Waddesdon Manor Gardens (National Trust) , Buckinghamshire, UK | Traditional bedding plants used in this Victorian garden (21 of 30)

Waddesdon Manor Gardens, Buckinghamshire, UK:

This immaculate Victorian garden, surrounding a Renaissance style chateau, is considered to be one of the finest in England. The gardens are home to outstanding seasonal displays of bedding plants - which were much loved by the Victorians.

Bedding plant schemes on this scale require an enormous amount of work and the displays are maintained to the highest standards by a dedicated team of National Trust gardeners. This scheme, taken several years ago, is a bit more muted than some of the more recent schemes. But that is the advantage of bedding plants - each year can bring a completely different effect.

Waddesdon has been described as ‘The Jewel in the Crown of the National Trust’. The formal gardens contain the highest quality bedding plant displays I have ever seen, anywhere! There is a splendid parterre, grand fountains, statuary surrounded by flowers and an ornate Victorian aviary (beautifully restored a few years ago) in the grounds.

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Although my main interest is in gardens, the outstanding collection of furniture, fabrics, paintings and porcelain in the chateau style mansion is quite phenomenal. After spending a couple of hours in the house I usually come out into the garden with ‘visual overload’. Highly recommended!

Location:

Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0JH, UK

UK OSGB Map Reference: OS165:SP740169

Links: A brief description of the house and gardens, together with opening details, are given on the National Trust, Waddesdon Manor website.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Waddesdon (show map)

Taken on: July 1, 2006

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