GPOD on the Road: Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Late May

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Happy Friday GPODers!

We’re venturing across the pond today with Cindy Strickland. Cindy is currently based in Chicago, and in the past she has sent in photos of her previous garden in North Carolina (Inspiration from Cindy in North Carolina, Dry Beauty in the Garden), as well as a garden she helped a friend with (Gardening for a Friend), and of other gardens she has visited in her international travels (Sydney, Australia, and Smallhythe Place).

Today we get a sensational selection of photos from a trip she took to Sissinghurst Castle Garden last year. The garden is located near Cranbrook, Kent, UK, and like many historic landmarks in England, the site has served many purposes and lived several lives before becoming the garden that it is today. It would be far too long to get into here, but it is absolutely worth reading more about on the National Trust’s website: The History of Sissinghurst Castle Garden

If you find these images inspiring (and who wouldn’t?), Fine Gardening will be hosting a UK garden tour to a similar area in England during late May of 2025. Secure your spot before Jan. 1st to get $300 off, so be sure to find out more info here, if you’re interested!

Hello wondering if you would like to use any of these photos taken at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in late May of 2023. The photos I am sharing are mainly plants from The White Garden.

white garden at Sissinghurst CastleA wide view of The White Garden. Some of the cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris, Zones 6–9) is visible as well as the centaurea and silvery lambs’ ear (Stachys byzantina and cvs., Zones 4–8).

formal hedge maze with white flowersView of low hedges with drifts of white allium (Allium stipitatum ‘White Giant’, Zones 4–8).

tiny white flowersA close-up of Anthriscus sylvestris. When chatting with people who live nearby, they mentioned that (although the cow parsley was new to me) – beautiful and ubiquitous at the time, it would die down completely in a short while. In the US it is known as wild chervil in some areas and is considered an invasive plant.

white flowers with petals that stick straight upEastern shooting star (Primula meadia, Zones 4–8) – I knew this plant as a purple or pink spring native; had not seen a white flowering variety.

spider-like white and purple flowersFirework starthistle (Centaurea lugdunensis, Zones 3–8) – this bright white flower with purple caught my eye because most of the centaurea I have seen in the United States have been purple or blue.

white rose with yellow centerScottish rose (Rosa spinosissima, Zones 3–9). These plants were tucked into the white garden. My visit to the garden was a bit too early in the season to see very many roses in bloom, so I am glad I got to see some of these in the white garden.

spiky foliage plant with purple foliage plantHoneywort (Cerinthe major, Zones 7–10) and variegated purple milk thistle (Galactites tomentosa, annual). This lovely notable purple, green, and white plant combination was in one of the other garden areas at Sissinghurst.

meadow garden with grass pathFinally, this meadow area looked so lush, inviting, and peaceful.

Thank you so much for sharing a taste of this garden steeped in history, Cindy! You beautifully captured both the garden spaces as a whole, and each individual plant. I actually lived in London for a year after college, and this post really brought back some memories. I might have to go digging through my archives to find the photos I took of public gardens I visited while there.

If you’ve visited a particularly lush garden recently, we’d love to hear about it. Follow the directions below to submit your photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroadHave a lovely weekend everyone!

 

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