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The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Devon

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Clematis florida var sieboldiana. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Clematis 'Gravetye Beauty'. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Decorative wrought iron gates. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Clematis 'Royal Velours'. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Decorative wrought iron gate in form of tree with bird forms. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Yellow kniphofias and achillea amongst pale Nepeta govaniana, purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria and Clematis 'Prince Charles' in border beside stone edged rill. Standard wisteria beyond. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Walled kitchen garden, once part of the abbey, with 13th century Great Barn of Buckland Abbey rising above. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Flowering lettuces in the walled kitchen garden. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Ornamental beds in the walled kitchen garden below the 13th century Great Barn include achilleas, dahlias, Knautia macedonica, cosmos and hollyhocks. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Neat rows of lettuce in the walled kitchen garden. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Walled kitchen garden, once part of the abbey, with 13th century Great Barn of Buckland Abbey rising above. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Walled kitchen garden, once part of the abbey, with 13th century Great Barn of Buckland Abbey rising above and wheelbarrows neatly parked in foreground. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Walled kitchen garden, once part of the abbey, with 13th century Great Barn of Buckland Abbey rising above. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Walled kitchen garden, once part of the abbey, with 13th century Great Barn of Buckland Abbey rising above. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Stone edged rills are a feature of the parterre garden beside the house. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Parterre garden beside the house is split onto two levels with beds including a mix of yellow and blue perennials, shrubs and low hedges of purple Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana' in foreground containing Anthemis tinctoria 'Sauce Hollandaise' and roses. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Sunken herb garden contains many medicinal and culinary plants including thymes, violas, lavender, fennel and glove artichokes. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Sunken herb garden includes monardas, Crambe cordifolia, purple sage, borage, thyme and many other medicinal and culinary plants. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Sunken herb garden includes clumps of thymes, purple sage, lavenders, fennel, sanguisorba and many other plants with medicinal or culinary properties. Seat is framed by a pair of peacocks. Steps are framed by a pair of stone bowls containing sempervivums. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Beds containing a mix of herbaceous perennials, shrubs and bulbs near the house are edged with low hedges of Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'. Beds include seedheads of Allium cristophii, Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna' and Clematis 'Alionushka'. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Beds containing a mix of herbaceous perennials, shrubs and bulbs near the house are edged with low hedges of Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'. Beds include Anthemis tinctoria 'Sauce Hollandaise', Campanula lactiflora 'Loddon Anna', Clematis 'Alionushka' and hollyhocks. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Beds containing a mix of herbaceous perennials, shrubs and bulbs near the house are edged with low hedges of Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Atropurpurea Nana'. Beds feature seedheads of Allium cristophii, lilies, penstemons and hollyhocks with Stipa gigantea behind. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Seat below gap in wall is framed with a small apple tree supporting Clematis florida var sieboldiana with Clematis 'Gravetye Beauty' on the other side. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Hot borders line a path with yellow including Helenium 'Butterpat', Madia elegans, red and orange dahlias and daylilies, interspersed with blue eryngiums and veronicas. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Hot borders include yellow Helenium 'Butterpat' and Madia elegans interspersed with blues of veronicas and eryngiums. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Path framed with borders full of yellows and reds including Helenium 'Butterpat', delicate yellow daisy Madia elegans, dahlias and daylilies. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK
Madia elegans. The Cider House, Buckland Abbey, Yelverton, Devon, UK