Ravenstone Village Open Garden Day

Julia and I went to nose round a few of the gardens in the nearby Northamptonshire village of Ravenstone today. We didn't just break in, It was for their open garden day in aid of the Red Cross. It's only a few minutes up the road and we thought that it might be a good source of inspiration for our own bit of green space. When we got there it turned out that only three gardens had been opened up to the public but my what gardens they were. There was a formal garden, a cottage garden and also a huge country house garden. I didn't take any photos as I thought it a bit rude since they were private residences and had been kind enough to invite us in so you'll have to take my word that they were lovely.

After a good bit of nosing we headed back up to the village hall for a drink and a cake before heading home. Not a bad way to spend a couple of hours on a Sunday afternoon.