A good friend told us of the glory of a nearby garden and last Saturday we took our visiting Grandchildren for an adventure along the paths, by the pond and through the bamboo groves all the while surrounded by the amazingly beautiful display of blossom on the Magnolia trees, the Rhododendrons and the Azaleas. Click on any photo for an enlargement and if you are local to me, go along to Burncoose Nurseries, on the Redruth to Falmouth road and visit their spectacular garden.
Pink Magnolia
White Magnolia
Glorious colour
Azalea
Double Camellia
Pink and white
Grassy path to run along
Drive full of colour
Rhododendron from The Himalyas
Pink Camellia
Camellia
Another Pink Camellia
Rhododendron from India
Beautiful even as they die
Highly scented Azalea, Fanny
Rhododendron bud
babyjill7...Marilyn Griffin
April 23, 2014 at 2:01 am
You must be feeling better…and what better way to test yourself…with a lovely walk…
I planted two Rhododendrons last year…and they have bloomed already…I hope they thrive…so pretty!
mybeautfulthings
April 26, 2014 at 9:23 am
Yes, they are pretty and some of them smell so gorgeous too. I hope yours give you years of pleasure. 🙂
Choc Chip Uru
April 22, 2014 at 12:48 pm
Such stunning flowers 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
mybeautfulthings
April 22, 2014 at 6:52 am
How lovely to see that photo on your page. Thank you for the acknowledgement – much appreciated. 🙂
Sharp Little Pencil
April 22, 2014 at 5:09 am
Sally, thanks so much for your encouragement during my daughter’s loss of her friend Nina. I haven’t been posting much because… well, you know.
I love rhododendrons. I went to Block Island, just off the coast of Delaware, I think…anyway, the rho’s were in their last throes of bloom. They looked like weathered silk and I told my then-husband they seemed like the inside of my grandma’s purse. There is something timeless about them…they seem to carry the souls of larger things. Thanks so much. Amy
mybeautfulthings
April 26, 2014 at 9:21 am
I love your description of the weathered silk – that is just what they look like, still very beautiful in their decay. I love the idea too that they could carry the souls of greater things….
My love to you and yours as you try to come to terms with your sad loss. x
Peri's Spice Ladle
April 21, 2014 at 4:52 pm
Beautiful flowers and amazing pictures…a true heralding of spring:)
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2014 at 5:20 pm
Thank you so much. It certainly felt like Spring in that garden.
dilipnaidu
April 21, 2014 at 3:14 pm
What a beautiful range of colors (flowers). Wonder how God always gets it right 🙂
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2014 at 5:20 pm
So beautiful. Thank you for calling in again. 🙂
Alex Autin
April 21, 2014 at 2:27 pm
Gorgeous! I could easily spend an entire day there 🙂
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2014 at 5:22 pm
It’s big enough to. We only covered half of it as the Grandchildren’s little legs had had enough. There’s no cafe either which is good! Next time we’ll take a picnic and sit in one of the beautiful little glades. No-one else seems to know about it either. We met no-one else on our wanders. 🙂
Our Growing Paynes
April 21, 2014 at 1:18 pm
What a beautiful garden. Sounds like it would be a lovely stroll.
mybeautfulthings
April 21, 2014 at 1:55 pm
It was truly beautiful and very restorative! 🙂