点评:The gardens are an inspiration and Maples Tearoom is a delight,
I have visited this garden for several decades with my late wife the painter and wood engraver Betty Pennell who created paintings drawings and engravings of many famous gardens in the UK and Provence. We were regular visitors to Hergest Croft and our gardens have always been filled with plants and trees, in particular Azaleas Clematis and Rhododendrons recommended by the Head Gardener Stephen Lloyd The other gardens of note in Herefordshire are owned by the National Trust. Berrington Hall The Weir garden and Croft Castle where a walled garden has been transformed from an old apple orchard into a wonderful place for a lover of plants are well worth a visit. However the garden we loved the most is Hergest Croft the woodland areas are magnificent with the Azalea Garden, Maple Grove and walks to Park Wood every detail of paving and rockery is faultless and in the Kitchen Garden the rose garden and the borders between old apple trees are wonderfully planted. Finally Maples Tearoom is outstanding the staff are very welcoming and provide perfect tea and cakes or lunches at a surprisingly reasonable cost,
Prof Ronald Pennell
翻译:这座花园令人心旷神怡,而枫叶茶室更是妙不可言。几十年来,我一直与已故的妻子——画家兼木刻艺术家贝蒂·彭内尔一同造访此地。贝蒂创作过许多关于英国及普罗旺斯地区著名花园的画作、素描与木刻作品。我们时常光临赫吉斯特庄园,我们的花园里也始终种满了各类植物与树木。尤其要提到的是由首席园丁斯蒂芬·劳埃德推荐的杜鹃花、铁线莲和 Rhododendrons。赫里福德郡其他值得一游的花园则由国家信托基金负责管理。伯灵顿庄园、韦尔花园以及克罗夫特城堡都非常值得参观——在那里,原本的苹果园已被改造成一个令植物爱好者心醉神迷的绝美花园。不过,我们最喜爱的花园还是赫吉斯特庄园,那里的林地景色极为壮观,还有漂亮的杜鹃花园。枫树林园中,通往公园林地的小径上,铺路与假山布置的每一个细节都无懈可击;在菜园里,玫瑰园以及老苹果树间的花带也种植得极为精美。此外,枫树茶室也堪称一流——工作人员热情友好,他们提供的茶点与午餐品质上乘,价格却出奇地实惠。
罗纳德·彭内尔教授