Guest Author - Hellie T.

Sundials

The English are very fond of sundials and they can be found in many gardens, sometimes actually carved on to the walls of houses but more commonly as a focal point for a garden room. One of the delights to find when exploring a garden.



This is a photograph that I took of quite a large sundial that had been built on a brick plinth.
It had been copied from a sixteenth century sundial found at a local church and was quite rare as only a limited number of copies had been made.

There was just a small lawn around it then borders filled with scented plants and small shrubs.

Notice the use of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) near the path.

The dark pink rose is the Apothecary's Rose or Rosa galica officinalis, that has highly scented blooms in the summer months.

Both lavender and the Apothecary's Rose are excellent for making Pot Pourri.

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There were some lovely white peonies just tinged with pink which helped to create a feeling of rich abundance.

Over the archway was the climbing rose Mme Alfred Carriere .
It has lovely old-fashioned higly scented blooms that change from an soft creamy white to pure white as they age.

Best of all it flowers continuously throughout the summer and into autumn.
It is easy to grow as it is quite tolerant of soil conditions - you can grow it in a sunny spot or on a north facing wall.

You can see it clambering up a wall should you visit Sissinghurst Garden in Kent.

Enjoy your garden!