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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...
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More snow

We woke up to snow on Saturday morning. It didn't last long and was gone by mid-morning but I managed to get some photos before it melted.









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  1. AnonymousMarch 10, 2008 at 7:51 AM

    Your garden looks so nice with the snow on it. Looks like a coating of frosting.

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  2. Annie in AustinMarch 10, 2008 at 8:57 AM

    I guess it's easy to appreciate the artistic frosting when the duration is hours instead of months! Nice photos, Phillip!

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  3. Mr. McGregor's DaughterMarch 10, 2008 at 3:15 PM

    Snow on Camellias is not my idea of a scenic winter wonderland. I hope the blossoms are OK. The rest of your garden is enhanced by the temporary frosting. Lovely pics!

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  4. RandyMarch 11, 2008 at 9:48 AM

    Phillip, I hope that was the last cold snap we are going to have. How crazy is this weather acting? 77 degrees one day snow a couple of days later.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 11, 2008 at 8:58 PM

    Pretty, but I hope it didn't harm your camellia flowers.

    By the way, I'd love to see a post about your purple wall. How it fits into your garden, how it was constructed, etc.

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  6. Sweet Home and Garden CarolinaMarch 13, 2008 at 8:38 AM

    I was just asking about the weather in 'Bama and didn't scroll down and see this post !

    Now that's the kind of snow that I like -short and sweet. Hope it didn't harm anything.

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  7. WayneMarch 14, 2008 at 6:34 PM

    It is prety, but I'm so over snow!

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