Istvan Dudas shares his latest photographic perspectives with us from the private garden he oversees in the UK.
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So much color everywhere. Beautiful!
I'm glad that you like it!
Just lovely!
Thank you
Visually stunning in every way. I'm sure that in person all senses would be full tilt on every level. absolutely beautiful!
Thank you,in reality the gardens looks better than in photos .Next year your welcome to visit it.
Good morning, Istvan (although it's already afternoon for you). The fall borders are lovely and exciting. Wonderful progression of color and form as the seasons progress. Very skilled work. Well done. Great start to the week.
Thank you.I have tried to make the fall borders in such a way as to give it colours and a fall natural atmosphere.
love it , alot of my favorite flowers
Thank you .Personally I don't have favourite flowers.I think that a gardener have to love any flowers like a chef has to like any kind of food.
Oh to visit in English garden! Thank you for sharing these. The English garden style is so different sometimes from ours. But I really enjoyed seeing all these photos, and hope to visit someday soon.
Thank you.I am glad that you like the English garden style. I am in the opinion that all types of gardens have their own kind of beauty.
Are those blue and white small flowers in picture 6 love-in-a-mist? I have them in my garden, but only in spring, and then they die. Must be your nice weather. Love all the pictures! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you.Yes you are right .If you would like to have for late,you need to start the seeding in early summer.
I believe I read somewhere that if you sow the seeds in succession every three weeds or so you can extend the season for love in a mist. You would of course have the seed heads there during the second or third go around but they are interesting and add to the display. I haven't ever done it and so don't know how the plants would fare once the weather gets really hot, but it's worth a try to have those lovelies blooming for a longer stretch.
The only thing I can advise you is that you can try this method and experiment with it.You don't always need to strictly follow the rules from the books .
Thanks so much, Istvan,or giving us a look at your late summer and fall garden. I love how the flowering plants are so generously filling their spots and nudging and supporting each other. It's a beautiful cast of characters who are telling the story that they have been well nourished and cared for.
Thank you.I think that the good plants selection is the secret .If you nourish the garden it will please you with its beauty.
My favorite picture is of him looking into the garden, planning the next job to tackle.
Thank you.I am the father of the plants and I m checking if everybody is all right in the family:)
Dreamy! So much to try to copy! So beautiful! One of the most amazing late summer array I've ever seen.
Thank you that my photos about the garden are a good inspiration four you.
Good morning Estvan.. what a joy it must be to take care of these gardens. There are so many different and colorful flowers flowing thru the beds. Your capture is perfect for a fall day. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. In my garden you can find flowers with different colours and caracters just like in a family with
different personalities.
That is such a great way to see the gardens Estvan.
I went on a garden tour in the Cotswolds last June...my first to that area. It was beyond amazing and oh those gardens!! We just don't have that here in North Carolina! Your beds are so wonderful.
Thank you that you like my garden I am sure that there are lots of beautiful gardens in North Carolina too.
It’s so interesting to see Queen Anne’s lace. It grows along the roadsides here and has not been popular for quite a long time. Thanks for reintroducing them to me. I agree that the nigella is beautiful! All of America loves English gardens! Thanks for sharing yours!
Queen Anna's lace looks so much different in the flowerbed with other plants than alongside roads .Good to hear that all of America loves English gardens.
Some gardeners used Queen Anne's Lace in their Chelsea Flower Show gardens several years ago and it suddenly became very popular again in England and somewhat so in Canada, too. It pops up unbidden in my side garden making me "fashionable" with no effort at all. :-)
Beautiful perennial garden. Where is it in UK and what is the name of the garden? Thanks for sharing.
Thank you.My borders are not perennial but mixed .
You have an amazing mix of plant material and color. Bravo for the beauty your hard work has brought to those who see it. Vikki in VA
I am glad that you like it.Because gardening is my passion and my hobby and not just a job,I don't considere it a hard work.
Good morning, Istvan and thank you for giving us a tour of this wonderful, colorful garden. I can practically smell the fragrance and hear the bees buzzing. It must give you great satisfaction to see all of your babies thriving into fall.
Thank you for these kind words.It feels good for me to work in this garden.
You have such a profusion of flowers, Istvan! I especially love the agapanthus and also the rising waves of bloom in the last photo. Happy Thanksgiving to all the Canadians on GPOD! I'm thankful for the beauty everyone from all over shares here each day.
Thank you.My garden have to look naturalistic and artistic and i would like it to have a refreshing effect on everyone who visits it.
Gorgeous! Love all the color combinations.
Thank you:)
Wow! What a lovely, colorful and naturalistic garden!
Thank you!
Beautiful gardens Istvan. Lots of structural plants and layering. English gardens are my favorite but every garden has its beauty and speaks to us in different ways. Do you leave some plants for the winter without cutting them back for winter interest? Thank you for sharing your lovely gardens with us.
Thank you, im glad that you like my garden. You are right, every garden has its own beauty independent of its size or style. Im gonna have winter border where the seed heads will occupy the main role .
Istvan, the garden you are tending is just as beautiful in the fall as it was in the spring. You certainly have a way with colour, form and placement. I love the abundant, riotous look of the perennials and annuals all flaunting their stuff. The owners of this garden must truly be impressed with what you have and continue to do for them. Thanks for sharing your masterpiece.
Thank you very much for your kind words. I look after this garden just like if it was my garden. I feel lucky because the owners trust me and they let me to create the garden as I want to.
Beautiful garden! Lovely mix of colors in the plants' blooms. Lots of hard work to maintain those flower beds!
Thank you. Yes there is a lot of work in it , but gardening is my passion and I believe if you love what you do it doesn't even feels like a work
These gardens are beautiful! I love all the different blends of colour!!! Thank you for sharing!
Ok... Now that's a garden !!!!!!!
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