Duck Lawn in Autumn

Duck Lawn is one of the most peaceful lawns in the Moosey garden. It is often duckless, so a tired gardener and attendant cat can rest here without disturbing nature.

Duck Lawn in Autumn 2004

This is a photograph taken from the Hen House Garden in Autumn, peeping underneath one of the Oak trees. The clean green flax leaves are balanced by the strappy leaves of the Cordyline across the grass.

The Hen House Gardens look far more mature than they actually are in the archive photograph below, taken in the autumn of 1999. New developments will soon change the character of the borders. This photograph was taken from the path looking out to Duck Lawn and Middle Border in the distance,

Duck Lawn in Autumn 1999

The Oak trees will continue to grow, and as they do the plantings underneath will change. The roses will be shifted - where to? Nothing stays the same in a garden...