Coleton Fishacre (Devon, England)
Coleton Fishacre was in my top 5 gardens on the tour. This Arts & Crafts style house and garden was the country home of Rupert D'Oyly Carte and his wife Lady Dorothy Carte. He was the well-known theater owner (The Savoy) and producer (Gilbert & Sullivan). They spotted the property from their yacht and thought it would be a great spot for a country home and garden. Ah, to have that much money... They commissioned Oswald Milne, a former student of Edward Lutyens to design the house. Both Rupert and Lady Dorothy were interested in gardening but it was Lady Dorothy who mainly planted the garden, filling it with exotic and tender plants that survived with the influence of the Gulf stream. They employed six full-time gardeners! I often wonder if people who have that much money are really able to enjoy a property like this and actually live in it? Their tenure here wasn't that long (a dozen years or so), although Dorothy lived here full-time in the late 19...
A fantastic pic, Phillip. Nice memories, but now for some global warming and positive thoughts that we don't get even flurries tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo Philip... our day in the 50's will be followed by the first major snow of the season tomorrow... perhaps 6"-10" depending on who one listens to... just in time to protect against the cold that's following the snow. Larry
ReplyDeleteNow this is winter. We haven't had much winter to talk about this year. We are to get some snow by 9:30 this morning, so they say. I will believe it when I see it.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo Phillip, I had a lot of fun driving around Tuscumbia after work taking pictures for the calendar. By the time I got home it was dark and don't have many from around my place. I have the depot, courthouse and stagecoach stop in the 2012 calendar and have one of the Almon house & Locust Hills I'd like to use in the 2013 calendar. Mary
ReplyDeleteyou wishing or what? Nice picture but hope you don't have a chance to take another one like it.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe. I bet now you have camellias blooming instead of snow.
ReplyDeleteI am not complaining! The snow was beautiful last year, but what a mess it made.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo Phillip. But I prefer green!! hahahaha!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful...idyllic, really :-)
ReplyDeleteI must have been asleep when this happened last year?!? How often does it snow there? I'd have thought...never?
ReplyDeletePhillip what a beautiful shot of your snow-covered garden.
ReplyDeleteI had to back track on my reading a little. This picture is so magical.:0)
ReplyDeleteWhen ever I need inspiration I always look at pictures of your garden.