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beales's roses & dale Farm

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We were welcomed at Peter Beale's Rose Garden with coffee and cakes before being taken on a tour around the garden

Rosa 'Ballerina'

Photinia Little Red Robin

Rosa 'Jaqueline du Pre' 

Mobile

Campanula prichard's Var.

In the nature reserve

Ox-eye daisies in the nature reserve

Rosa 'Rosy Cushion'

Rosa 'Felicite Parmentier' alba rose 1834

Simon who showed us round

Beautiful shades of gold and orange

Rosa 'Evelyn May'   Modern shrub 2000

Strong colour combination

We had lunch in the café and then indulged in some retail therapy in the garden centre.

Logger above, gps below

We visited Dale farm in July 2013 with the HHPS http://www.cullens.org.uk/1.Cullens_bradenham-hall-dale-farm.htm

Our visit this time was earlier in the year and it was interesting to see different plants and to see how much some plants had grown

Front gravel garden

Dale Farm

Gigantic hosta

Digitalis lutea

Primulas

Duck and duckling.  

This duck flew in to land on the lawn.   The feet touched down and the bird's momentum sent her forward to land on her beak.   She looked a little embarrassed.

Sanguisorba

Iris ensata 'Rose Tower'

Iris ochroleuca

Waterlily

Iris ensata var.

Longhorn beetle

Geranium psilostemon and lysimachia ciliata

Campanula persica

Cow parsley

White birches

Long view

We had a delicious tea with exceptional cakes and plenty of them...

Butomus

Across the pond

Rosa mutabilis chinensis

Tetrapanax

This smelt wonderful, but I could not find the name

Rosa 'For your eyes only'

Assorted miniature pinks

Blue and gold border in the front garden

Detail in the front.

We had a easy journey home;  it was an excellent day out.