The Pleasure Gardens at Trentham Hall

We are back at the gardens of Trentham in Stoke-on-Trent.  This is our 4th or 5th visit.  This huge estate has many things to do and is geared toward family visits but has many elements of a true Pleasure Gardens.  Lots for the kids but even more for the gardener.   With big names like Piet Oudolf, Tom Stuart-Smith, Nigel Dunnett,...Capability Brown lake and old trees. We enjoy seeing this garden at different times of the year.  This time it is June.

Trentham - Midlands

 July 30th

bees on echinops

piet oudolf perennial border

artimesia and stipa

layers on layers of color and texture

agapanthus and knautia

oregano

dino ballotia?

fun to walk maze of trails through out the parterre

slight rain

stachyes and artemesia

allie of weeping elm?

truely a pleasure garden

piet oudolf floral labyrinth

extremely large sweet chestnut planted by Cap Brown

big golden yew

knautia avernes

nigel dunnett

Trentham Gardens

Trentham Gardens

 

Trentham Estate Gardens

The Trentham Estate in Staffordshire is a formal garden set along the River Stoke.   Recently renovated from the designs of Piet Oudolf and Tom Stuart-Smith, this is a contemporary formal garden. 

The Victorian Garden in the front with the Italian Garden and lake beyond.