tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69484626155908466322024-02-07T04:16:52.426+00:00Ernie and IAdventures in a Sussex GardenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-66898074581781495452013-04-08T18:58:00.001+01:002013-04-08T18:58:08.656+01:00Apologies!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm very disappointed that I've not found the time to blog for such a long time. Or in fact to read other blogs, something I really enjoy. Ernie and I is going to take a rest for a while, I've just got too many irons in the fire.<br />
I am trying to make the most of every second I can to get out in the garden to prepare for my charity opening in August, whilst trying to look after and train my beautiful puppy Harvey. Added to that, I've signed a music publishing deal, and have been shortlisted for an international composition competition. So I feel I'd rather take a break than keep a half-hearted blog going.<br />
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I might do a post in August about my charity opening. Until then, thank you for reading, sorry for not visiting your blogs for such a long time, and take care.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-13198418090718125262013-01-15T18:23:00.002+00:002013-01-15T18:23:44.421+00:00Charity Snowdrops<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My last post listed some major gardens and estates where snowdrops can be enjoyed. Today I'm looking at gardens opening for charity to showcase their snowdrop displays. I can do no better than point you to the <a href="http://www.ngs.org.uk/news-features/features.aspx">National Gardens Scheme</a> page which lists all gardens which feature snowdrops in the coming weeks. And yes, Elaine, there are FOUR gardens in Leicestershire!!! I can particularly recommend <a href="http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=11375">Pembury House</a> in Sussex (for my post about this garden click <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/carpets-of-snow.html">here</a>), and <a href="http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/gardenfinder/garden.aspx?id=10497">Lacock Abbey Gardens</a> in Wiltshire. <br />
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So there's no excuse, get out your diary and go see some snowdrops!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-32075662011363472132013-01-09T17:16:00.003+00:002013-01-09T17:16:57.985+00:00Snowdrop Visiting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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With some fairly mild winter weather behind us so far, it won't be long before snowdrops are pushing their optimistic heads out. I've seen a few clumps in gardens already. So get your winter coat and wellies on and visit some gardens and estates famed for their snowdrop displays. I've compiled a list of some of the bigger displays below - just click on the link nearest to where you live - assuming you live in Britain! Next time I'll give some information about some of the smaller gardens and villages that offer snowdrop displays.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Garden<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">West Sussex<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nymans/">Nymans</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dorset</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/kingston-lacy/">Kingston Lacy</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cambridgeshire</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/anglesey-abbey/">Anglesey Abbey</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Somerset</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.wheddoncross.org.uk/snowdropvalley.htm">Wheddon Cross Snowdrop Valley</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2nd - 24th Feb</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wiltshire</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.healegarden.co.uk/">Heale House</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">From 1st Feb</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Suffolk</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/home/item255153/">Ickworth</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daily</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wrexham</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/chirk-castle/">Chirk Castle</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daily</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/home/item247930/">Fountains Abbey</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Daily</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cheshire</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dunhammassey/">Dunham Massey</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nottinghamshire</span></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.hodsockpriory.com/snowdrops-0">Hodsock Priory</a></span></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-26988387009564181742012-12-31T16:40:00.001+00:002013-01-02T08:30:43.472+00:00Second Class Posts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Over the past two years I've visited many wonderful gardens and blogged about them. Some posts have had lots of visits, others not. The following three are among my favourite posts which have not had many visits. The reason I like them is that the gardens were all revelations to me. I usually let my photographs do the talking, and in these three cases I think the photos came out pretty well. So if you missed them first time around, you might like to have a look at them now! They are <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/switzerland-for-day.html">Switzerland for a day</a>, <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/arundel-castle-gardens.html">Arundel Castle Gardens</a> and <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/vann-tastic.html">Vann-tastic!</a><br />
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Thank you to all of you for visiting my blog, I really do appreciate it, whether you leave a comment or not.<br />
Please keep visiting in 2013, and Happy New Year!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-48030071040364691792012-12-29T13:47:00.000+00:002012-12-29T13:47:52.088+00:00Most read posts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It always surprises me when I look at my blog stats to see what posts people read. Over the past couple of years I've been lucky enough to visit some amazing gardens, in Britain (across Cornwall, Devon, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire to name but a few), Italy, and Florida. But it's not necessarily these posts that get the most hits. By far the most popular post I've ever done is <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/cephalaria-gigantea.html">Cephalaria gigantea</a>. If anyone can explain this to me I'd love to know as it's a very short, very dull post in my opinion! The only thing I can think of is that it gets google hits. Here's a few of my other posts which have amassed a large number of hits.<br />
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In <strong><span style="color: black;">second place</span></strong>, we have <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/villa-carlotta.html">Villa Carlotta</a> on Lake Como. This is one of the most amazing gardens I've ever visited so I can understand this. But in <strong>third place </strong>is <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/rodmell-open-gardens.html">Rodmell Open Gardens</a>, a village not far from me that opens some of its gardens annually. The gardens are lovely, but I am puzzled as to why this post has been so popular. In <strong>4th, 5th and 6th</strong> are more Italian gardens. <strong>7th is </strong><a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/cornwall-day-two-bosahan.html">Bosahan</a><strong>, </strong>a Cornish garden, but by no means the most well known. Perhaps bloggers click to find out out places they haven't heard of to learn more about them, which is great. In <strong>8th </strong>place is a post about my <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/guest-garden.html">Mum's garden</a>. <strong>9th </strong>is a post about <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/cube-cumber.html">square cucumbers</a> and in <strong>10th </strong>place is another <a href="http://ernieandi.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/villa-monastero.html">Italian</a> garden. </div>
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Of course, now that I have linked to these more popular posts, there's a good chance they will get more visits. And like me, you may wonder why some people bothered! Perhaps it's the titles that lure people and then they visit the post and are disappointed! Anyhow, next time I'll look back at three posts which I've been pleased with but nobody else seems to have been interested in!!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-31553700309520933852012-12-28T11:55:00.000+00:002012-12-28T11:55:00.751+00:00Two Years Retrospective<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I may not be able to visit quite as many open gardens in 2013 as I will be spending more time looking after Harvey the puppy. </div>
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However, I'll be posting some news about upcoming open gardens in the UK and USA / Canada (where 50% of my readers are based!) so hopefully you will find my blog a useful source of information. Go visit some gardens in 2013 - but only blog about the good ones!!!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-15141940941067515212012-12-17T10:42:00.001+00:002012-12-17T10:42:48.706+00:00Leonardslee Re-opening<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is the best news I've heard for a long time. This amazing Sussex grade-1 listed garden closed in 2010, much to my sadness. Now the news is that the gardens are re-opening in 2013. Little is known about the new owner, but to my relief it would appear the gardens have been developed further, and many deer have been purchased for the wider estate. I've also heard whisperings of a new restaurant. For those of you who have not visited, it has the most amazing collection of rhododendrons and azaleas, gathered around a series of lakes. The rock garden is just breathtaking:<br />
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When I hear any more news of the re-opening I'll be sure to post it here! Can't wait to visit this iconic garden again.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-77903936369706879652012-12-08T23:26:00.001+00:002012-12-08T23:26:40.357+00:00My New Undergardener<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes, Harvey the labrador x giant schnauzer has tumbled into our lives today! He's a cheeky little chappy and I love him to bits already! He is looking forward to helping me in the garden. He has already been for a tour to assess what needs doing.<br />
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At least not in my garden, which still thinks it's September. We've managed to dodge frosts until this week, and many of my plants are still flowering when they really should be resting or dying off.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This lantana overwintered without protection last winter. I wonder how it will do this year?</td></tr>
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Even though I am not spending much time in the garden at the moment, it is nice to pop out and see some flowers still doing their thing. And the odd bee here and there. And before long new shoots will emerge and the whole thing starts over again. Can't wait!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-90837700627773300232012-11-28T10:25:00.001+00:002012-11-28T10:25:40.654+00:00Maclura pomifera Osage Orange<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well done to those of you who correctly identified this amazing tree's seed pods. I think it's a fabulous name for a tree. One of the reasons I was so confused by this seed pod was that I found it on the ground nowhere near the tree itself. A child had possibly picked it up and carried it to another part of the garden. Anyway, a member of the gardening team took us to the tree, and below it were dozens of the things. I should think they'd give you a nasty bump on the head if they fell on you. So the moral of the story is, don't stand beneath a Maclura pomifera Osage Orange during the Autumn. But then I expect you knew that already!</div>
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The glasshouses at Cambridge University Botanic Gardens are impressive. Not on the scale of an Eden, Wisley or Welsh National Botanic, but they still hold their own because of the interesting layout. A long corridor runs from one end of the complex to the other, and different rooms open from it, each showcasing a different climate zone. I find this a more intimate way to view the plants, and certainly compared to Eden a lot less overwhelming. </div>
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Cambridge University Botanic Gardens are among the best in the country without a doubt. Tucked between ordinary streets in the town's suburbs, this 40 acre oasis is open throughout the year. You can see just about every gardening style known to man here, including a rock garden, waterside planting, nine national plant collections and an impressive network of glasshouses. In October, the most impressive areas were around the lakes, where autumn colours were stealing the show.</div>
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There's so much more to see (including the glasshouses which I'll feature in my next post) that I recommend you check out the garden's <a href="http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/Botanic/Home.aspx">website.</a></div>
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Another National Trust treasure that we visited at half term was Anglesey Abbey. The now famous Winter Walk was looking good, and in a month's time it will be spectacular, with the perfume of viburnums and daphnes in the air. Of course looking good all year round are the silver birches. Cyclamen were also putting on a show. </div>
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The house itself is fantastic, room after room crammed with the collections of its last private owner, the 1st Baron Fairhaven. The grounds are vast and there are many areas I haven't featured - we were keen not to miss the All Saints Day evensong at Kings College Cambridge!</div>
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Not a bad place when you think its owner only lives here for a couple of weeks a year! Not much of the house is open to the public, for security reasons, but what <em>is</em> open is truly splendid. The grounds sprawl for miles around the house, and there is a walled garden which is only open to booked groups. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-14246954880971403562012-11-09T23:27:00.000+00:002012-11-09T23:27:08.246+00:00Is this the most beautiful house in England?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's normally the gardens I rave about when I visit National Trust properties, but at Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk, it's definitely the house that steals the show. Built by the Bedingfeld family in the 15th century, they have lived here ever since. Inside, the family's Catholic history is revealed, complete with a secret priest's hole which you can crawl inside. I was captivated by the place, inside and out. Some of the walls are covered in gilded leather, and the colours are as vivid as the day they were made. Outside, the way this moated house sits in its grounds is so majestic. One is reminded of Ightham Mote and Bodiam Castle, but there's something about Oxburgh that makes you feel you could just move in.<br />
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As I've already implied, the garden is perhaps not the star attraction at Oxburgh, but the grounds are very pleasant. There are, however, a few features of note.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-77769191434043741872012-11-07T16:05:00.002+00:002012-11-07T16:05:56.756+00:00Pensthorpe<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Pensthorpe is set in 500 acres of countryside with miles of nature trails to explore through ancient fen meadows, woodland and a series of lakes. Pensthorpe is home to a collection of waterfowl including endangered exotic waterfowl from around the world. Dozens of migratory bird species can be seen during the winter and summer months and specially created hides help you get closer to nature. Originally flooded gravel pits until the early eighties, Pensthorpe has been restored as a safe haven for wildlife including the creation of islands for safe nesting areas, and shallow scrapes for waders and other species. A highlight of our visit was a trip around the reserve in a landrover, discovering some of the wildlife. The guide was excellent, pointing out various birds and habitats.<br />
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Of course the main purpose of my visit, although I forgot to mention this to long-suffering garden visitor Dad, was to see the Millenium Garden, planted by Piet Oudolf. Created in 2000, this was Oudolf's first ever public creation, He was invited back in 2008 to refresh the planting. Even in November it was looking pretty good to me. Like all his prairie style gardens, the plants are not cut back in autumn, so that wildlife can enjoy the seedheads. This also gives his gardens a wild, rather dreamy quality I think.<br />
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A highlight of our second day in Norfolk last week was a trip to Felbrigg Hall, a National Trust property. The house is amazing, including a huge collection of antiquarian books. We were not expecting much of a garden, although there are hundreds of acres of landscaped grounds. But we were pleasantly surprised to discover a fantastic walled garden. The first section reminded me of Parham in West Sussex, with its straight gravelled pathways overflowing with flowers.</div>
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The greenhouses have been restored and were full of tender plants.<br />
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Foggy Bottom, featured in my previous post,is just part of the gardens at Bressingham, developed over many years by the Bloom family. The steam railway runs around the perimeter of the garden. The planting is similar to that in Foggy Bottom, in that conifers are used as architectural fixtures to provide year-round colour, and island beds dominate. The Blooms are credited with bringing island beds into popularity in the 1970s. It takes a particular skill to plant them well so that they look good from all angles - which they definitely do at Bressingham!<br />
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We're in Norfolk for half term, exploring what is basically unknown territory for us. Except for today's garden visit to Bressingham near Diss, which we've visited twice before. Bressingham is home to a working Steam Railway, but more interestingly for me it's the home of the Bloom dynasty of gardeners and their nursery. Adrian Bloom was a key contributor to the rise in popularity of the conifer in suburban gardens of the 1970s. His first plantings in 1966 were on the site of an empty meadow and a new house in the grounds of Bressingham; with his wife Rosemary, he was able to gradually develop a six acre (2.4hectares) garden which he called Foggy Bottom. Over the years Adrian has incorporated many perennials and grasses, adding to the year round appeal of the garden. Here are some snaps of Foggy Bottom:</div>
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The sun came out today, hurrah! And I'd had a tip off that the colours at Sheffield Park Gardens, one of the National Trust's great treasures, were spectacular this week. So visit I did, along with several hundred other people, and managed to get the following snaps. Enjoy!</div>
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Oh how I love a project! And now it's the front garden's turn to get the makeover. We've been here for four years now, and the front garden has just 'been there' really. It's the traditional lawn with shrubs around the edge. Two large forsythias, lovingly clipped into spheres by the previous owner, a couple of box, a couple of evergreen viburnums and an Olearia. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The viburnums on the right are an essential windbreak, so they will stay.</td></tr>
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The front garden takes the full blast of south westerlies coming off the English Channel, which is about 700 metres away. While it's lovely to see the sea, the downside is a pretty much constant attack from the wind, together with the salt it brings with it. Only the toughest plants survive. In fact it would have been far more sensible to leave it as it is. But that would be too easy - I like a challenge. So step one was to kill the grass, which we did in the spring.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Olearia to the right was getting too large - it's now gone!</td></tr>
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Some of the shrubs have been removed - two cistus plants that had got too leggy and were beyond pruning, plus the Olearia above. Then by July we were ready for the next step - weed suppressing sheets and gravel.<br />
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The idea is to plant several beds of plants into the gravel. Most of the planting will take place in the spring, but I have made a start with some autumn planting, to give some plants a chance to settle in and toughen up during the winter. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These plants don't look like much at the moment but they are part of the big plan!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nepeta and Centaurea from my mum's garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Griselinia will form part of the new windbreak.</td></tr>
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The rest of the planting can wait until March or April. Hopefully it will look decent when I open my garden for the Coastal Garden Trail next August- see <a href="http://www.macmillangardentrail.co.uk/">here</a> for more information. <br />
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And finally, here's my plan for the planting!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It looks a mess, but at least I understand it!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-45633153061025159632012-10-20T13:42:00.002+01:002012-10-20T13:42:36.224+01:00Poppy Power!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There's something not quite right about this poppy in my garden. Today it is in full flower, with many buds queuing up to bloom, and it's nearly the end of October. There's something a little unnatural about it I think, with sedums and dahlias starting to pass their best. But it's there and I have to just be grateful for the late season colour. This poppy must sure have a strong desire to procreate.</div>
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Today I also noticed how magnificent the euphorbia foliage has become. This plant will soon be making flower bracts, and it's as if it knows its moment of glory is approaching. The leaves have an extra sheen to them, and where raindrops rest before their final descent to earth, the effect is stunning.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-87875480507888770782012-10-14T18:08:00.000+01:002012-10-14T18:08:05.176+01:00Autumn blooms<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There are still plenty of flowers in my garden in mid October. Unbelievably, my sweet peas are still going for it, without a break since June. Surely they must be exhausted by now!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another pot-grown specimen, a rather saucy dahlia.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctotis compete with sweet peas for 'Longest Season' Award.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was surprised to see this poppy re-flower after a trim down to the base in August.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Schizostylis, now called Hesperantha, flower until Christmas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A closer look at this Dahlia. I have three of this variety, and leave them in the ground every winter.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Dahlia has been terrific this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We've made use of an awkward space by growing Dahlias behind the greenhouse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on the Summer Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like the leaves of this pelargonium more than the flowers.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But there are more flowers to come. Let's hope Jack Frost doesn't visit too soon...</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15586716199618338886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948462615590846632.post-79752460768752111342012-10-07T17:25:00.001+01:002012-10-07T17:25:12.672+01:00Penshurst Place<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The final garden I visited in the summer that I've yet to post about is <a href="http://www.penshurstplace.com/">Penshurst Place</a>. This West Kent garden is a real beauty, and deserves to have more visitors. The gardens are divided into many rooms, creating an intimate atmosphere despite the garden's large acreage. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This blue and yellow border is going to be renovated soon, but looks pretty good as it is!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like the frothy Alchemillas edging this pathway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The house looks magnificent with formal rose beds in the foreground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The newly planted Jubilee Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Monardas, Lychnis and Sedums make a glamorous statement.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new borders are already looking established.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The calm White Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huw making a fine contribution to the water feature...</td></tr>
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