During the first week of June, I joined a five-day study tour in the Lake District area of northern England. The trip was mainly composed of students in the garden’s two-year Higher National Diploma (HND) program in Horticulture with Plantsmanship, which is similar to Longwood’s Professional Gardener program. Students can continue after two years and receive a Bachelor’s after year 3 and a Bachelor’s with honors after year 4.
Three of the apprentices, two garden staff and an instructor also went on the trip.
Our hostel was located right on Lake Windermere, which combined with the abundant sunshine during the week, made it feel like we were at a resort!
On the way south, I noticed a lot of Larix decidua growing along the roadside. Phil, the leader of the trip, told me that larch is not native here, but is often planted for use as timber.
Also growing along the roadside was wild garlic (Allium ursinum), known here as ramsons. While I couldn’t really see the garlic, I could smell it. We found wild garlic growing at many of the other gardens we visited.
Here are few pictures as an introduction, with more on the trip to follow!
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Lake Windemere from behind the hostel.
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Lake with the mountains, an amazing view!
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Allium ursinum growing underneath a beech hedge at Levens Hall, one of the gardens we visited on the tour.
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