April in a Walled Garden

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Dawn Redwood.



I went to the Walled Garden at Moreton, forgetting that the school Easter Holidays have begun. There was an Easter Egg hunt taking place (cardboard pictures of brightly painted eggs, rather than the real thing), and I had to choose my paths carefully to avoid the crowds.

Not a peaceful morning in the garden, but the tiny child who pointed excitedly and exclaimed "A egg! A egg!" made up for all the children who were running around and shrieking.

Along the woodland walk, the camellias are in flower. As always with camellias, more flowers littering the ground than on the bushes.






I don't know what this is, but the leaves are lovely.




Grape Hyacinth.


Double daffodil.


Marsh Marigold in the bog garden.



Most of my photos came out blurred - too windy for macro photograph today. I thought it would be sheltered in the Walled Garden, but it wasn't. The north wind shaking down the blossom. By the time I came back, my hands were aching with the cold. But wrapping them round a mug of tea soon sorted that.