An October visit to Scampston Walled Garden in North Yorkshire

This is late in the season to visit Scampston Walled Garden but there are always interesting plants shining through at this time of year. The colours are rich and the air is cool. (The food is as great as ever). Here are some photos we took of our favourite views and ideas from the famous Dutch garden designer and author Piet Oudolf. He uses large blocks or 'drifts' of herbaceous perennials and grasses, beautiful and inspirational.

Pink Hydrangea in the sunlight		Warm orange grasses with yew hedge		Square box topiary and beech hedge
Eryngium in October sunshine		Round topiary		Pale pink Nerine
Square box topiary		Deep red cercis		Simple timber armchair
Purple toad lily flowers  in October		Timber benches bleach silver grey		Autumn sunshine through the leaves