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Ashington Manor Farm (Yeovil)

After a two-night stay at The Swan Hotel in Wells , we departed for Exeter. Along the way, our first stop was Ashington Manor Farm, the home of the husband and wife garden designers Julian and Isabel Bannerman.  Roses are a specialty of the Bannerman's, but sadly, we were too early to see any. That disappointment was curtailed by touring their magnificent farmhouse, which we were invited to roam around at leisure. And Julian Bannerman, who did most all the talking, was a very entertaining man.  Gathering at the front door - We actually entered at the side of the house, right off the patio, which led to this room, where the Bannerman's greeted us. The massive table was filled with books they had written as well as magazine articles about their gardens. As we were listening to Julian's speech, I happened to notice Isabel Bannerman's book "Husbandry" on the table and immediately recognized it as a book I have at home but have not gotten to yet. At the time, I ha...
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The winner is...

Thanks to everyone who entered the Hummingbird feeder contest. The winner is Jan of Thanks for 2 Day!

Jan, I can't find a contact e-mail for you on your blog so if you see this, let me know.
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  1. C. C.August 14, 2009 at 6:06 AM

    That was such a nice thing for you to do! Congrats to Jan.

    And it must've been gratifying to see how many readers you have who lurk but may not post frequently.

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  2. Phillip OliverAugust 14, 2009 at 6:13 AM

    Hi C.C. - it looked like a lot of entries came from people whose hobbies are entering giveaways. I must have gotten on a list somewhere and the word spread.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 14, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    Congratulations, Jan.

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  4. FrancesAugust 14, 2009 at 8:54 AM

    Hi Phillip, so glad Jan won the hummingbird feeder! :-)
    Frances

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  5. C. C.August 14, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    it looked like a lot of entries came from people whose hobbies are entering giveaways

    Oh, that's too bad. They don't know what they're missing!

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  6. Rob (ourfrenchgarden)August 14, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    Couldn't have gone to a better person.

    I'm glad Jan won it

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  7. Becca's DirtAugust 14, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Congrats to Jan.

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  8. Becca's DirtAugust 14, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    Phillip - I just looked at how many comments you had - wow they came out of the woodwork for that one didn't they.

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  9. Southern AspirationsAugust 14, 2009 at 2:57 PM

    That was so nice! Congrats Jan! (and I totally missed that day). :(

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  10. JanAugust 14, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    Wow, dear Phillip, I almost missed this post of yours! I just 'happened' to see it...'cause I wasn't looking for it, that's for sure! What a wonderful surprise;-) I'm so thrilled, and it's very special, coming from you! I loved it the moment I saw it on your earlier post...guess we were just a match made in heaven...ha ha.

    I'll leave you a separate comment w/my email, and you can just erase that, ok? Thanks again;-) Jan

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  11. JanAugust 14, 2009 at 6:06 PM

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  12. AndrewAugust 14, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    Congrats Jan!

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  13. Monica the Garden FaerieAugust 15, 2009 at 6:07 AM

    Glad the feeder is going to a great home!

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  14. JanAugust 15, 2009 at 7:03 AM

    Hi Phillip, I've been trying to reach you by your email contact, however my microsoft outlook won't let me get through. Is there another way we can be in touch? I could leave my email on your Blotanical plot, if you'd like? I noticed you don't visit that much so wasn't sure if you'd get it there. If I put it here, it automatically goes to your comments and I don't really want a lot of viewers of my email address. Just leave a comment to tell me if you'd like me to put it on your plot at Blot'l. Again, I'm so thrilled! Thx!

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  15. Phillip OliverAugust 15, 2009 at 7:38 AM

    Jan, you can leave me messages at Blotanical. I will try to visit there more often!

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  16. Darrell in MontanaAugust 15, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    Congrats to Jan from Montana. Wish I could send you the 3 little hummingbirds that are continually battling over my honeysuckle, They love it, They do keep my cat entertained. He loves to sit in the window and watch. Hope the hummingbird feeder brings you lots of happiness and good fortune.

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  17. DarrellAugust 15, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    That post didn't sound quite right. I meant congratulations form a reader in MT to Jan. When I reread it it sounded like I meant Jan was from MT. Sorry.

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  18. YolanaAugust 16, 2009 at 4:16 AM

    congrats jan, wow 182 comments. it's hard to imagine people entering a contest just to win something. Suppose you win and don't like hummingbirds.

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  19. C. C.August 16, 2009 at 6:35 AM

    it's hard to imagine people entering a contest just to win something. Suppose you win and don't like hummingbirds.

    I guess then they sell it on Ebay.

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  20. UnknownAugust 17, 2009 at 12:32 AM

    Very good work done i appriciate every work done

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  21. UnknownAugust 17, 2009 at 12:38 AM

    good work done very good keep it up


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