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Iford Manor (Part 2)

(Continued from Part 1) ... I knew that Iford Manor was my kind of garden when I saw the statue of "Dying Gaul" perched on top of a wall. We can't afford one for our garden but we do have a little version inside the house - The garden continues uphill with areas that are naturalized as well as manicured  -  A very theatrical area with some of the statuary from Peto's travels - Peto loved curved benches. In addition to Italian gardens, he was influenced by the Arts & Crafts movement. Some think that his love of curved benches came from the paintings of Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Some copies of his works were found in Peto's files - "Expectations" by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Small buildings also dotted the landscape - The largest building was the cloister which housed more of his classical treasures - There is even a Japanese garden - Various pathways and woodland trails led to a road above the gardens. This set of stairs was roped off, but there were more ...

Red, White & Blue

Happy 4th!

The Red -
sweet-peas
Sweet Peas


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Rose 'Kardinal Kolorscape'
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Fuchsia 'Cardinal'


rose-home-run
Rose 'Home Run'

The White -
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Baby's Breath (Gypsophila)

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Hydrangea 'Incrediball'

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Clematis armandii


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Fuchsia 'Hawkshead'


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Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum)


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Rose 'Climbing Iceberg'


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Fleece Flower (Persicaria 'Red Dragon')


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Nicotiana 'Fragrant Cloud'


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Hydrangea quercifolia 'Ruby Slippers'


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Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowflake'


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Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise'


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Sourwood Tree (Oxydendrum)

And The Blue -


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Hydrangea 'Nikko Blue'


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Hydrangea 'Bloomstruck'


clematis-durandi
Clematis durandii

geranium-rozanne
Geranium 'Rozanne'


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

Comments

  1. Happy 4th of July Phillip. Your red white and blue choices are perfect for a patriotic theme. I love the way the nicotiana is flirting with Pan peeking over his shoulder.

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  2. I am so glad you did this. It took five hours to appear on my blog list. We need to celebrate the good things today. Blue was the hardest color for me to find, mostly found in the sky color (didn't post it.)

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  3. So pretty: your flowers are worth celebrating.

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  4. Your flowers are beautiful! Love that you shade blue flowers to add to this post. They are hard to find.

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