点评:We went fathers day weekend and were all very disappointed with this garden. Being June, the rose garden should be in full bloom but, other than 1 row of spent flowers, everything was cut to the ground. The gardens around the mansion were overgrown, not weeded and the formal garden you overlook from the terrace was nothing but a few annuals you could barely see. The wooden structures are are in disrepair, fountains are full of leaf debris and shut off, ponds full of scum and the pansy bed nearly empty. Grass has grown in all of the pathways and paved/stone areas were broken up, heaved or uneven in many areas. We have been to gardens all over the country and this was not worth the time it took us to find parking-it was an event weekend and packed with people. Touring the mansion was lovely but even that needs a lot of work. It is sad to see something that was acquired to preserve being so neglected. For the number of people there I do have to say there wasn't a single piece of trash to be found and all of the staff members/volunteers were pleasant and informative. I didnt even think to take photos because I was so upset by the experience but 100% they would not match the photos that I looked at when we planned the trip.
翻译:我们在父亲节周末去了那里,结果对这个花园非常失望。六月本该是玫瑰园盛开的季节,但除了一排凋谢的花朵外,其他的花都被修剪得只剩根部。宅邸周围的花园杂草丛生,无人除草,从露台上俯瞰的正式花园里也只有几株几乎看不见的草本植物。木结构破败不堪,喷泉里堆满了落叶,已经关闭,池塘里浮渣丛生,三色堇花坛也几乎空了。所有的小路都长满了杂草,铺砌的石板路也破损不堪,到处隆起或凹凸不平。我们去过全国各地的花园,这次去那里完全不值得,我们甚至花了好长时间才找到停车位——那是一个活动周末,人山人海。参观宅邸本身很漂亮,但即使是宅邸也需要好好修缮。看到一个当初为了保护而购置的景点如今却如此荒废,实在令人惋惜。考虑到那里的人数,我必须说,竟然没看到一丁点垃圾,而且所有工作人员/志愿者都很友善,也很乐于助人。我当时心情很糟糕,根本没想过要拍照,但可以肯定的是,照片跟我们计划行程时看到的照片完全不一样。