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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...
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Garden Blogger's Fling - Asheville 2012





May 17 - 21, 2012
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Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. UnknownFebruary 10, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    Fun!

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  2. Anne BoykinFebruary 10, 2012 at 11:11 PM

    I've seen pictures from some of the past flings on some of my blogs and it looks like it's a great time. I'm looking forward to seeing your pictures.

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  3. Lisa at GreenbowFebruary 11, 2012 at 4:50 AM

    I plan to be there. I hope to meet you and Michael (if he can stand all of us petal pushers).

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  4. JessFebruary 11, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    I am thinking about this. I can't stay for 5 days, but I can do a few, and if some other of my blog friends are going it would definitely be worth the trip. Its not all that far actually...

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  5. Pam's English GardenFebruary 14, 2012 at 5:55 AM

    Dear Phillip, Saw your garden on Photo of the Day. Congratulations on being posted there! Well deserved -- your garden is stunning. Wish I could go to the Fling, but funds are tight this year. Enjoy! P.

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  6. Wife, Mother, GardenerFebruary 14, 2012 at 12:03 PM

    Phillip, I also enjoyed seeing your garden on GPOD today. Congrats! Such a work of true garden art, through and through. I look forward to reading more about it this season!
    (I see we have lots of mutual blogging friends already.)

    And the fling will be so fab! My family and I were just in Asheville this past June already. Beautiful location.
    Julie

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