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...
Nice photos. Thank you for sharing. I bet the bees and hummers love this garden too.
ReplyDeleteYou caught Lucy's garden in its prime! Not that it's ever lacking for charm, but I've never seen it so floriferous.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's an incredible garden but one would expect no less from the amazing Ms Hardiman! Love the tree with all of the glass spheres!
ReplyDeleteSuch a rich tapestry.
ReplyDeleteI've seen Lucy's garden a bit later in the year, it's looking just beautiful in your photos. It's a very colorful garden. Now I know what those large shrubs are that I saw in D.C. whose flowers reminded me a bit of lilacs. They must have been blooming crape myrtles.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos show her incredible color discipline which gives such a dramatic effect. This looks like an entirely different garden than the one I saw almost 10 years ago, which I remember as a shared space among neighbors (?) or maybe it's just been completely reworked.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure but her neighbor's garden next door was also open. It was very small but fantastic. I plan to post photos of it next.
DeleteAn eye candy this garden is. Every picture is perfect and screams Summer.
ReplyDeleteYou say: Yarn in the garden? Why not? and I say Why Knot :-)
Riffing off of Denise's comment, this garden strikes me as a fantastic mix of whimsy and color discipline. Thanks for sharing it with us virtually!
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing this beautiful garden
ReplyDeleteOh my that's so lovely. My kind of garden.
ReplyDeleteYou captured much of what has earned Lucy her big reputation. We (Joy Creek) had Galega 'Lady Wilson' for sale at Hortlandia but because it was not in bloom at the time, it flew under the radar. Right now, everyone is exclaiming "What's That?!" when they see it in the garden.
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