I often share a series of images taken in a particular garden, but today, I’m leading you through a succession of green landscapes. You’d need a week to explore them all in real life, to say nothing of the seasons, but while we can only travel virtually, why not make the best of it?
Something formal, to get us off on the right foot, with an object lesson in how to shape and edge a lawn. I love the way the gnarled tree casts its shadow over the green and the tulips seem to nod towards it.
A covered walkway will help us to get the hang of imaginatively traversing from green to green – there’s no need to scan luggage or show travel documents for this trip.
I’ll be offering a choice of resting places during our journey. The first is flanked by roses and foxgloves; the second is at a quirky little garden that deserves to be more widely known:
If ever an area could be said to be busy with green, this is the one.
Feel free to linger – these places aren’t made for rushing around, and a virtual garden never closes its gates. Those who are itching to get on can take off into open countryside towards the wind farm on the crest of the hill…
or – especially recommended for people who have not had much chance for scrambling in a while – can climb here:
Don’t go wild – we don’t want anyone to slip and turn an ankle or worse, and have to spend the rest of the journey in Accident & Emergency.
You might still be scrambling or rambling, but I need a rest. Peeping out under the canopy of an oak tree towards a stand of bracken lit by the dappled sunlight of woodland will suit me, or if that’s too impressionistic, try this:
Contrasting nature’s unbounded garden with a human-centric one – and finding them much the same – brought Andrew Marvell’s lines to mind:
Annihilating all that’s made
To a green thought in a green shade.
I’ll leave you with a link to Life in Colour which inspired this post and a hat tip to those of you who are celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day.
Susan Rushton 
Loved the walk, thank you!
Thanks for coming along with me!
Love all the green – such a soothing colour!
The Irish have a very wise national colour.
I was a pleasant walk through the green gardens.
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
What a variety. A garden for every mood. They all look wonderful in different ways. I’ll try them all!
It’s a little disconcerting moving from place to place when you know where they are – so far as greenery can be disconcerting, which on the scale of things is not much.
Very beautiful
Green does seem to have healing power.
It certainly does
Sometimes it is used in offices and hospitals for this soothing quality
A beautiful tranquil journey with you. I smiled at the place to ponder 😊 York Gate is a garden I would love to visit if I ever get up that way. Lots of soothing greens, but I’ll leave the scrambling to you and others 😍
I dare say you have lots of scrambling places close to hand should you change your mind.
There are a few!
What invitations — from metal benches to that pile of cushions near the hens — I feel a strong urge to sit and not move for a long time. What beautiful calm in all these places. And yet…and yet…part of me, and not the sensible part, wants that scramble. I don’t think I can pick a favorite, but for pure joy of saying it, I’d pick Hen Houses in Hoddlesden.
A good choice. I am wondering whether virtual scrambling ought to be compulsory. I’ll have to give that more thought.
A lot of life seems to be about scrambling, especially now. Also I seem to be having considerable trouble with WordPress. I hope this goes through.
It came through OK. WordPress are redoubling attempts to push us towards another seriously irritating ‘improvement’. My old wp-admin is still working though, is yours? I have been having some minor issues replying to comments.
My wp-admin gets me to some new format, alas. But at least I’m able to access WordPress; for a few days I couldn’t even get into the blog. I’ve been trying to figure out what’s going on, but it’s been discouraging.
Mine is tempting me with a redirect button, but my sixth sense is telling me to avoid the temptation.
I have resorted to clicking on anything just to see if there’s a way to something I recognize. So far, not so much.
I think have found the way. We have been given one more door to open. The link needs to have a little bit more added. I will resend.
Wow. Thanks!
I love the first shot, it looks a lovely place to sit and ponder for a while 🙂
I could happily spend half an hour a day there 🙂
Many, many thanks for this delightful green tour. I went through twice and plan to go through again. I especially liked “busy with green.” Also a much-needed reminder that green is indeed a beautiful color.
So many shades too.
Yes. Deep, soothing, cool.
Lovely place.
Thanks, Sherry.