulis
Salvia azurea	Verbascum	Eryngium yuccifolium
Rich blue agapanthus		Berkheya purpurea	Amaryllis belladonna
Acanthus seeds	White agapanthus	Hyde Hall	Asclepias curassavica
Climbing rose 'Mermaid'	Helenium, aster and rudbeckia	Old fashioned style rose	Rosa 'Summer Wine'
Gunnera about 12ft across	Echinacea purpurea	Red border	Orange and gold border
Anagalis monellii	Magnolia grandiflora	Lovely golden poker	Agapanthus
We had and excellent lunch at the restaurant - lasagne and salad

The driver had to negotiate a road closure which necessitated driving round some very narrow lanes.  

layer marney tower

 

Lead tank	Tulip tree with buds	Knot garden	The Tower
Layer Marney	The Tower	Tudor chimneys	Old gate
Pink rose	Red rose	Windows	The Hall and portcullis below
Angel?	Stairs to the Tower	Big cat
More big cats	Plants in the risers	The Tower	Sitting down a minute
The Tower	Tower and fountain		Friendly goats