Friday, September 26, 2014

The Regent's Park



      There are many beautiful gardens in London and when I arrived there on my week stay the visit to the Regent's Park was in my schedule. This 166 hectares park is mainly open parkland with gardens, a lake with a heronry and a boating area, sports pitches and children's playgrounds. 

the formal garden

There are several public gardens with flowers and specimen plants as the Queen Mary's Gardens, the formal Italian Gardens and informal English Gardens.

the informal English garden

Some words about the history of this Royal park. In 17th century it was set as a hunting park, known as Marylebone Park. The Prince Regent (later King George IV) ordered to create a Royal park in the area. The park was opened to the public in 1835, for two days a week. There was a big pond in the park but on 15 January 1867, forty people died when the ice cover on the boating lake collapsed and over 200 people plunged into the lake. Then the lake was subsequently drained and its depth reduced to four feet before being reopened to the public.



I liked very much the Queen Mary's Gardens in the Inner Circle. The gardens were created in the 1930s, bringing that part of the park into use by the general public for the first time. 



The site had originally been used as a plant nursery and had later been leased to the Royal Botanic society. I had lovely time in the Queen Mary's Gardens, taking photos of many roses nicely blooming in this autumn sunny and warm day. It was a treat to sit there on a bench, looking at the plants, flowers and roses and feeling their fragrance.
More about roses in the Queen Mary's Gardens in my next post. 




I've noticed many vases and beds with different flowers, their selection and color surprised me. The combination of dark green and silver, pink and light green, dark red and purple, yellow and blue, etc, was unusual but beautiful. Look at them!




I spent four hours in the park and think that the professionalism and skills of gardeners and landscape designers can be clearly seen in the Regent's Park. What do you think? What combination of plants or what landscape did you like? 

Thank you who wished me a nice holiday, it was actually wonderful time. I've met with my friend blogger Helene and her smart cat. Helene's garden is full of blooming plants and we had cups of tea and coffee looking at her flowers.





28 comments:

  1. Dear Nadezda,i can see your trip in England was very intersting!
    I adore those english style gardens!So beautiful!!
    So glad you met your blogging friend!
    Have a happy weekend!
    Dimi...

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    1. I'm glad you liked this garden and its English informal style part, Dimi. Thank you!

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  2. Strange as it may seem, I have never visited a London park or garden.

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    1. Sue you're so busy especially now, sure when you have more free time you will see any London's park.

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  3. I was so surprised to go to Helene's blog and see you! How wonderful that must have been. Helene's garden is gorgeous. This garden you've photographed is amazing, great photos.

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  4. We did not see this garden during our few days in London. Beautiful! I love the wooden bridge over the lagoon.

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    1. Thank you Jason, I'm sure in your next stay in London you'll be able to see it!

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  5. Regent park is such a lovely place to visit. My kids will travel to London next month for three days. Happy weekend, Nadezda!

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    1. Great! I wish your children have a nice time in London!

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  6. Wooowww...que maravillaaaa. Impresionantes fotos amiga!!!
    Una belleza de lugar, tiene que ser un gran placer pasear por él
    Buen fin de semana y gracias por compartirlo.
    Un beso.

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  7. You must have had a very good trip. Your pictures are wonderful.

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  8. Regents Park (as we used to call it) is stunning. Thanks so much for the tour Nadezda.

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  9. You have captured so much beauty here...I hope to visit this part one day and see it for myself. Glad you had a wonderful time.

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    1. You're right Donna, you'll see many interesting things there!

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  10. Regent’s Park is a beautiful place, I used to live very close to it. But now we have moved away and I haven’t been there for a visit for a long time.
    You have whetted my appetite, I will have to go again.

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    1. You were lucky Friko living close to this wonderful garden, especially Queen Mary's rose garden. Thank you!

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  11. English gardens and parks are breathtaking. I love them both, formal and informal. Your wonderful photos makes me want to visit them all! Hope to see a post about Queen Mary's Garden and roses soon!

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    1. I love English gardens as well Tistou. The next post is about rose garden, I write it now.
      Thank you!

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  12. I'm so glad you enjoyed your holiday! Regent's Park is lovely with so many gorgeous gardens! My favorites were the big urns/vases, especially the one with the yellow begonias, the orange composition in the one right after it and the next one as well because the griffons are so cool! Thank you for sharing this special place with us!

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    1. I agree Peter, all flower vases are created with big taste and the chosen flowers are very pretty. The griffons are very cool, you're right!

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  13. How lovely to see the photos from your trip to Regents Park Nadezda, they sure know how to create lovely parks here and London’s ‘green lungs’ are protected and will never be built on, no matter how short of land we are for building houses. I also love the many vases and urns, with beautiful colour compositions.
    Looking forward to your rose post :-)

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    1. I agree, they know how to create parks, Helene.I love the most English style park.
      Thank you!

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  14. So nice you have been to London. I'm really fond of the english gardens, formal and informal. I think they are masters in design, style and combinations of trees and flowers. I visited Regent's Park too several years ago and I remember I spend there almost a whole day. You made a lovely and informative post about it with fabulous pictures!

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    1. I tried to take more photos to show this beautiful garden, thank you Janneke!

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