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...
Stunning photos!
ReplyDeleteAzaleas do make spectacles of themselves in early spring. That first photo is a painting waiting to happen. A beautiful place.
ReplyDeleteGosh, why haven't I ever been there?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous doesn't begin to describe! Portland has some marvelous gardens. Its gentle damp climate is perfect for rhododendrons. Though I have been to Portland several times, I have not seen this particular garden. Definitely will put it on my list!
ReplyDeleteStunning! I hope you continue to fall in love with the pacific northwest as the wonders of the year unfold!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous, Phillip! Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLooks lovely - such intense colors!
ReplyDeleteThose photos were practically making me drool! That first one especially, is a knockout!
ReplyDeleteYou should offer/sell theses photos to the garden as post cards. Nice work!
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