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Hodsock Priory famous for its show of snowdrops, cyclamen and other spring flowers.
Snowdrop species
Dwarf Iris 'Natascha'
Chimonanthus fragrans (Wintersweet)
Dwarf Iris cultivar and Eranthis hyamalis (winter aconite)
Snowdrops and Cyclamen
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Nice series.... The Snowdrops are out in BC but we in Alberta won't see them for several more weeks... :-(
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Nice series, So little water in California for the last 4 years that the wildflowers seasons are really short and very early. That and the few flowers we are getting aren't of the usual quality.
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Usual, as expected from you, high quality pics. Ed.
To each his own!
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Excellent captures - well taken.
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Thanks for your comments. Hodsock is a pleasant place to visit at snowdrop time, I usually visit annually in February and sometimes in May for the bluebells. Those are the two occasions open to the public, otherwise it seems to be a venue for weddings and corporate events.
We have many lived-in historic buildings in Yorkshire where the gardens are maintained and open to the public in their season. My favorites are Newby Hall Gardens -
http://www.newbyhall.com/ and Renishaw Hall Gardens which is just over the county border into Derbyshire -
http://www.renishaw-hall.co.uk/
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