Today we went to The National Trust property, Kingston Lacy, near to Wimborne. The house belonged to the Bankse family who built it in the 1660s after their family home at Corfe Castle down the road was asked by the parliamentry troops during the Civil War. It remained in the Bankse family until The 1960s when it was left to the National Trust. In the late 18th century much of the house was redecorated in the Venetian style as a suitable to hold their collection of paintings which include a Caravaggio and several van Dyck family portraits.
The garden seemed, to us, to be in need of some attention (presumably the pandemic has meant the the usual army of NT volunteers have not been available. However, we were just in time to see some very impressive aliums the size of beachballs and some lovely rhododendrons whose season is nearly over.
The white wisteria grown as a freestanding tree was also an eye-catcher
If anyone can give me an id on the pink blooms at the end of the set, I'd be grateful.
I don't have one but think it might a Camelia. Jo Edwards
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo. I think that you are absolutely right. A friend who knows her plants really well emailed me the same answer. Thanks again
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