Accessible Gardens – Gwenfar's Garden and other musings

Some branches of the tree against the blue sky. It has glowing orange branches, that look warm & gorgeous.

Garden visit: Dyffryn Gardens

12 January 202512 January 2025

A sunny winter day! We made a visit to Dyffryn Gardens, which is quite local to us. And we joined the National Trust. Basically, they are doing a lot of good work dealing with the history of colonialism relating to …

A large pond with lily pads sitting on the surface. Behind are lots of trees changing colours, some really bright oranges and reds. Further back are fields with sheep, and even further, cows on a hill - looking surprisingly large given how far away they are (that's the weird perception thing).

Autumn at Aberglasney

8 November 20238 November 2023

For my birthday this year we decided on an autumn visit to Aberglasney Gardens. Autumn has been very mild, and instead of the usual freezing temperatures for my birthday (end of October), it was quite pleasant, and the colours were …

Blue Camassias in the foreground, and in the distance you can see a hint of the bluebell wood. There is lots of lush green growth and it all looks very vibrant.

Garden visit: Aberglasney Gardens

7 May 2023

Aberglasney Gardens is a good example of a the value of second chances. We visited Aberglasney, in the Tywi Valley, Carmarthenshire (Wales), more than 15 years ago, and all I recall is it felt dim and uninviting. It was towards …