点评:Aylett Nurseries, in St Albans, cultivate, sell and display dahlias as part of their Garden Centre. They have won more than 55 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Gold Medals and, at their annual festival, they showcase over 60 varieties – cuttings of the flowers on display are sold in the garden centre (by the cash desks).
I visited twice during the Autumn (aka Dahila) Festival – arriving on both days after the garden had opened but before the refreshment tent opened and thus before most visitors arrived. I really enjoyed wandering around the Dahila plants and having most of the gardens to myself (just a few gardeners and a couple of other early arrivals around). Afterwards, I made use of the refreshments tent and visited the garden centre (which is excellent).
The celebration gardens are always open; the Dahila plants/flowers can be viewed until the first harsh frost (that destroys the plants).
翻译:位于圣奥尔本斯的艾利特苗圃(Aylett Nurseries)在其花园中心种植、销售和展示大丽花。他们已荣获超过55枚英国皇家园艺学会(RHS)金奖,并在一年一度的花卉节上展出60多个品种——展出的花卉插条可在花园中心(收银台旁)购买。
我在秋季(又称大丽花节)期间两次到访——两次都是在花园开放后、茶点帐篷开放前到达,因此也避开了大多数游客。我非常享受在大丽花丛中漫步,几乎独享整个花园(只有几位园丁和几位早到的游客)。之后,我在茶点帐篷享用了饮品,并参观了花园中心(非常棒)。
庆典花园全年开放;大丽花可以一直观赏到第一次霜冻(霜冻会摧毁植物)。