Feed the body and soul... 50e8f523e8e30e0fda3bcb7baaeb668c_l.jpg (1024×682) Bodnant Garden Conwy North Wales UK. This is a selection of photographs all taken on the same day in just a small part of this important garden that occupies an area of over 80 acres, most of which was first laid out by Henry Davis Pochin from 1874 onwards until his death in 1895. Bodnant Hall had been built in 1792 but was remodelled by Pochin and on his death it was inherited by his daughter (whose husband became the First Lord Aberconway in 1911).
The garden, but not the Hall or other parts of the estate, was presented to the National Trust, with an endowment, in 1949. The Hall remains the home of Lord Aberconway, and members of his family continue to be actively involved in the management of the garden on behalf of the National Trust. The famous Bodnant Laburnum Arch - over 60 yards long designed and built by Pochin. ...... and here it is again viewed from the other end.
View towards the reconstructed Pin Mill and the Dell with Snowdonia in the background. Continue to Bodnant in September - Autumn Colours and the Dell. Buckets, boxes, bowls, oh my! Down at the end of the garden ... ... is a very special place. Where fantasy and folly meet greenery and stone. Old sits with new made old and cool breezes ruffle scented foliage. In the heat of the day blue water beckons and secret garden rooms are filled with forgotten treasures. Michael Trapp travels the world to find antiques and architectural fragments to weave his magic at the bottom of a very special garden.