Wallington; A Fine Walled Garden

Wallington Hall is a fine old country house, seat of a branch of the Trevallyan family whose notorious attitude (Charles Edward) to the Irish has led to the name being hated in many parts of Ireland. However, we were here to visit the lovely walled garden, set well away from the house and all its history.
Gardeners have a love of plants that binds them as a respectful group across all national bounderies, religions, creeds, and cultures. Perhaps it is their respect and affection for the natural world that does this, for without that, we as humankind are biting the very hand that feeds us......but what do I know? I'm a fucking gardener not a politician.

[@wendychandler8304]

I remember seeing this in 2013 - delighted to find it again.

[@sukumvit]

Years ago, my Mum had a lemon tree planted in a big terracotta pot. It was looking sticky so she asked me to take a look at it. After a quick assessment, I took a stick and pushed it through the drainage hole - water gushed out in a great torrent for several minutes. Turned out that in an effort to save money, my step-father had mixed quite a bit of garden soil into the potting compost. All the clay and silt slowly made their way down to the base of the pot where they sealed the drainage hole as effectively as if it had never been there!

[@Mayerling52]

you're too funny! and this is one of my fav. memories! Wallington!

[@floand12345]

The 'cowparsley' is Myrrhis odorata sweet cicely that's why it had the strange fragrance.

[@sukumvit]

Looking SICKLY, that should be, not sticky...