On May 7, a holiday Monday a group of us working at the MSB Seed Bank decided to visit the National Trust Garden of Sissinghurst, a garden I have visited many times before but never tire of. The delegation from MSB included Chris a Norwegian, Anne from Australia and Hannay from Mexico. If Dale or Jane are reading this we stopped in to see your dad and Patsy on the way home; they were gracious and gave us tea and great shortbread biscuits. Of course in concern for your fathers health I ate several.
The cottage garden at Sissinghurst is famous for its vibrant colours, I think this is a spin off from nearby Great Dixter, where the late Christopher Lloyd spun his magic.
It was still early for Sissinghurst, and I was a little dissapointed for I saw no new ideas and little imagination in the plantings since my last visit. The garden I felt, was too meticulous and of course the plant signage was out of date and in several places incorrect. It was as if the garden was in a time warp.
One of the great parts of the garden is the tower, which Vita Sackville-West had her study in. You can climb it as we did and get a great overview of the garden.
Chris, the Norwegian, cannot get the viking spirit out of his blood as he tries to plunder the gardens (the urn contains the ashes of Vita). He of course is forgetting the weight restrictions on the plane home. Norway no longer has longboats.
The most famous garden room at Sissinghurst, the white garden; a bit dull at this time of year.
A view from the tower,towards the main entrance of the garden.
For more information on Sissinghurst visit the National Trust link below:
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