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The Millstream borders provide a special place of

The Millstream borders provide a special place of calm in the gardens. Enjoyed by ducks and humans alike. There is something very therapeutic about watching the water running gently beneath the little bridge between the banks burgeoning with the foliage of peonies past and hydrangea to come.🌿
The gardens are open from 1 until 5 pm Weekend and Wednesday afternoons. The next quarterly e-newsletter is due out very soon. Learn about the history of Melbourne Hall, the garden design, the plants, the people, the wildlife and the animals to visit in the paddocks. Be sure to sign up to our gardens website to receive your free copy. ✍🏻
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Photograph © @andreajonesgardenphotography 📷
#gardens #millstream #water #calm #tranquil #calming #therapeutic #tranquil #unwind #destress #foliage #plants #garden #gardeninspiration #july #derbyshire #relax #family #familytime #gardenopen #whereshallwego #animals #borders #hydrangea

There maybe a few clouds around but there is plent

There maybe a few clouds around but there is plenty of sunshine in our Water Garden ! There is a wonderful mix of yellows to cheer up any summer day whatever the weather. Primula florindae, Primula prolifera, Thalictrum flavum subsp. glaucum and the wonderful English shrub rose, Rosa' Charles Darwin'.
The gardens are open from 1 to 5 pm Wednesday and Weekend afternoons.
Our quarterly free e-newsletter comes out soon - just sign up to our website to receive a copy.
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Photograph with grateful thanks to Nicola Lowe.📷
#sunshine #yellow #sunny #watergardens #rose #prímula #gardening #garden #gardenopen #rhspartnergarden #boggarden #gold #wherecanwego #flowers #plants

Found amongst the herbaceous perennials in the Lon

Found amongst the herbaceous perennials in the Long Border this beautiful blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) is sitting on the petals of a Rosa ‘complicata’.
According to the British Dragonfly Association it's one of the most common damselflies in the UK
However as you might imagine not all Damsels are female ! Males can be identified by being blue and black with a mushroom/button shaped mark on segment 2 (below the wing base).
Females are black and either blue or dull green with a thistle shaped mark on segment 2 (below the wing base).
You can learn more about the wildlife, plants and gardens at Melbourne Hall in our next quarterly newsletter. Just sign up to our website to receive your free issue by email - coming soon. ✍🏻
Thanks for the great photograph @katinthehatgardening 📷
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#rose #damselfly #rosa #rosacomplicata #summer #pink #dragonfly #plants #flower #insect #closeup #pinkrose #garden #inspiredbynature #nature #petals #naturephotography #gardens #closeupphotography #flowerphotography

Peony 'Moonrise' glowing in the sunshine of the Pe

Peony 'Moonrise' glowing in the sunshine of the Peacock Garden.
Stunning and fragrant single creamy-white cup shaped flowers with bold, golden centres that bees can't resist. 🐝
One of Professor Saunders’ best hybrids and a personal favorite of peony expert, Billy Caruthers of Binny Plants in Edinburgh. Apparently, used as the pollen parent to produce some very good hybrids.
Going back few years, Professor Arthur Percy Saunders (March 22, 1869 – August 14, 1953) was probably the most well-known peony hybridiser the world has ever seen. He was responsible for bringing many new species into the gene-pool of our garden varieties, thus bringing new colours and a longer flowering period.
Professor Saunders was born in Canada bit later moved to the ISA where he served as a Director of the American Peony Society from 1909 almost continuously until his death.
You can read more about Professor Saunders, the peonies and many more plants at Melbourne Hall in our next quarterly newsletter. Just sign up to our website to receive your free issue by email - coming soon. ✍🏻
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Thank you to Nicola Lowe for the photograph.
#peony #moonrise #peonies #plants #flowers #whiteflower #beefriendly #gardens #paeonia #derbyshire

As Juliet said about Romeo in Shakespeare's play,

As Juliet said about Romeo in Shakespeare's play, 'a rose by any other name would smell as sweet'. 🥀
We are not completely certain which rose this is that rambles so prettily through the maple in the Long Border. It certainly has a gentle sweet scent.
We have been advised it might possibly be Léontine Gervais
(Rambling Rose) but it could be one of many similar looking roses that change colour according to their age and weather conditions.
Whatever it's name we love it. ❤️
With thanks for advice: @michaelrosarian 🌹
For photography 📷@andreajonesgardenphotography and for the video, gardener, Nicola Lowe.
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#roses #rambling #shakespeare #shakespearequotes #garden #romantic #pink #pinkrose #tree #rose #love #romance #gardeninspiration #romeoandjuliet #derbyshire #melbournederbyshire #englishgarden #roses🌹

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