As it was a very nice early spring day, I decided to pay a visit to Witley Court in the morning, followed by Madrefield in the afternoon. Witley's visit was to take a few more photographs, mainly of the very nearly completed east parterre garden, which has been painstakingly restored to it's original condition by E.H. to the nineteenth century designs of W.A.Nesfield. The web pages will contain images of this impressive feature and also a new section on a "then & now" theme. Many thanks to Spencer Trickett and his staff for a warm welcome at the visitor centre. In the afternoon I drove over to Madresfield Court for the annual "Daffodil Sunday" which sees the gardens open to the public, though sadly not the house itself. The said flowers were in seriously short supply this year as a result of the severity of the recent winter. Not to be disappointed however as there was still plenty to see with a decent covering of crocuses and snowdrops to brighten up the surroundings. One needs to make as much of one's visit as possible on these occasions as even the grounds are only open twice annually and today was, I believe, the only time for this year. The five pounds entrance fee was certainly excellent value for money and I am glad I arrived early as the place was soon thronged with many hundreds of visitors. One small gripe - the ice-cream van could have been parked a little more discreetly as it tended to spoil the views somewhat in the position it was sitting.
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