We visited Powis (aka Powys) castle and gardens on May 19th. Alas, there was now a "no fotos!" policy in the wonderful castle itself, and the great Clive of India museum was closed due to COVID staffing shortages. Total bummer. We toured the castle, however, took a few clandestine pix, had a picnic on the grounds, and then walked the beautiful, historic gardens, snapping a few more pix.
Our pix from 2009 and 2016, including some of the house and the Clive museum are below:
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| Approaching the castle entrance; dates from the 13th century |
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| Man cave |
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| Phony door to library |
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| Library; end of clandestine interior pix |
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| Aggressive picnic guest |
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| On the high walk around the grounds |
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Powis is known for its enormous giant yew "mountain"
topiaries; all were planted in 1680, and have gone
through different phases of topiary taste since then
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The gist is that the yew regenerates from within when
cut back; see the photo of explanatory signage at the
end of the post |
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| Now walking the "Italian" terraces below the castle |
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| Most unusual, a fragrant rhododendron... |
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Lead statues on the terraces...the estate owned lead mines in the
mountains across the valley |
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| Trolley for the gardener in charge of tagging all the plants |
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| The tropical garden on the terraces |
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About the giant yew and the mountain topiaries; regular pruning
promotes more vigorous growth... |
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| Inside one of the topiary mountains...growing since 1680! |
1 comment:
Beautiful place. Interesting about the yew.
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