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. They don't have a long bloom period but they really put on a show for a brief time. Some of my favorite shrubs.
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ReplyDeleteGreat picture! I love the combo! Wenus says hello! :-)
ReplyDeleteSeems one of the comments above is a bit of a hijack.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo Phillip. I like the statue in front of the viburnum.
Rob
The positioning of the statue and the flowers make it seem as if there is a thought bubble coming from the statue! I wonder what she is thinking? Maybe "now where have my arms gone?"
ReplyDeleteBeautiful plant, I love viburnums!
I like the way the balls seem to be falling down onto or floating up out of the statue's head. I do love viburnums and this one is, as you say, a show stopper.
ReplyDeleteViburnums surly offer a shrub for every gardener and every garden. These look to formal for my wilderness, but they look lovely in your garden. Twelve feet tall and still growing! Be careful on that ladder when pruning this tall guy! gail
ReplyDeleteTHis is a gorgeous viburnum. I love the statue in front too. Great composition.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! My seeds are doing so well. I will forever be grateful for the information you gave me back at : http://momingarden.blogspot.com/2009/03/ordering-who-do-you-trust.html
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring Dear Garden Friend.
I love the snowball bushes. I have one that's still got a while until it blooms. I'm not sure what variety it is, the blooms don't get nearly that big.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor has one and it is glorious right now! I am so envious!
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lovely photo! I have never heard of that one. I will have to hunt it down.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a relative of the old Snowball bushes that were in every yard when I was a kid. They bloom with such abandon - no holding back.
ReplyDeleteMust have been tough, too, because we dreadful children used to pull off the flowers to throw at each other in floral snowball fights.
Wish I had one now!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
These virburnums are as stunning as hydrangeas - just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have three of these from Lowe's in Tupelo, MS that I planted last year and they are doing great, getting ready to bloom. I love them!
ReplyDeleteStunning! I want a snowball bush in my yard but haven't yet found them in any of the local nurseries. I love how big this one gets. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI usually am able to get these for the nursery, coincidentally enough from a grower in Alabama. They go unnoticed until someone sees them blooming around town and comes in looking for that "big green hydrangea".
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