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Essential to have one view of this vista in the garden each summer. It looks more lovely in spring when the bulbs and blossom are in full bloom. This year, we were away for so much of the spring that the weeds have taken over, and there is just no order at all! I love to see a garden where all the plants just merge one into the next, and they all tumble over each other - but please don't look too close, or you will see all the bindweed, the dandelions, and the ground elder! Actually, I don't mind a few dandelions....
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It was time for a little late lunch as Jane and I emerged from the Glynn Valley, approaching Bodmin. We are National Trust members and had our cards with us, so we decided to call in to Lanhydrock House. The house is closed on a Monday, and it was quickly apparent that Monday is gardening day. The sun was out, and after lunch we had a little stroll around the garden before heading for home.
I consider this a non Asha picture as the main focus is the wall. this is a long stone wall that runs onto Bangor's Coastal Path. I always admire it every time I walk past. I call it a secret garden. I would just love to go through that door and walk around. Though I was told that the grounds are very over grown and would be near impossible to walk around. Even so I would like to attempt it
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Picture taken by Mr Digital at East Ruston Garden in Norfolk
Northeast of the Ca' d'Zan on the property of the Ringling Museum lies Mables garden. She was an avid gardener and would plant gifts of flowers and plants given to her. The garden was screened off by dense vegetation so John and Mable could escape their public life to relax in privacy. Mable drew inspiration from the great Renaissance gardens of Italy. It was completely re-done last year and I thought the results are beautiful.
Ringling Museum in Sarasota, FL
Missouri Botanical Garden
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The Japanese Garden was created in the beginning of the 20th century by the former owner of the country estate of Clingendael, Marguérite M. Baroness van Brienen (1871-1939), also called Lady Daisy. Lady Daisy sailed off a number of times by ship to Japan and brought back to the Netherlands a number of lanterns, a water cask, sculptures, the pavilion, the little bridges and several plants. The original design with the serene pond, meandering brook and the winding pathways has remained intact all these years.
The Municipality of The Hague has always taken great care of the Japanese Garden because of its uniqueness and tremendous historical value. The garden was placed on the list of national historical monuments in 2001. Due to its fragility, the garden can be visited only during two short periods of the year.
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Love Cottage, was originally built in 1868 of layers of flat stones from a nearby mine, and in the c.1940s it was surfaced in cement render. The property was owned by Robert Love, who built a blacksmith's shop, stables and an outside toilet in the early 1900s.
John Edward Tyson built the "Love cottage." John arrived in Australia from Cumbria England in about 1864 aged about 18. He went straight to the goldfields. He married Sarah Anne Tucker who was only 16 in 1867.
John and Sarah had 11 children. The cottage was their home for 26 years. Both Sarah and her baby died a year after the birth.
The idea of Secret Garden is one that everyone can relate to. We all have landscapes inside us, secret rooms where feelings and impressions grow as a little garden. We have individual ways of finding this
garden. Some talk about it, write poems or letters, paint, or even talk a walk to reflect over life. We all have our own way. But what is common to us, is a strong emotional feeling that is an essential part of our nature.
The first of a small series of shots from the Light and Land Stourhead workshop on August 12th, lead by internationally renowned photographer Charlie Waite and Antony Spencer, last year's winner of the Landscape Photographer of the Year award.
This shot was made with Antony's help, by placing the point of interest in the foreground, with the eye being taken through the shot to the tree and beyond. Lighting was challenging, and judicious use of ND grad filters helped to bring out the shot. Thanks Antony!
Clingendael Japanse tuin, vandaag, zonovergoten en in volle schoonheid
Japanese Garden in Clingendael, The Hage, Netherlands.
King George V Memorial Garden
Canons Park is a registered Grade II Historic Landscape and contains several listed buildings. The King George V Memorial Garden is a walled garden in the park. The Memorial Garden area was part of the duke’s kitchen gardens and was completely re-designed in the 1930s, after the park became public. The garden reflects the 1930s period, with a structure of evergreens highlighted by seasonal displays. It features a central square pool surrounded by a raised terrace with steps, formal flower beds and a pavilion. In 2006-7 the garden and the park were restored with support of the Heritage Lottery Fund.[1]
The Gardens were first created by Ernest Jardine as a recreational space for factory workers of Kilver Court in the 1800's and were known as Jardine's Park and Vegetable Gardens, In the 1960's, they were restored and developed by the Showering family of Babycham fame, who commissioned George Whitelegg to recreate his Gold Medal winning Chelsea Flower Show rockery garden within the setting. At the time the garden was a bold and modern design statement. Since then, the Gardens have been a hidden secret for the past 25 years.
During our stay in Barbados we visited Hunte's Garden and had an interesting time walking through the lush flowers and vegetation. The owner created this deliberately overgrown patio outside the door of a derelict building.
Tredegar House is an architectural wonder of Wales and one of the most significant late 17th century buildings in the whole of Britain.
Hakone Garden, Saratoga
Hakone Gardens is a traditional Japanese garden in Saratoga, California, USA. A recipient of the Save America's Treasures Award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, it is recognized as one of the oldest Japanese-style residential garden in the Western Hemisphere, and an enduring American treasure. Notable features include a bamboo garden, a Zen garden, a strolling garden (the Hill and Pond Garden), tea houses, and the Cultural Exchange Center, which is an authentic reproduction of a 19th-century Kyoto tea merchant's house and shop.
In 1915, two San Francisco arts patrons, Oliver and Isabel Stine, intending to build a summer retreat, purchased the 18 acres (73,000 m2) site on which Hakone now stands. Inspired by her trips to Japan, Isabel Stine modeled the gardens upon (and named them after) Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. She hired Japanese landscape artists and architects to design the gardens and the Upper "Moon Viewing" House. In 1932, ownership passed to financier Major C. L. Tilden who added the main gate to the gardens. When he died, Hakone was inherited by his sister, Mrs. Walter Gregory. After her death in 1959, Hakone was left untended, and the property was put up for sale.
In 1961, Joseph and Clara Gresham, their son Eldon and wife Deon, and four Chinese American couples: George and Marie Hall, John and Helen Kan, Dan and June Lee, Col. John C. Young and Mary Lee Young purchased the estate. This partnership restored Hakone to its original splendor, keeping its traditional Japanese authenticity while using it as a private retreat. In 1966, the partners offered a beautifully maintained Hakone for sale to the City of Saratoga. Today Hakone is administered by The Hakone Foundation, a non-profit organization, which was established in 2000 to restore and enhance the gardens independently of public funding. The gardens are open to the public and the various community facilities are often used for cultural events.
It is easy to spend hours at the Chinese Garden at the Montreal Botanical Gardens. It is very peaceful there and the views quite amazing. I took this shot during my recent visit to Canada.
This is the image from 2010 that was featured in the International Garden Photographer of the Year 5th Anniversary book shown in the previous upload.
Stourhead is a large country house and gardens in the county of Wiltshire in south west England. It is now in the possession of the National Trust and open to the public. The gardens at Stourhead were laid out around an artificial lake between 1741 and 1780. A series of follies in the form of ancient temples and other buildings are placed around the lake to create scenic views inspired by painters such as Lorraine and Poussin. The estate is extensively planted with mature trees and shrubs. The overall effect is very beautiful at all times of the year.
These are well laid out gardens in Dumfries and Galloway in the Borders. There is a nice tearoom and shop too.
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