17 July 2010

A visit to the National Trust property, Lytes Cary Manor

The gardens were looking very nice but suffering a bit from lack of water.

This is the white garden.

There were several of these trees which have been shaped to look like Indian tepee tents.

The southern aspect of the house and croquet lawn.

Another topiary tree.

The manor house was the former home of medieval herbalist Henry Lyte. The great hall in the house dates from the 15th century.

The chapel is the oldest part of the manor and dates from the 14th century.

The view down the garden towards the dovecot.

An HDR image looking through the entrance hall to the dovecote.

After a tour of the manor and gardens we followed the riverside walk around the estate.
This is a common blue butterfly.

Willow herb

A Gatekeeper butterfly.

Back at the manor at the end of the riverside walk.

9 July 2016

Some of the artwork on display at Lytes Cary as part of the Herbarium exhibition.

A close look at the fine carving on the large piece of wood. I believe this is oak.

The traditional long shot down to the dovecote, but this time with new sculptures by the gates.

The black and white scupltures by the gate which are part of the Herbarium exhibition.
The connection with Lytes Cary is that Henry Lyte translated one of the first Herbal Remedies Manuals, Niewe Herball in 1578 and dedicated it to Elizabeth I. The exhibition of art work by various artists has been created in response to the beautiful Arts and Crafts inspired garden through the inspiration of the Niewe Herball. 'Herbarium'.

The white garden.

The summer borders looking very bright.

Nice alliums.

A busy bee.

An alternative view of the lavender borders. Achieved by using the intentional camera movement technique.

June 2017

Digitalis purperea - foxglove. A conversion of a photograph using the Topaz Simplify filter.

A busy bee on a yellow iris.

July 2017

Nice white hydrangeas in the borders next to the house. This was the first time I had visited the house in a morning allowing some sunlight to strike the stonework on the house, albeit diffused light due to the cloud cover.

Nice colour in this flower border.

Lavender with box hedging.

A busy bee on the lavender.

A Gatekeeper butterfly feeding on viburnum bonariensis in the lavendar garden.

Another gatekeeper on the lavender.