23/08/2026
The garden has taken on a very different feel in the constant heat, it is a place to observe from the shade rather than enthusiastically explore, the grottoes and follies offer respite from sun rather than adventure and the rose arch and yew walk provide shady colonnades from which to peer out, blinking, at the sun-bleached scene. The water, intended by Repton to add drama to the scene, has a more soothing effect now that the flow has lessened and the sound is reminiscent of the paradise gardens of the middle east: cooling, calming and captivating. Continues reading via the link in our bio ๐