Groundsmen at Cliveden House in Buckingamshire have managed to keep its impressive flower gardens in bloom – while the lawns around them are scorched brown by this summer’s heatwave.
Britain is battling its longest heatwave since 1976 but that hasn’t stopped gardeners at the Taplow country house from pruning the roses.
Unfortunately for visitors they have been unable to save the surrounding grass from the searing heat, which has gone well over 90F (32C) in some places.
The rose gardens at Hopton Hall on the Derbyshire Dales are also looking their best despite the intense heat leaving parks and fields scorched nearby.
Cliveden House sits on the border with Berkshire and was the setting for key events in the Profumo Affair, which saw the downfall of MP John Profumo following his sexual relationship with 19-year-old aspiring model Christine Keeler in 1961.
Groundsmen at Cliveden House in Buckingamshire have managed to keep its impressive flower gardens in bloom (pictured) – while the lawns around them are scorched brown by this summer’s heatwave, the longest on record since 1976
The rose gardens on the Derbyshire Dales are also doing very well despite the intense heatwave scorching fields nationwide
Unfortunately for visitors they have been unable to save the surrounding grass (pictured today) from the searing heat, which has gone well over 90F (32C) in some parts of the country
The flowers at Cliveden House in Buckinghamshire are pictured in red, pink and purple bloom today despite the heat
Cliveden House employee is pictured pruning the flowers at the country manor on the Buckinghamshire/Berkshire border
The stately home was also where the first ever female member of the UK Parliament to take her seat – Nancy Astor.
It became an important meeting place for her fellow Conservative MPs in the 1920s and 1930s and a group of political intellectuals who became known as the Cliveden Set.
It is now managed by the National Trust and welcomes thousands of visitors every year.
If the balmy weather continues, the UK will move into its driest summer on record, with thunderstorms forecast for tomorrow not affecting the unusually low rainfall count.
Today temperatures reached 83F (28C) in Heathrow, west London, with more heat expected again tomorrow.
Roses are in full bloom despite the scorching heatwave turning fields brown nearby at Hopton Hall on the Derbyshire Dales
Julie Thomas tends to the roses at Hopton Hall near Ashbourne in the Derbshire Dales today as the heat continues nationwide
The rose gardens at Hopton Hall near Ashbourne on the Derbyshire Dales are in full bloom while the surrounding fields turn a dry brown in the scorching heat
A statue is pictured in the Long Garden at Cliveden House in Taplow, Buckinghamshire where the flowers are still bright
At Swinsty Reservoir near Harrogate in Yorkshire water levels are alarming low, but in Bewl, Kent, the reservoir is in a far more healthy state with people sailing boats on the water.
There is a yellow weather warning in place for the south east of England tomorrow with slow-moving thundery downpours expected between 2pm and midnight on Friday.
The Met Office is warning that homes and businesses could be flooded quickly, with some damage to buildings.
Spray and sudden flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions with the possibility of road closures
There is a slight chance that power cuts could occur and other services to some homes and businesses could be lost.
Cliveden House (pictured right) sits on the border with Berkshire and was the setting for key events in the Profumo Affair, which saw the downfall of MP John Profumo following his sexual relationship with 19-year-old aspiring model Christine Keeler
Britain is battling its longest heatwave since 1976 but that hasn’t stopped gardeners at the Taplow country house from pruning the roses (pictured centre left) as the surrounding grass turns to straw
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