Hunte's garden finale

 mythical creatures carefully positioned amongst plantings

Amazing Bee hive ginger

 Cozy seating areas in the gully

 Oh to be forever lost in this sanctuary!

 Colocasia  esculenta  aka "black taro" giving an indication of how hot the weather had been.

 

We have come to the finale of this visit to Hunte's Gardens.  I hope that this garden has inspired you go on to create your own sanctuary in your garden. Have a wonderful weekend folks.

Hunte's garden part 2

 It was pure "botanical luxury"  described by Sunita a blogger friend, as I meandered through this haven.

 Under the canopy of Cabbage palms many varieties of ferns, palms and alocaias thrive. These cabbage palms are some of the original inhabitants of this gully. 

 The copper leaf (Chrysothemis pulchella) has been used in this mixed border. 

 These cabbage palms reaching for the light, some I reckon to be over 70ft in height.

 The micro climate in this garden is ideally suited to many plants, they are bigger and  look a lot healthier than those in other parts of the island. 

PS....I have been having problems with blogger, many of my posted photos have disappeared. I will try to upload them again.


                                            To be continued......

Countryside jaunt.......Hunte's Gardens part 1

Anthuriums growing effortlessly amongst ferns.

 The tinkling sound of falling water led me to this beautiful fountain.

Flowering  ornamental bananas illuminating the green foliage.

  My other two partners in crime Dawn and Virginia giving me the royal wave.

We continued into  to the beautiful parish of St. Joseph,  where we stopped to visit Anthony Hunte's tropical paradise. For anyone touring the island this place is a must. For you all Bajans,  there is no excuse whatsoever not to visit. Anthony a local horticulturist, garden designer and a pioneer nurseryman, created this awesome garden on his property. Its gully location was perfect for this garden. He had spent many years preparing and designing this masterpiece. 

The garden consists of  a myriad of nooks and crannies at the upper level with a stairway leading to the gully at the bottom; all carefully designed to feel as natural as possible.

Whimsical figures, fairy houses and ornaments all carefully placed, lured me into a world of fantasy. I am sure that if you look closely in the undergrowth, you would see fairies and elves going about their daily chores. 

To be continued..........