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...
Lots of beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteI especially like all the Clematis blooms.
Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Thanks Lea!
DeleteWow! What a lot of gorgeous blooms you have. Love that 'Marchesa Boccella' rose.
ReplyDeleteThat is a nice one!
DeleteI am SO envious of your Clematis, Phillip. That Galega is interesting but I can't even find the genus in my sunset Western Garden Book, which can't be a good sign.
ReplyDeleteKris, that is surprising. Joy Creek used to carry it but they are closed now.
DeleteOther than Arabella my Clems have long gone over-and Arabella does look dreadful even as it continues to pump out the blooms. I have 2, so I am doing an experiment and cutting one of them back to about 2 feet to see what happens.
ReplyDelete'Arabella' is fairly new to me. It has not been that vigorous yet.
DeleteThanks for sharing your beautiful blooms, Phillip. You have gorgeous flowers in your area. We are suffering from the heat in western Kentucky. Daily watering is a must for us right now.
ReplyDeleteOh no, I sure don't miss that! :(
DeleteOh my, fabulous Clematis! 'Essex' and 'Phenomenal' make a great pairing, too.
ReplyDeleteSo envious of your Foxtail Lily bloom! (I had no success with this bulb).
ReplyDeleteI love the Gold Buttons and Carex combo: very cool. Are you growing the Alstroemeria in a pot? Is it behaving well in your garden?
Chava
The alstroemeria is in the ground. So far, so good. This is the second year.
DeleteWow! That first photo is sure bright! Beautiful.
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