Last September I had a holiday in South Wales. It was one that had been cancelled during lockdown, but now we could go on holiday once more.
The weather was fantastic, and two things pleased us. The first was that a leg of the Tour of Britain (cycling) was starting from the local town. The second was that The National Botanical Gardens of Wales was just down the road.
These gardens are in the Towy valley in Carmarthenshire. They were opened in 2000 on the site of a mansion belonging to a family called Middleton. They built their mansion here in the early 17th century. It was bought in 1789 by Sir William Paxton, who had the idea of turning it into a water park.
There is a lot of history to this place, and you can find out more on Wikipedia, by following this link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Botanic_Garden_of_Wales
We visited these gardens twice, and I thought I would share some of the pictures I took with you.
Here they are.
The Dome was divided into areas representing different parts of the world.
I don’t know what this plant is, but it’s interesting.
This was the apothecary’s hall with an interesting apothecary’s garden behind.
I was intrigued by this poem. Sadly, I didn’t take any photos of the garden behind the hall.
In the tropical house there were many plants in flower. Here are some of them.
And finally, not from Wales, but my garden. It’s a pity I can’t post the scent of the daphne bush. It’s wonderful. This was last year, and it’s even better this year.
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Maria and Tom have bought an antique table for the old cottage they have bought. When they hear strange noises in the night that sound like crying, they worry their house is haunted, but the sounds seem to come from the table.
They set about trying to find what is causing the disturbances. The answer is stranger than either of them had thought.
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