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...
I love the wild feeling of this garden.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!! The colors are incredible! Thanks for sharing this trip!!
ReplyDeleteWe visited the Idaho Botanical Gardens in 2002(ish?), looks like a lot has changed and I would love to go back soon.
ReplyDeleteLove the Switch Grasses (I believe) in the 4th photo. Mine looked kinda like that this year. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteAren't pyracanthas great? Wish they were a little less thorny, as I am an accident-prone klutz sometimes. I hear there are thornless (or less thorny) varieties, but apparently they are hard to find...
Beautiful Phillip! Makes me want to go so bad. What a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteI love all the sage and tawny tones.
ReplyDeleteI love the shot of the pumpkin patch with the fall colors in the background, and the last one with the sculpture.
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