sarah raven's garden, part two

This morning Sue and I walked along the river to Hampton Court Palace for coffee at the Tiltyard Cafe. But I didn't take any pictures! So here are a few more pictures from our Sarah Raven visit, as you can never have too many splendid flowers:

We were also very impressed by the gooseberries in the fruit area. They had been trained as standards--essentially gooseberry topiaries. Such a brilliant idea. I wonder why we never thought of it before, as weeding and picking our low bushes is often painful in the extreme.

And finally, as Sarah Raven is probably best known for her flower arrangements, here's a lovely one spotted on an outdoor table.

There would have been more pictures, but my camera ran out of battery power just at this moment--right before I discovered the chicken house!