GC Meet - Sunday 13th July @ Bressingham Gardens

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  1. shiney

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    Great shots Kristen :blue thumb:

    It's a place not to be missed and we could have easily spent all day there. Particularly if you're a steam enthusiast as well, as they have four steam trains running around the grounds. They also have a large steam powered roundabout (very popular), a steam museum and a 'Dad's Army' museum.

    A few more pictures - with swathes of colour:-

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      They had made a number of 'rivers' of plants through the beds. This one is off some newly planted Red Baron.
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      There were two main areas of planting with slightly different styles. Although all the beds were large, one area made it possible for you to see all the bed from all sides and the other area you need to walk all around the beds.

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        A few more pictures

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        And one of the trains that runs around the place
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          These pics are what we hoped to see when we went last August only we had heavy rain all day and never saw the gardens, just sheltered inside the Dads Army Museum.
           
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          That's because you didn't have the GC good weather angel with you! :heehee:
           
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            That Achillea millefolium had a lovely burnt-umber colour. Doesn't suit my colour scheme, but would be well worth seeking it out :)
             
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              Thank you both for those amazing photos of the gardens. A beautiful place which I shall bookmark for the future. So glad the weather behaved itself for you all,
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              Wow smashing pics Kristen and Shiney and the weather was with you too... :yay: Thanks for sharing.. I have put it on my list to visit one day..
               
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              I've been several times before, and based on yesterday's outing, and @shiney having asked their head gardener when the best visiting time was, then best to annotate your "Bucket List" with "Mid July" :)
               
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                Thanks Kristen have marked it.. :thumbsup:
                 
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                  Lovely pictures Shiney! It's probably twenty five years plus since I was last at Bressingham......may be one day I'll get back there. :)
                   
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