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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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Brent and Becky's Bulbs order


Getting plants in the mail is so much fun! My order from Brent and Becky's Bulbs arrived yesterday. Here is what I ordered:


Begonia Boliviensis 'Bertini'
Canna 'Stuttgart'
Canna 'Robert Kent'
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'
Buddleia 'Evil Ways'
Zantedeschia 'Mango' (Calla Lily)


Now to figure out where everything is going!



Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. Gardener on Sherlock StreetApril 6, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    Oh the fun of opening plant packages. Enjoy the decisions of where to plant!

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  2. Lisa at GreenbowApril 7, 2012 at 4:16 AM

    My kind of gardener. Just buy what catches your eye and THEN find a place for them. :) Have fun. Happy Easter.

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  3. JenApril 7, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    I've wanted to order from them for such a long time, but I am the biggest procrastinator when it comes buying bulbs. I overthink them!

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  4. Peggy HillApril 8, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    Spring planting is so much fun. I'm waiting for the Birmingham Botanical Gardens plant sale next weekend to buy most of my plants.

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  5. Rosedale GardenApril 8, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    I'm getting a package from Bluestone this week, can't wait. I buy most of my bulbs from B&B. I have the canna I could have given you a piece. Mary

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  6. UnknownApril 9, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    Yes, getting anything garden related is so much fun!

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