Oh, to be in an English garden...

With roses galore and wildflowers in bloom, what better place to find oneself than in an English garden in spring. In our Gardens of the Web feature this season, we will simply be strolling along cobblestone paths and around stone fences to peek into these lovely spots of floral delight.

This beautiful streetside garden is found in Broadway on High Street in the lovely area known as the Cotswolds.

This is a gorgeous backyard garden with that favourite of English gardeners, the lovely pink climbing rose, as the backdrop for plants of all kinds in varying shades of green. The plush lawn is the perfect carpet upon which to approach the flowers.

These intensely-colored violet irises are framed beautifully by the Cotswold stone fence, showing off their brilliance against the light gray stone.

 

 

 

 

Here along this stone wall you can see all kinds of wildflowers with their heads raised to the sun as if stretching to peer over the beautiful stonework at the top of the wall.

What a lovely spot the Cotswolds is with its generous green pastures dotted with animals gently grazing, beautiful stone structures that have been around for centuries, lovely villages filled with charming inns and pubs, and garden after garden to delight the senses.

And, of course, what stroll through the English countryside would be complete without having seen a lovely cottage with a rose covered entrance?

And we will end our stroll here on this bench. As we take time to sit and rest, we can enjoy the surrounding flowers and the magnificent view.

It is no wonder that these vistas are some of the best-loved and most visited in Europe and that those who have not yet seen them in person find themselves longing to visit!

(Photo credits: Special thanks to Perry & Robyn Granberry for the lovely photographs.)