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The Weekend - Part 2
Aug. 24th, 2011 05:39 pmOn Sunday my Sister and her two boys joined my Mother and I to celebrate my Mother's 85th Birthday a few days early. She had suggested we meet up at Harlow Carr Gardens near Harrogate, as they had been earlier in the year and had enjoyed seeing a lot of changes that had been taking place. We would then have Afternoon Tea at Bettys. So that is what we did, and the weather was very good to us too......
As we had booked a wheelchair for mum we spent over two hours wondering around the gardens, and having not visited for many years I was "knocked out" by how lovely it all is now. By chance I found out on Thursday that the garden designer Tom Stuart Smith had been hugely involved in the revamp......... we've had an exhibition on his work at the Garden Museum over the Summer but I only got chance last week to have an in-depth look....... He has won a number of gold medals for his gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show in recent years.
(Inigo - the youngest nephew - always pulls silly faces for the camera !)
The "Rhubarb & Custard" small garden direct from the Chelsea Flower Show earlier in the Summer.........................................................
I think I "need" to post some more photos of the afternoon, but won't flood this entry with them all !
As we had booked a wheelchair for mum we spent over two hours wondering around the gardens, and having not visited for many years I was "knocked out" by how lovely it all is now. By chance I found out on Thursday that the garden designer Tom Stuart Smith had been hugely involved in the revamp......... we've had an exhibition on his work at the Garden Museum over the Summer but I only got chance last week to have an in-depth look....... He has won a number of gold medals for his gardens at the Chelsea Flower Show in recent years.
