Ashwood Nurseries John Massey's Private Garden

Hi Jane, glad you got to see his garden in April I always seem to miss this opening but have enjoyed the little tour you have given us, hopefully will be going to the one on the 19th July. Your photos are great and it was nice that you were able to speak to the man himself.

Hi Phyl thanks I really enjoyed it and will probably go again this year hopefully :))

Oh my isn't that a beautiful garden and in such a lovely setting, it would be wonderful strolling around there, thankyou for sharing Jane, I'm off to look for your other blogs..

Ah thanks Lincslass I felt like I was in paradise lol it was so lovely, :))

What a lovely site - is that a river or a canal?

Such a peaceful place - is that the garden that has a lot of dogwood along the bank?

Hi steragram, its the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal and yes he does have lots of dogwood :))

Beautiful spot. Thank you for posting Daylily.

You're welcome Klahanie, thanks for looking :)

Very nice. Love the Rheum and pier in the pond, so nice. Isnt it nice to see an established garden with space around. I planted 6 betula jacquemontii snow queen in the autumn for their lovely white trunks. I like the huge blue pot too with the flowers climbing out.

Thanks for showing your photo's of a lovely garden it's so good for the soul to wander around a lovely garden ...

Hi dawnsaunt thanks, yes I loved the rheum didn't realise it would be so big this early, the pier and pond are lovely aren't they and the birch jacquemontii's, mine is Silver Shadow, your trees sound lovely :)

Thanks kidsgran your welcome, it was lovely :)

My rheum appear early too and are tougher than my gunnera which have sadly been frosted, the rheum are untouched.

Lovely garden and thanks for sharing.

Thanks Lindak you're welcome :)

Thanks Jane ... wonderful photos ..
kind of you to share your tour :o)

Thanks Terra your welcome, nice to see you too :)

Those contrasting colours of trees around the pond are remarkable :o)

Yes its a stunning garden, I love it, it was open last Saturday but couldn't make it this time, there is a couple more open days this year :)

Next time could you please photograph more angles on those pretty evergreens near the pond.

I will certainly do my best Tt :)

Thank you :o)

Thanks for saying in June that you had visited in Spring, it is a beautiful garden.

Lucky you, to live so near! We also made the trip (about two and a half hours drive) a few years ago, and I have said to OH that I would love to go and see John's garden again. Your photos are very good, and brought to live this inspiring place.

I couldn't take my eyes off the lake and surrounding cobbled area, and the head gardener (I think it was him) asked me if I realised why I liked it so much! He told me it looked so good because they had just used THREE different sizes of cobbles . . . I never forgot that. Now I realise that one of the design basics of almost anything in the garden is the number 3 :)

Just had another look - last time I missed the little duckings on the flower bed!

Thanks both, I remember on this occasion it being so tranquil and peaceful it was lovely, I went in September last year aswell with my mom. I am hoping to go again this year, he is also supporting the Brain Tumor charity of which a friend recently lost her daughter to so would like to support that :-)x