I have been processing images from 2 visits to National Trust Properties this week: Shugborough and Biddulph Grange Gardens. At Shugborough I was quite interested in the way they were letting the meadows grow (even though most of it was buttercups!), whereas the gardens at Biddulph Grange are more formal and managed.
To start with, here are the meadow grasses at Shugborough:
And the more formal gardens at Buddulph Grange: