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The Great Broad Walk Borders, Kew Gardens, London, UK
It is just breathtaking to stand at the beginning of a wide path and look as far as the eye can see, and beyond, at 320 metres of herbaceous border – a Great Broad Walk indeed. It was a bold … Continue reading
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Rousham
I visited Rousham House garden (Charles Bridgeman 1725/William Kent 1737 to 1741) in the Spring sunshine on Sunday – so unspoiled and yet beautifully maintained. Horace Walpole described it as the ‘most engaging of all Kent’s works. It is Kentissimo’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Bridgeman, genius loci. 18th -century gardens, Rousham, William Kent
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Just potted: Glooming in the gloaming
I get obsessive about white flowers in Spring. Last year I posted on Wild Whites, revelling in the rush of white flowers that seem to gallop across our country side between March and May. This year I’ve been walking a … Continue reading
Just potted: Marsh samphire in autumn
Just how complicated can a simple* be? Walking last weekend with my daughter in the salt marshes of the Cuckmere valley we saw brilliant patches of red amongst the grasses and reeds bordering the rivers and pools. … Continue reading
Just potted: Pink and Yellow, Colours for an Indian Summer
It was the Dahlias that did it. Hilary Squires, Ethical Florist at East Oxford’s Farmers’ Market (EOFM) has been selling the most stunning lemon yellow, yolk yellow, and clear pink dahlias for the last few weeks – on a cold … Continue reading