Erddig in Autumn

Hi Neena ...
super blog with lovely colourful photos and great captions.
That log house looks cute. Good to see so many flowers still blooming well.
Definitely perked me up :o) x x x

Thank you for your kind comments TT, Erddig is a delightful place I love it there, it is just a few miles away from me, so pleased it helped you feel a little better hope you are fully fit very soon :o) xxx

It looks quite sheltered - shows what a difference a big old wall can make. I've only been to Erddig once and my chief memory is seeing a grass snake swimming in a pond - don't remember any flowers at all after that! So thank you for the photos. Do you know what that tiny cute fuchsia in the border is?

Love, love Erdigg! Have been so many times with my kids, and now enjoy looking at the garden with gardening loving friends. Thank you for the lovely photo's.

Thank you Steragram, gosh I've not seen any grass snakes there in or out of the water - I'm glad to say, not surprised that was a lasting memory for you! sorry I don't know the name of the little fuchsia in the border, pleased you enjoyed my pictures. :o)

Thank you Amsterdam, So pleased to bring happy memories back to you with my trip to Erddig there is always something of interest I just love visiting. :o)

Thank you for liking Jaykaty, Lincslass and Bathgate :o)

Looks a great place and so colourful, I do like the Lime Walk, My dahlias are all doing well but my chrysanths are still tight buds, thankyou for sharing Neellan...

Thank you Lincslass pleased you enjoyed my blog on Erddig, it's good there is still so much colour in our gardens, hopefully the frost will keep away for a while! :o)

Thankyou for your pics and comments on Erddig - it must be twelve months or more since we last visited - I think it is time for a return visit - love the Heliotrope one of my favourites - Jane

Oh it's lovely. .......suchan amazing autumn this year,
I'm interested in the red admiral, so few about these days....wonder if he's one that will overwinter here.....
thanks xxx

A fabulous place,Neena..I really enjoyed the walk with you..:o) The Lime tree walk is beautiful,and the Dahlia's are so colourful..It's amazing the Agapanthus and Heliotrope are still in flower too.Lucky you,to live so near to Erddig...thank you for sharing it with us,on a drab and dreary day :o)

Yes, that is melianthus major in the photo. If you rub the leaves, you get a smell of peanuts!

Thank you Jane pleased you enjoyed the virtual visit I am sure you will enjoy your return visit, the Heliotrope was really striking such a deep colour :o)

Thank you Pam, knew you would like the Red Admiral, there are sure to be plenty of places at Erddig for him to overwinter and plenty of nectar around too, so pleased you liked Erddig :o)

Thank you Bloomer Glad you enjoyed the walk it was such a lovely day the colours really sang out, it was good to see so many flowers still blooming, poor things will have been soaked this afternoon, quite a change in the weather! pleased the pictures cheered your day :o)

Thank you for liking Bjs :o)

I wondered if that was an Eel swimming in the lake ?
They are aquatic and overland creatures.
Also if the gardens are managed by volunteers ?

Thank you Andrew for confirming the name of the plant and for the additional note of interest - peanut scented leaves :)

Thank you Diane Steragram saw the creature in a pond so I don't know but have not heard there are eels in the area.
Volunteers do help in the garden and give guided walks also of course as guides in the house :)

Its absolutely amazing the financial value to us all of volunteers in this country. Gardens that provided cheap labour oportunities in Victorian times would be deserted wastes without volunteers nowadays.
God bless all Goyers who work as volunteers.

Thank you Diane I agree, my name has been on the volunteer waiting list at Erddig for ages but they apparently have sufficient people at present!

A Beautiful place and the avenue of limes is stunning. I hope the autumn colours continue for a while as they have been magnificent so far.

Thank you Wildrose, really lovely Autumn colours at the moment, a joy to see :o)

Diane it was definitely a grass snake, lovely coloured patterns and all shiny in the wet. It wasn't in the formal lake, there's a smaller pool in a wilder part that feeds into a stream and it was there.

One of my favourite NT houses, and have visited many times. So pleased to see there is so much colour on show - Can't believe that the Agapanthus still have flowers...! Love Erdigg whatever the weather...;o) PS Sorry I haven't been in touch Neena, I'll send you a PM ;o) xxx

What a beautifully colourful blog, really cheering on a grey day, thanks Neellan :) - it looks a wonderful place.

Thank you for clearing that up Steragram as I was not able to help Diane on the issue :o)

Thank you Tracey so pleased you spotted my blog this is where we came in isn't it!! Sunday was a lovely sunny day ideal for showing the colours at their best and there was lots of colour still, but like you say Erddig is great whatever the weather :o)

Thank you Gee - we both posted at the same time! glad to cheer you, Erddig certainly is wonderful, the history of the house fascinating too. :o)

Thanking for liking Klahanie :o)

Thank you for liking Aquilegia, Hywel and Drc :o)

Thanks for sharing your visit Neellan - it has brightened up my morning on this grey and damp day!

You are very welcome Shirley so pleased you enjoyed Erddig, sorry you have grey and damp weather today hope it brightens tomorrow :o)