It’s not far away and we hadn’t been for a while so when Hubby suggested we take a run out to Ashwell to go the Gotha Garden I wasn’t gonna turn it down! A birthday treat with cream cakes thrown in: my kind of thing for sure.

We’ve not been there this year yet with all the medical emergencies etc so it was quite heartening to see my recovering cardiac patient wandering gently through the different sections of the garden. I thought the gardens all looked very lush and some bits had grown profusely since last year.

Lots of gardens and formally laid out vegetable beds and shrubberies. Gloriously scented roses in subtle shades as well as alliums and hollyhocks.