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Lacock (Wiltshire, England)

After leaving Special Plants Nursery , we headed to Lacock, an English village that is virtually locked in time and owned by the National Trust. It was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, and many of the town's structures were built in the 14th century. The village has been used for many film locations, including some of the Harry Potter f ilms, Downton Abbey , Pride and Prejudice , Cranford , etc.  In addition to the residences (I cannot imagine living there with all the tourists), there were many gift stores, pubs, church and best of all, a chocolate shop. I had a delicious traditional sausage roll. St. Cyriac's Church - (Visited May 9, 2025) Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Pink snow?

No, but it looks like it! These are fallen blossoms from the Yoshino Cherry trees that were featured in a previous post. We have had a lot of rain for the past two days and unfortunately the beauty of the trees was short-lived. I'm not going to complain about that though because last year at this time we were experiencing the early stages of drought that lasted all year.



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  1. AnonymousApril 6, 2008 at 7:19 AM

    I think that having all the fallen petals on the ground is so lovely. It kinds of extends the beauty of the tree's flowering and makes for very mystical pictures.

    Jan Always Growing

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  2. MarieApril 6, 2008 at 2:35 PM

    The pink "snow" is beautiful :)

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  3. GailApril 7, 2008 at 7:48 AM

    Phillip,

    Hello, that is the perfect kind of snow! Lovely photos...we have had lots of ran and my hope is that we can over come last year's drought but some plants are gone forever.

    Gail

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  4. WayneApril 8, 2008 at 3:43 AM

    That's the only down side of gardening. The flowers don't last long enough. But that is also what makes them so special!

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  5. Annie in AustinApril 8, 2008 at 8:22 AM

    The beauty may be temporary, Phillip, but it's real! I like the photo of the birdbath - it seems to be calling mythical birds to come for the petals.

    Annie at the Transplantable Rose

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  6. chuck b.April 8, 2008 at 9:29 AM

    Wow, that's nice. Maybe some of my neighbor's cherry petals will blow in to my yard now that he's removed some plants that obstructed it.

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  7. AnonymousApril 8, 2008 at 10:53 PM

    God's dandruff.

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  8. RandyApril 10, 2008 at 12:32 PM

    Wonderful photos Phillip. Your garden looks like an absolute paradise. I would never leave it.

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