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Coleton Fishacre - Inside the House

Coleton Fishacre has been described as "the perfect combination of the simple architecture and high standards of craftmanship of the nineteenth century Arts and Crafts movement with the modernity of the Jazz Age." I was told that there are not that many Art Deco style houses in the UK and this is one of the few private residences that are open to the public. Among the furnishings are Lalique wall lights, an eighteenth century Venetian chandelier and a carpet designed by Marion Dorn. Most of the furniture was designed by the architect of the house, Oswald Milne.   After Rowland and Freda Smith bought the house in 1949, they did not make many changes and the furnishings that they didn't use were stored. After the National Trust took over the property, they meticulously recreated the furnishings based on photographs that had appeared in Country Life magazine.   The library, pictured above and below, features a celebrated wind-dial map that was created by noted mapmaker Georg...

Rogerson Clematis Garden's Inviting Vines Tour


Clematis 'Chevalier' and Rose 'Golden Celebration'


Our garden will be featured on the Inviting Vines Tour this Saturday, June 10th from 11am - 5pm. There are a total of six gardens on the tour and you can also partake in a breakfast talk with Kym Pokorny, tour the Rogerson Clematis Garden, buy clematis at their on-site nursery and enter silent auctions. Should be a fun day for all!


Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. I LOVE the combination of the Clematis and the 'Golden Celebration' rose, Phillip. Thus far, the only clematis I've been able to keep alive here is C. terniflora. I hope the tour of your garden goes well - I wish I could attend!

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  2. Goodness, how I wish I could attend a tour of your gorgeous garden!

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