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We went on a coach trip on one of the hottest days of the year. The air conditioning on the coach was excellent. It was the day that England were playing Sweden for a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup; fortunately it went well and England won 2 0. Pictures below were taken with my snapper using Intelligent auto which did not work that well, but the camera was lighter than my usual one.

stone house cottage

As we walked up the drive, a muntjack dashed in front of us; the geese were not bothered			Tropaeolum speciosum
Veratrum album		Hosta	Juliet's balcony
		Buddleija crispa?	Clematis
		Onopordon acanthium	Dierama - Angels' fishing rods
	Berkheya purpurea
Leptospermum	Melianthus major	Eryngium
Flax		Phlox 'Blue Paradise'	Hemerocallis 'Marion Vaughan'
Anthemis 'E C Buxton'	Crocosmia rowallane yellow	detail	Possibly Phlox 'Tenor'
Red border	Purple border	Aconitum bicolor	We enjoyed this shady arbour

Delphinium 'Alice Artindale'		From the top of the tower	Unopened Berkheya purpurea
Gold and blue border	Platycodon gandiflora alba with dark stems
Berkheya purpurea in situ	From inside the arbour; pigeons were nesting	Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust'	Heptacodium miconioides - seven son flower tree
	After considerable retail therapy, we went to Ashwood's Garden Centre and John's Garden. We were forced to take a detour due to an accident, but arrived at the garden centre for a good lunch at about half London prices and very good quality.

john's garden

Astilbes - a calming sight on a very hot day	Iris ensata	Our members like blue	Otter in the sedge
Astilbe leaves		Swans
Sarracenia		Clematis texensis 'Princess Kate'	Black swans
Clematis	Pond		Actaea
Thalictrum	Alstroemeria hybrid	Podophyllum fruits	Monkey puzzle bark
	Streptocarpus hybrids used as bedding	detail below	Christopher Lloyd loved dachshunds
Clematis texensis hybrid	Succulents	detail below	Gorilla
Lilium regale		Rootery with ferns	Hydrangea quercifolia
Interesting iron work	Seating area with troughs	Pinus koreana var.
Possibly Clematis texensis 'Buckland Beauty'	Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'	Teasel iron work supporting campanulas	Opium poppy pods
	Blue door	Angel's Trumpets	Aeoniums
Eryngium eburneum	Ducks	Ligularia stenocephala
	Ram	Sheep	Questioning sheep
Window box	Deer	We enjoyed the cake in the restaurant and more plants were bought. Thanks to reduced traffic on the road due to the football, we had a straightforward journey home after a very good day.

Heptacodium miconioides - seven son flower tree