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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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Coldwater Nursery Open House - May 4-5



If you haven't been to Coldwater Nursery yet then this weekend would be a good time to go. I was very impressed with their stunning displays of plants, hanging baskets and window boxes. They have a nice selection of shrubs and trees in the outside garden center and the greenhouse is full of colorful annuals. You can tell that the plants are well cared for and I've had good luck with everything I've bought from them in the past.

 Here are the details about their Open House this weekend:

 Location: 1001 Koonce St. (Behind Dale's Restaurant)
When: Saturday, May 4 from 8 - 6 pm
Sunday, May 5 from 1 - 5pm

Door prizes - Hamburgers & Hot Dogs (Sat. only) - Specials - Door Prizes







Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. CarolMay 3, 2013 at 10:02 AM

    Oh those window boxes are to die for! Wish I had them. Looks like my kind of place! Have a great weekend. Carol

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  2. Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!May 3, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    Not over-struck on bright colours but I love the smell of geranium leaves.

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  3. HolleyGardenMay 4, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    What a beautiful nursery! Hamburgers and hot dogs, too! Sounds like a great time!

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  4. sharonMay 4, 2013 at 6:33 PM

    what a cool display

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  5. Lisa at GreenbowMay 5, 2013 at 4:14 AM

    Now the question is... What did you bring home??

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  6. outlawgardenerMay 5, 2013 at 7:58 AM

    Looks like a great place & a fun event! How much lighter is your wallet?

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