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Author Topic: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent  (Read 1115 times)

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Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« on: May 31, 2016, 12:53:19 PM »
Not a perfect day for a garden visit yesterday, but it was a Bank Holiday so we should not be surprised by the cold wind and grey skies. Doddington Place is one of those fortunate gardens where a large pocket of acid soil on the underlying chalk downland enables them to grow Rhododendrons and all manner of ericaceous plants. A woodland garden, a formal garden, a rock garden, a Wellingtonia Walk, an Edwardian country house (not open), set in acres of glorious parkland. Massive trees, huge old rhododendrons, and especially lots of deciduous azaleas - read all about it here: http://www.doddingtonplacegardens.co.uk.

Now for some photographs:
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2016, 12:55:08 PM »
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2016, 12:56:37 PM »
Rhododendron 'Narcissiflora' was looking especially good...
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2016, 12:58:07 PM »
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2016, 01:00:48 PM »
More, including the Wellingtonia Walk...
« Last Edit: May 31, 2016, 05:20:30 PM by johnralphcarpenter »
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2016, 01:02:41 PM »
On to the formal and rock gardens...
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2016, 01:03:49 PM »
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2016, 01:08:01 PM »
Lovely place - but how glad am I that I don't have to trim all those hedges!!
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2016, 01:23:49 PM »
Yes, lots of imaginatively shaped yew hedges!
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Re: Doddington Place Gardens, near Sittingbourne, Kent
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2016, 05:14:54 PM »
Looks one to add to the list Ralph, very nice indeed.
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