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Bourton House

Located in the village of Burton-on-the-Hill, in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, Bourton House is an eighteenth-century manor house with a sixteenth-century Tithe Barn. It is surrounded by a three-acre garden and a seven-acre walled pasture that is now planted with specimen trees. The Jacobean-style house was originally built in 1598 and was shortly thereafter purchased by the wealthy London lawyer Sir Nicholas Overbury. There is a dark history involving Overbury's son, which includes adultery and murder. It is quite a convoluted story, and I don't believe any of the shady dealings actually took place at Bourton House. You can read the story here and decide for yourself. An interesting note about these manor houses and gardens is that the front of the houses usually faced the back of the property. At least that was the case with Hidcote and Kiftsgate . The same here with Bourton House, where the entrance to the property (right next to a busy street) contained a litt...

Red, White and Blue in the garden



Happy 4th - My least favorite holiday but I do love the hamburgers, a day off from work and the red, white and blue flowers!


Callistemon 'Woodlander's Red' 


'Climbing Iceberg' rose


Galega 'Lady Wilson' (Goat's Rue)


Portulaca (Moss Rose)

Veronica 'Vernique White'


Clematis durandii

Fuchsia 'White Eyes'

Hydrangea 'Snowflake'

Eryngium zabelii 'Big Blue' (Sea Holly)

Monarda 'Raspberry Wine'


Fuchsia 'Double Otto'

Coreopsis 'Broadstreet'

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. It is fun to see your red, white and blue. I need some more of this in my garden. I have a lot of yellow right now.

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