{"id":7545,"date":"2015-12-27T00:56:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-27T07:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7545"},"modified":"2015-12-26T04:01:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T11:01:51","slug":"japanese-garden-at-giggle-alley-eskdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/environmental-gardening\/japanese-garden-at-giggle-alley-eskdale\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Garden at Giggle Alley Eskdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Japanese Garden \" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4638622006\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3336\/4638622006_6c0d4772b4.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Garden\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Features to Expect in a Japanese Garden<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In Giggle Alley there are winding pathways, stone steps, rockeries and pools of water.<\/li>\n<li>The Japanese style bridge over a gurgling stream is pictured below.<\/li>\n<li>The planting includes excellent Maples and colourful leaf combinations.<\/li>\n<li>Azaleas waft scent around the glades and provide further colour and a sense of harmony.<\/li>\n<li>A venerable old Magnolia looks half dead but is flowering at the top of several 20&#8242; high branches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Giggle Alley Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Designed in 1914 and left to become overgrown since 1949, the garden at Eskdale is currently being renovated.<\/li>\n<li>The Forestry Commission created a Design Plan for the Japanese garden 2006-2011 see it on this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forestry.gov.uk\/pdf\/englandnwegigglealleyjapgardenplan.pdf\/$FILE\/englandnwegigglealleyjapgardenplan.pdf\">pdf<\/a>. You can contribute ideas and comments to the next plan and phase of renovation.<\/li>\n<li>This Japanese Garden, in Giggle Alley forest, was the jewel in architect James Rea&#8217;s horticultural crown.<\/li>\n<li>There are thickets of bamboo, a stunning display of Japanese maples and the heady scent of azaleas in the spring.<\/li>\n<li>The whole forest is open to the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Japanese Garden Giggle Alley\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4638014719\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4038\/4638014719_6869ffaaf6.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Garden\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wild Life in Giggle Alley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bird song hinted at the variety of birds and there is an Owl Glade with native trees.<\/li>\n<li>It is also intended to maintain the Woodpecker Glade.<\/li>\n<li>Primrose glade, Fern glade and moss garden will also attract and support wild life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Japanese Garden Rock Staircase\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4638010365\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4067\/4638010365_6189cb1371.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Garden\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Features to Expect in a Japanese Garden In Giggle Alley there are winding pathways, stone steps, rockeries and pools of water. The Japanese style bridge over a gurgling stream is pictured below. The planting includes excellent Maples and colourful leaf combinations. Azaleas waft scent around the glades and provide further colour and a sense of harmony. A venerable old Magnolia looks half dead but is flowering at the top of several 20&#8242; high branches. 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