Eastcombe, Bussage and Brownshill Gardens

Our first NGS gardens of the 2018 season and what a weekend for it :) The hottest May Bank Holiday on record. The gardens range from the small and manicured through the meandering interesting to the large and impressive. 

 

We have watched these gardens develop and mature over the years and had our share of exercise in this hilly terrain. The villages are situated atop of the Stroud valleys allowing impressive views over the surrounding countryside.

  

Eastcombe, Bussage and Brownshill Gardens

Set in a hilltop location in the Stroud Valley These are a collection of medium and small gardens spread across three adjoining villages. The village hall providing a focal point complete with tea, cakes and plant stalls.

stunning views over the valley

Garden Visits

Eastcombe, Bussage and Brownhill Gardens are an annual favourite of ours. Atop a Stroud valley some of the climbs are steep but the views and the gardens make it all worthwhile.









as does the tea n cakes at the village hall :-p



The following day we made our first ever visit to LIttle Malvern Court. Passed it on the road a few times but never been in. Enchanting. A brilliant sunny day the ten acre site was cloaked in white blossoms. The architecture of the buildings is an interesting historical conglomerate, based on a former Benedictine priory, that blends in well with the lakeside walks, topiary hedging against the amazing backdrop of the Malverns.

and, of course, the now mandatory ...