And then the mizzle drifted in
Mizzle is that combination of fine rain and mist so common on Dartmoor and its surroundings that it has its own noun. It certainly makes photography at The Garden House interesting at times. So it was on Monday when I was in for my regular weekly visit.
When I arrived it was very light fine rain but no mist yet. I can easily work in that and it does tend to saturate the colours so I went out and started getting my shots. Images like this...
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| A bench in the Cottage Garden in front of a Cornus kousa dogwood |
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| More dogwood with Rodgersai pinnata in the Birch Wood area |
Clear, clean, without the harsh shadows of a sunnier day I was happy with them for our weekly Facebook and Instagram posts.
And then the mizzle drifted in. Light at first, a distant haze in the background of the Acer Glade.
Getting heavier as I worked my way through the Walled Garden, the mist component of the mizzle fading out the background.
Until the rain got heavier as I reached the end of the lake in the Arboretum.
Having said that the conditions also generated some rather lovely plant portraits, the combination of soft light and the fine droplets of mizzle bringing the images to life.
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| An Iris sibirica variety we've lost the name of. |
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| Moraea alticola, one of the Cape irises that's survived our frosts and snow |
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| Stewartia sinensis, just opening to show the golden stamens |
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| A deciduous and heavily scented Azalea (name unknown, I'm afraid) |
The mark of a great garden is to be beautiful no matter the conditions. By that criterion The Garden House is a great garden.
