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The Garden House (Devon, England)

The destinations are beginning to blur but looking at the tour guide booklet, I see that we are now in Plymouth. Today, we visited two gardens designed by Keith Wiley.  The first is The Garden House , where Wiley worked as Head Gardener for 25 years (from 1978-2003). The 10-acre estate was purchased in the 1940s by former Eton schoolmaster Lionel Fortescue and his wife Katherine. It was formerly home to the  vicars of Buckland Monachronum. The Fortescue's renovated the gardens and ran a market garden business and raised cattle.  The remains of some of the original buildings in the vicarage still stand in the garden and serve as a romantic backdrop in the Walled Garden - I loved the way they had massed ferns together. Just stunning! Surrounding the walled garden and venturing out away from the house are more naturalistic plantings  - Today, the head gardener is Nick Haworth, who was previously head gardener at Greenway , which we visited earlier.  Keith Wiley lef...
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Waiting patiently for spring



Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. Lisa at GreenbowFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:25 AM

    Get that lady a shawl, preferably not made of snow.

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  2. LesFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:40 AM

    Oh Lord, her arms done froze off.

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  3. Jill of All TradesFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:53 AM

    Bit nippy out isn't it. Bring on spring.

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  4. EveFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    Sorry Phillip...I'm getting a little impatient!!!
    And I'm going to agree with Lisa! And wouldnt a shawl on her make for a great photo in the snow!!

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  5. KellyFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Here's another one...
    That is a horrible case of frostbite!

    I can hardly wait til Spring. I hear there is more snow on the way. BooHoo!

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  6. scottweberpdxFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Lovely photo...and yes...we're almost there...spring is just around the corner...right?!?

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  7. GailFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    me, too, Phillip! ps there's an SOS in word verification!

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  8. DarlaFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    I'd say she looks a little chilly.

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    It was nice getting out last Saturday with my tractor hauling mulch to my daylilies and cleaning up fallen limbs. 72 degrees really felt warm, even the dogs were panting from the heat. My daffodils are coming up. Mom next door has one with a bloom on it. Getting close. Mary

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  10. serial tillerFebruary 5, 2011 at 4:12 AM

    Neat photo captions. Here's mine. Hmm, maybe it's too early to go skinny dipping! LOL Spring is coming though if we can tough it out in Feb. It's already the 5th.

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