On my Welsh escapade last week, when not tromping across the mountains, I managed to fit in a visit to the renowned Bodnant Garden in the idyllic Conwy Valley. (The photo, left, shows just one small part, the Pin Mill and Lily Pond).
The 'backyard' of the Aberconwy family, it’s a masterpiece of landscaping and design. Laid out in 1875 by Henry Davis Ponchin, there are dramatic terraces and formal ponds careering down…