Snow at Easton

With the gardens covered in a blanket of white, it seems a good time to show some pictures of the gardens in snow over the years. Hope you enjoy them.

The bridge in the snow.

 

dogs outside the hall in the 1930's


If you get enough velocity sledging on these slopes you can take off! (it's easier to do if you are under 10)



The outline of the turf maze shows the wheatsheaf, a family crest.



The Tool Tower. This was leaking badly when we first started repair work, but now melting snow is not a danger to this grand bothy.



The snowdrop contains anti-freeze in its cells to protect the plant from extreme temperatures.



Lincolnshire Longwool sheep are perfectly adapted to cold conditions in the park.

Thank you to everyone who visited this year.The team at Easton wish you a very happy Christmas.

November and Christmas shopping

Christmas Gifts Galore

It doesn’t seem five minutes since we were strolling around in the hot summer sunshine here at Easton. Now it is November, and the onset of winter and nearing festive season is upon us.

The gardens continue to change into their winter coats of bare branches, red berries and a palette of taupe, silver and evergreen. We’ve had a series of frosts in the last couple of weeks- creating some stunning morning scenes: a thin veil of chill spread over the terraces; a whisper of white on each petal, leaf and steam – winter, and Christmas, is a time to enjoy the outdoors for the changing views and bracing crisp air.

We’re open for two more Sundays this month, which means we’ve still got oodles of lovely gifts in the shop to take a look at. Once you’ve taken a FREE walk around the gardens, be sure to stop and have a leisurely browse before you set off home. Amongst our gift items are some beautiful homewares – including cushions, kitchenware, soaps and linens. If you’re struggling for inspiration on the high street, we’ve sourced some unusual and delightful children’s gifts too –for both boys and girls. And of course, we’ve made sure there’s an enviable selection of gardening gifts to buy: boxes, baskets, pots, tools and seeds – many of them from Garden Trading, one of our favourite suppliers.

 

 

 

If you do have little ones, don’t forget to enter our Mouse Competition to win a beautiful Walton & Co. toy mouse to take home for Christmas.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

November in The Gardens

 

Autumn colour on the Lime trees in the village was especially good this year



Prunus subhirtella. Its fiery leaves fall and are replaced by delicate blossom whenever the weather is mild, from November to March.

 


Details from the cottage garden. Ornamental winter cabbage and a cherry grown on a very dwarf stock





The terraces ready for winter. On the slopes we are creating wildflower meadows. The colour in the wider park adds to the charm of this view in autumn



Berries and Leaf shapes get closer scrutiny at this time of year. The ghostly Gunnera has been hit by the first frosts and berries are bringing in migrating birds throughout the gardens.