Spring at Normanby Hall

all looks very nice janey,, bet that help cheer you up,, i agree with you, im fed up now with all this damp wet weather, where is this summer we are getting,, my uncle has bees and let me dress up in a suite and help with them,, it was a great experience,,

Ooh I bet Sandra.........I would love to have a go taking the honey out. Home made honey for you too....lovely!

yes its really good,, i eat honey every day,, its so good for you,, dont think baz would go for having bees though lol

Lovely blog and pics, Janey. All those yummy veggies and fruit! Can;'t help with the lovely pink plant, but Doronicum comes to mind for the yellow daisy-like flowers (could be totally wrong, though). :-)

think your right david, i looked that up and does look like the picture janey has, but not sure which type

Many thanks David...that's it....Doronicum, or Leopard's bane. Spritz and Dotty Daisy have pics on their photos....:o)

This is a lovely garden and thanks for sharing, its like a day out for me too when people post their visits! Im nearly sure your pink plant is Thalictrum or Meadow rue but the leaf should be more like a maiden fern

yes, I really enjoyed the photos as well - what a lovely garden

I would love to have a peek inside those greenhouses,
Did you manage to steal a look???
Thank you for remembering to give us a sping tour,

I think the purple flower is a Thalictrum, Meadow Rue. Possibly Thalictrum aquilegiifolium?

Yep.....Mageth and Bulbaholic...Meadow Rue, I can see the feathery foliage in the pic now....must have been another plant close by...Lol!

Didn't have alook inside the greenhouse this time Dave, but I could see there was a huge Brugmansia in flower. Next time I will though. You can see what was growing during Winter on my other blog.....:o)

Lovely blog and beautiful photos. It looks a lovely place to visit time and time again. Sorry you're having rainy weather. In my corner of Kent we need some rain badly - doesn't seem to get shared out fairly, does it?!

oh i know this place!! got some photos on my homepage of Normanby Hall its a great place to visit, and they also have Victorian days in the summer.

Oh Gee...you can have some of ours! Saying that today has been lovely!
Hi Sk...yes you must know it as well as me...Lol!

Wow! Wonderful photographs Janey! Looks like you had a super afternoon! I would love some of those gooseberries to make some jam - it is my second favourite (after raspberry!). Thanks for sharing your visit with us.
Mildred x

Oh Janey! How long I've been gone!! So so naughty am I!!

I love your blog and the pics are like a spring of refreshing water to my thirsty eyes and soul!

Oh, Gloria....there you are!! So pleased you are with us again...how's that large garden in the Spring?

We have been in survival mode with this bad winter we have had and spring has not been good. Have agreed that this place is too much upkeep and too far from town. We have purchased a new home and are busy packing and clearing this one out so we can list it.
Will have new challenges for gardening but much more able to handle it. Lots of cement if you can believe it! From this to mostly cement! Container gardening, I'm back!!

Hi, Janey,

What a lovely blog, and your photos are gorgeous...it's inspiring me to do one myself!

The pinky-purply plant with the ginko-like leaves is definitely thalictrum, and very pretty it is too. I bought one at a plant sale from nearby Fyvie Castle ( which MIGHT be the subject of my first blog, come to think of it....watch this space ) but its flowers are a rather lovely pale creamy-lime, not at all what I was expecting! I have the more usual lilac coloured one, so a different colour was most welcome, even though it came as a bit of a surprise!

Now...if only the sun would come out in Aberdeenshire, and if only I had some batteries for my camera, I could get off to Fyvie and take some photos for you all.....

;-)

Hi Bscott.......pleased you like the blog,......and for naming the Thalictrum, Bulbaholic has put its common name....Meadow Rue....:o) Your creamy lime one sounds beautiful would love to see it and some of your to be taken pics of Fyvie Castle..Lol! Hope you've some sun this weekend, we seem to have sunny mornings and then heavy showers in the afternoon, yesterday was torrential!