Welcome to The Picton Garden
Through the garden gate
The old rockery
Rudbeckia triloba in late October
The maple bed with Tetrapanex papyrifer in background
Acer japonicum 'Green Cascade'
View South from the Acers
Aster novae-angliae's backed by bamboo
Anemone hybrida 'Whirlwind' and Aster umbellatus
Aster amellus cultivars in raised beds
Aster amellus cultivars in evening light
Lespedeza thunbergii
Crataegus prunifolia with Rudbeckia subtomentosa in front
Echinacea 'August Koningin' with butterfly
Mixed bed with Rhus glabra 'Laciniata'
Aster amellus and small flowered Aster hybrids in raised bed
View from small flowered raised bed down to Aster novae-angliae prairie bed
A peaceful seat (© Anabelle De Chazal)
Red Admiral on Aster cordifolius 'White Chief'
Aster amellus 'Mrs Ralph Woods' backed by small flowered Asters
The 4-way junction
Long mixed border with shrubs and Asters
Road border
Clerodendrum bungei
Mixed shrubs and perennials backed by Eupatorium purpureum
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush'
Hydrangea at entrance to the woodland area
Acer palmatum 'Sango-kaku'
Ferns and Acers
Woodland glade (© Anabelle De Chazal)
Cornus 'Eddie's White Wonder' (© Anabelle De Chazal)
Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum' in the Centenary Garden
Koelreuteria paniculata
Callicarpa boideneri var. geraldii with Ginko biloba in background
View from the Centenary garden to the Magnolia dawsoniana
Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
Aster 'Ochtendgloren' with Aster cordifolius 'Elegans' behind in the mini nut walk
View into Magnolia garden from nut walk
Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'
View across the Magnolia garden
View across magnolia garden to the Catalpa bignonioides
Larix kaempferi 'Stiff Weeping' underplanted with Aster divaricatus 'Eastern Star'
View from Arbour
Black and White garden
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
Silver garden
Aster turbinellus with Miscanthus
Aster turbinellus (© Anabelle De Chazal)
Eucalyptus perfoliata
View from nut walk
Jubilee border in first week of October
Towards the raised beds
Towards the nut walk and Arbour
Aster novi-belgii and Aster novae-angliae borders
Jubilee border across to the Aster novae-angliae prairie
Fagus sylvatica 'Dawyck Gold'under planted with Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Aster novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Potschke' in a mixed border
Aster novae-angliae 'Herbstschnee in a mixed border
Aster novae-angliae (© Anabelle De Chazal)
Mixed Asters with Sanguisorba canadensis and Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
Rudbeckia nitida
Autumnal Miscanthus
Aster 'Coombe Fishacre'
Back to the small flowered Asters
Through the raised beds
View back to Aster amellus beds
Goodbye from the Picton Garden