点评:There is not much to see in the garden in the middle of March ie early Spring, but the garden will clearly offer a lot more later in the year. The rooks in the rookery were very active and very noisy calling to each other. The walled garden, although hardly planted - just some garlic and leeks so far - looked superb. A lot of effort had clearly been expended to date. The paths were newly covered in bark chippings and all the raised beds were weed free and waiting to be planted. The fruit trees and soft fruit had all been pruned.
The most interesting feature in the garden of contemplation was the undulating stone wall.
Unfortunately storm Eowyn, January 24, 2025 had reeked devastation amongst the trees in the woodland, so our visit was accompanied by the continuous sound of chain saws as the fallen trees were being cleared. The wildlife areas and bird hide were therefore out of bounds.
The best aspect of our visit was the Thai soup and cheese scone served in the café - a bargain.
翻译:三月中旬,也就是早春时节,花园里没什么可看的,但今年晚些时候花园里显然会有很多东西可看。鸟巢里的乌鸦非常活跃,彼此呼唤时非常吵闹。围墙花园虽然几乎没有种植任何东西——到目前为止只种了一些大蒜和韭菜——但看起来非常棒。显然已经付出了很多努力。小路上新铺上了树皮碎片,所有的高架花坛都没有杂草,等待种植。果树和软果都修剪过了。
沉思花园中最有趣的特色是起伏的石墙。
不幸的是,2025 年 1 月 24 日的风暴 Eowyn 在林地的树木中肆虐,所以我们的参观伴随着不断的链锯声,因为倒下的树木正在被清理。因此,野生动物区和鸟类隐蔽处是禁区。
我们这次旅行最棒的体验是咖啡馆供应的泰式汤和奶酪烤饼——很便宜。