We caught the train to St Austell then the bus to the Lost Gardens. The journey itself is worthwhile, crossing the Tamar is memorable and the road to Heligan from St Austell follows the coast at one point. Usually you just get glimpses of the sea as you drive along, but today we were following a cyclist so going slower and I could capture the scene.
At the Lost Gardens there was a blossom trail to follow so we started walking around the upper gardens admiring all the camelias, rhododendrons, and other flowering trees. Some of the rhododendrons had grown into trees.
In one of the walled gardens there was a bed of brightly coloured anenomies.
I particularly wanted to see the bluebells so after lunch we waled down the sunken lane to to the bottom lake. There were lots of bluebells on the way down, but I think the display will be better in a week or two.
There were lots of other plants and flowers to admire in different parts of the gardens. In fact everywhere you looked there was something beautiful.
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