A visit to Bodnant Garden
Bodnant garden is about thirty five minutes from here. Membership of the RHS (or the National Trust) means I don't have to pay each time I go in so I go quite often, maybe three or four times a year. I am most inclined to go in spring when the camellias and magnolias are out and crowds of daffodils wash up against the paths. I have of course gone when the famous laburnum walk is in flower although that is not my favourite time: too many people and not enough time to meander and muse. We went last week because Ian has never seen it and I wanted him to visit. It is fascinating to find that the changing season changes your view of the garden and your assessment of it. Every year it is spring that really excites me and I have only slowly come to love an autumn garden but the main border at Bodnant was an absolute cracker, glowing with yellows, russets and oranges and making me smile at its glorious exuberance. On this narrow path you can walk along the ba...