February and it's the time once more for Benington Village's 'Snowdrop Sundays'. I love to visit as Benington Lordship gardens have spectacular displays of snowdrops and many of them are rare species. The gardens are also springing into life with hellebores, aconites, early spring blossoms and crocuses - and there are redwoods scattered around adding to all the new colour.
The grounds of Benington Lordship are interesting with old castle ruins and a lake and moat. The moat is grassed over now and there are swathes of naturalised snowdrops as you wander through it. There are also many herbacous borders that are still resting after the long winter, but will be full of colour soon. At the moment they are filled with the beautiful white of snowdrops and here and there the yellows of aconites and the purples of the crocus add to the stunning spring colour.
The church, its grounds and the village is also worth a stroll around and you can get tea and home made cakes in the village hall - an added bonus! Get a sunny February day and it's well worth a visit. I think a visit here always seems to mark the start of the new gardening year for me and signals spring is very close at long last!
Benington Lordship is open daily 7th Feb until 1st March for snowdrops.
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