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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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More Lily Love

More lilies blooming this week -

"Pizzazz"

"Scheherazade"


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. Lisa at GreenbowJune 26, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Mmmmm I can almost smell them. Love those hot colors.

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  2. debsgardenJune 26, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    Both are beautify. Perfect colors for our hot summer weather!

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  3. sherryocalaJune 26, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    Phillip, that's your reward for having to shovel snow. Would I rather not shovel snow or have lilies? A little snow wouldn't be bad. They're so gorgeous.

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  4. LarryJune 26, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    Two of my favorites and a week or two from bloom here... love the orienpets but many are chlorotic this season from all the rain and cool temps we've had... great pics! Larry

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  5. Rosedale GardenJune 26, 2011 at 8:50 PM

    Musadet, a nice white with tiny red spots around the center is also a must have. It is the most fragrant one in the garden. My Golden Stardust
    was just starting to open and the storm today broke it off. I staked it, so hopefully the remaining blooms will open. Mary

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  6. Rainy Day GardenerJune 26, 2011 at 10:13 PM

    Gorgeous!!

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  7. Phillip OliverJune 27, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    Mary, I had Muscadet in a container for many years but this year it did not reappear. It was always loaded with blooms so it is one that I want again.

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  8. Rob (ourfrenchgarden)June 28, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    I particularly like "Scheherazade", however I know people who'd have trouble pronouncing that after a Saturday night party, ha.

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  9. Phillip OliverJune 28, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Rob, I have to stop and think before I pronounce the name, drinking or not. :)

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  10. aquablueroseJune 28, 2011 at 1:47 PM

    Oh what Equisite lillies and photographs, Phillip!!

    gerri XXX

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  11. MashaJune 28, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Superb photography! I miss asiatic lilies (is that what yours are?), I should try them again...

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  12. sweetbayJune 28, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Love those vivid colors!!

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