Sissinghurst after the rain

Typically a bank holiday weekend means rain & true to form a family trip to Vita Sackville-West's Sissinghurst Castle & gardens began with a heavy downpour. Luckily the rain held off for the rest of our visit & we got to enjoy these beautiful rambling gardens, which shun rigid planting schemes.

Here a a few of my favourite pics...

I'll leave you with a quote from Vita on one of my favourite flowers, the rose.

"Sissinghurst lent itself kindly to their untidy, lavish habit; there was space a plenty with the walls to frame their exuberance. Roses may be found growing in a jungle, sprawling, intertwining, barely tamed & foaming in an unorthodox way"