Buckfast Abbey Gardens, Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.
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Physic Garden
The Physic Garden has a traditional feel with separate beds, all well-labelled, ranging from culinary herbs such as fennel to thyme to useful household plants, not forgetting some poisonous plants. A range of the plants, including varieties of lavender and thyme, can be found in the Abbey shop at very reasonable prices! The herb beds demonstrate a good spread of traditional medicinal herbs from feverfew to selfheal. However, my eye was taken with the imposing arbour structure dividing the Physic Garden area into four quarters. Exemplary pruning of woody plants growing up alongside and through the arches can be seen: these include apple (Malus domestica), fig (Ficus carica), honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), medlar (Mespilus germanica), pear (Pyrus communis) and quince (Cydonia oblonga). Having been pruned hard back, these plants will be highly productive of flowers and fruit.
Buckfast Abbey Gardens, Buckfastleigh, Devon, England.
IMG_7875
Physic Garden
The Physic Garden has a traditional feel with separate beds, all well-labelled, ranging from culinary herbs such as fennel to thyme to useful household plants, not forgetting some poisonous plants. A range of the plants, including varieties of lavender and thyme, can be found in the Abbey shop at very reasonable prices! The herb beds demonstrate a good spread of traditional medicinal herbs from feverfew to selfheal. However, my eye was taken with the imposing arbour structure dividing the Physic Garden area into four quarters. Exemplary pruning of woody plants growing up alongside and through the arches can be seen: these include apple (Malus domestica), fig (Ficus carica), honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), medlar (Mespilus germanica), pear (Pyrus communis) and quince (Cydonia oblonga). Having been pruned hard back, these plants will be highly productive of flowers and fruit.