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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...

"Adagio" ornamental grass

Miscanthus sinensis "Adagio"


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Lovely capture, Phillip! I bought this one last year. Does it self sow?

    Frances

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  2. This is one big grass. Lovely with the back lighting.

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  3. Planted this a couple of years ago, and it is a complete star in my garden! Thanks for an awesome photo!

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  4. I do love that grass, Phillip; actually there are few ornamental grasses that I don't like. Wonderful photo!

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  5. Beautiful Adagio and light Phillip. Great photograph!

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  6. I Love this grass. It is wild and free and makes me happy to look at it.

    Beautiful photo, Phillip.

    gerri XXX

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  7. Looks so lovely. Please tell me it doesn't self-sow and I'll try it. My husband has practically banned grasses here after love grass seedlings took over the gravel driveway.

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  8. I have not seen this grass self-sow.

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  9. A tall grass. I think I have seen a grass like that in our farm. Nice shot.

    Lisa from Country Guitar Lessons

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  10. Came back to see your answer. I'd love to add more grasses to my garden because they are definitely drought and deer resistant.

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  11. I've been growing it for several years and have never seen it self sow. I almost wish it did; it's not easy to find here.

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  12. I love miscanthus. I actually think they're quite addictive. Very graceful late summer stars.

    Do you know m. sinensis 'malepartus'? I saw a mature one growing at a nursery some time ago and was really taken with it.

    Adagio is a beauty and that's a nice shot Phillip.

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  13. That's a gorgeous shot! I've been looking for adagio locally with no luck. Finally decided to put it in my basket at Bluestone for a fall order.

    Btw, I thought you had stopped blogging. For some reason my bookmark for your blog kept showing your December post ... Christmas aftermath, in which I fall in love with a Kindle. Today I clicked on your website button and then your blog button and voila!

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