Agatha Christie's Greenway (Devon, England) - The House
I can think of two places that we visited where I enjoyed the house more than the gardens. The first was Greenway, not for the house itself, which was surprisingly small and cramped, but for the history behind it and the fascinating mementos on display. Agatha Christie and her husband Max Mallowan were enthusiastic collectors. You can see their collections on display throughout the house - European and Oriental ceramics, pottery, African tribal masks, Egyptian artifacts, Tunbridge ware, china, trinkets, and books. The Morning Room has a portrait of Agatha Christie as a child and her doll Rosie, sitting in a chair - The Drawing Room was where the family would gather in the evenings. Christie would entertain guests by reading chapters from manuscripts of her latest books. Agatha Christie's bedroom. Max always slept on a smaller portable traveling cot (you can see part of it in the foreground). It was his favorite bed and he carried it with him on all of his archaeological travels. N...
Beautiful photography. I could almost smell the daphne!
ReplyDeleteSunny and 60 sounds so nice. We got to sunny and 35 and I thought that was pretty good.
ReplyDeleteThere is certainly a lot of winter interest in your garden.
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Thanks for the inspiration Phillip. I hate this weather, I can't even make myself get outside and pick up sticks. I had all these winter projects planned, I take one step outside and back into the house I go. In the spring and summer you can't stop me, now I'm having a difficult time getting just the slightest bit motivated.
ReplyDeleteLove your pics. It's supposed to be 78 here today. 32 tomorrow. Ah February and March, the changeable months. I found you thru Blotanical.
ReplyDeleteIsabella is beautiful - your Winter Daphne is striking in bloom. I wish I could grow Camellias. Your 'Governor Mouton' is lovely. The Nandina berries are such a brilliant colour.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Winter Honeysuckle. I imagine it has a wonderful fragrance.
Your winter landscape stands in sharp contrast to mine!!
I'm going outside right now to look for pretty stuff. I get so bummed out in winter I forget to do that. Thanks for the reminder.
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ReplyDeleteObviously you are taunting us poor Canadians under our 4 feet of snow.
I'm too jealous to say how gorgeous your pictures are .. so there !
Isabella is beautiful .. cat people appreciate these little souls no matter thier owner (haha)
Very nice blog !
Joy (disgruntled in the snow, Canuck) : )
Your Chinese holly looks great in your photo, Phillip, but in the wrong place those leaves are like knives - to get from the drive to the garden gate I have to pass two of them and they're out to get me!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to find out what winter honeysuckle smells like, and the ruins are awesome!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
How sweet is Isabella! I am in love with the holly, sharp leaves or not. There are spots here under the mature Lobolly pines where few things grow well, but the hollies thrive. I will have to look for that one.
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