The National Botanic Garden of Wales - introduction (part 2)

NICE. TOO FAR FOR ME TO VISIT. I HOPE TO VISIT EVERYTHING SIMILAR WITHIN A 50 MILE RATIO FROM WHERE I LIVE. THIS IS THE ONLY THING I ENJOY DOING DURING THE SUMMER. I NEVER GO ON HOLIDAYS EITHER HERE OR ABROAD.

Looks good to me. Love those lupins. Very interesting place and great photos Hywel.

I too love those lupins, lovely photos, lovely blog thanks Hywel.

Lupins...gorgeous. This installment of your blog shows the gardens in a good light...more colour which was missing in your first edition, Hywel. I hope you can get back during the various seasons...it would be lovely to see more photos when you can get there.

They have quite a few plants for sale it seems....did you get any that day?

Your countryside scenes are very pretty....nature does it best!

Enjoyed the tour Hywel and those lupins Wow they just blew me away;0)

It looks such a lovely place. Thank you so much for sharing :))

it looks lovely hywel ~ thank you for putting this on here ~ i have never been. im not sure where it is
it is a little bit like the edinburgh botanical gardens.

It doesn`t look a mess on your lovely pics Hywel and anybody seeing them would definitely not be put off visiting, you have probably inspired more visitors , now that is a good thing, if I ever get near there I`d like to visit.
I`ve enjoyed both blogs and hope you do get to visit at different times of the year. Many thanks for sharing..

How come those Lupins are so fab?? When I plant mine they get eaten up so have given up on those, I also love that dragon fly sculpture Hywel, its a beautiful place just needs some TLC. Thanks Hywel.

I was thinking how tidy they keep it, I also think it looks a lovely place to visit, the lupins are lovely, so glad you shared it with us Hywel

Lovely tour Hywel and lovely views over Carmarthenshire too a couple of lovely old buildings too and that water fall love the way it runs down the lupins were gorgeous, perhaps once those plants get planted and establish themselves you will be able to get a photo how well they have done.

Now that's a great place - wish we had something like that here :):) Those lupins were so cool!!! great blog and pictures Hywel

looks a great place Hywel.... nice pics....and blog.. : O )

Hope to see this place this year:) it's not far away from me as well;-) thanks for sharing:)

Looks lovely Hywel - pity about the wind. The lupins were very impressive.

Thank you for everyone's comments :)
I only showed photos of the good bits lol It really was in a neglected state.

Whistonlass I bought a blue Meconopsis :)

Very nice choice, Hywel....I've just looked at some photos of the blue Meconopsis and they are very attractive.

I've tried them before, when I lived in the old cottage, but I think the garden was too dry for them. It was on a slope and faced south-west - it used to get very hot and windy aswell. I hope they do better here. They're lovely flowers.

Thanks for these two blogs Hywel, I must definitely try to visit. Rachel would love the dragonfly statue!

As people have said, your pictures have shown the gardens in a good light even if they are a bit run down when you actually see them. Lets hope they pick up again.

Lovely pics.... hills are pretty as usual in your part of Wales :o)

:o) Yes the scenery is very pleasant around here
Thanks TT.

Another interesting blog, Hywel! I liked all those places you showed us & it doesn't look too untidy. But then as you say you've only shown us the best bits!

Like you felt disappointed with these gardens I, too, felt the same way about the Cambridge Botanical gardens I blogged on last year. It's a shame they can't be kept in much better conditions.

Looking forward to your future visits & corresponding blogs as well! :-))

the daffodils and snow drops in the spring are amazing up there....the hill in front of the dome is covered in thousands..the Japanese garden was brought there from chelsea a few years ago and is tucked away by the walled garden..i love the view of paxtons' tower in your last pic...
did you go into the walled garden? it used to be lovely in there....im looking forward to your next blog to see how it is developing

Its a good idea to go back again and again through the year, its amaising how quickly the gardens change, even with a couple of weeks between.
I like the stream running through the concrete. Its simple but striking. And dont those lupins look great planted on mass!
sue

I hope Spritzhenry sees this blog Hywel. She was a bit puzzled that quite a few visitors wanted Lupins. These should give her a clue as to which to grow for next years Open Days. They are stunning. I like your photos very much. They show a garden with quite different ideas from the usual. I love the rill running down from the fountain. There seems to be plenty of interest in spite of the fact that the period between the spring bulbs and the herbaceous perennials coming into their summer finery is often quite dull in lots of gardens. The new planting looks interesting and i will look forward to seeing what it becomes. As always you do give us a great insight in to your part of Wales.

Wonderful Lupins Hywel, but slugs and snails love 'em in my garden. Yesterday's hearty gusts of wind would have ruffled them a bit. So its a good I have your photos to amaze me. It is a shame that these wonderfully designed big garden schemes can get tatty. I think it is to do with funding somehow....given to set up, but not enough to keep it up in entirety over time. Lots of volunteers needed perhaps?

Oh..!

A new garden..Smitten at photo 1.

Can't wait now Kasy

I am affraid you'll be dissapointed after a long, long waiting for my blog. Hywel went to see gardens in summer - plenty to see:)

We are all different..I love Autumn and winter, then spring and summer. :))

All the seasons are different Kasy :o) There's something interesting in all of them.

I am so looking forward to your Blogs Kasy. I reckon I have more in common here than Kew.

Spring is my favourite - all things waking up:) Winter in UK is interesting - remember my first winter here - surprised to see camellia, Prunus 'Autumnalis' flowering, lol.
It's definitelly different here than Kew - but I sort of wish it was as big as Kew. But then I'd have to stay overnight somewhere near to see it all... Remember being locked up at Kew, even with my friend hurrying me up, lol