Visited on September 13, 2009

A Sunday in September, with no rain clouds above, my husband Dave and I took a 30 minute train ride from Manchester, England to the town of Knutsford , the train stop nearest to Tatton Park. We knew that the tourist buses stopped running from the station to the park at the … Continue reading the story "Tatton Park"

Visited on September 17, 2007

Monday was the first day of using our Brit-Rail pass out of Manchester.  Our destination was Windermere in the Lake District, a two-hour train ride.

The Lake District had become one of England’s most popular summer retreats in the mid eighteen hundreds, when rail lines arrived in the area in 1847. It had … Continue reading the story "Brockhole Visitors Center"

Visited on September 7, 2009

David and I visited Kew Gardens in September 2009, which coincided with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the gardens as a botanic garden. It was 1759 when Princess Augusta, mother of King George III, started a nine-acre botanical collection of plants at Kew Palace. At that time Kew was a … Continue reading the story "Kew Gardens"

Visited on September 22, 2007

Our trip to the Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) Harlow Carr gardens was an impromptu adventure that we undertook on the advise of one of the Holehird volunteers.  It was a gorgeous Saturday and provided an opportunity to see some of the countryside and towns east of Manchester. The RHS Harlow Carr garden is located in the town of Harrogate, about two … Continue reading the story "Harlow Carr"

Visited on September 19, 2007

While looking through the internet link my daughter had sent me for vacation planning I found Holehird gardens under “Blooms with a View.” What caught my attention was the fact that the 10-acre garden on a mountainside is maintained by volunteers.

Wednesday was the day indicated to visit if you wanted to chat … Continue reading the story "Holehird"

Visited on September 16, 2007

When we planned our itinerary for the garden centre tour, I was aware of the Weeping Ash Garden associated with the Bents garden centre.  I made sure to schedule our trip to Bents for the third Sunday of the month so that I could tour this garden.

Weeping Ash Garden was begun in 1990 when John Bents retired … Continue reading the story "Weeping Ash Gardens"