This unusual Hydrangea 'Diadem' is both pink and blue. Usually the plant gets its colour from the acidity of the soil - acid soils produce pink hydrangeas and alkaline soils blue ones.

A view along Yew Walk from the Northeast corner of the Rose Garden.

A popular resting place at the end of the Rose Garden, Lutyens' Bench.

A quiet spot behind the Rose Garden. The circular seat under the oak tree was added in 1971.

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