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...
Gorgeous, Phillip. Wonderful color on the 'Alice' and the Pomegranate. (They color up somewhat even here.) Your garden gets better and better and better. Looks like the PNW is getting at least a bit of rain--that should knock back those spider mites a bit.
ReplyDeleteDazzling fall color indeed, Phillip. I can't say I've seen any of that here yet but then its sparse even later in the season.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, Southeast is a bit lackluster this fall. Been very dry. Japanese maples are crispy, not colored. But oh, the sun angle has changed. Beautiful light is what I’m here for!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and vibrant garden... not sure what you mean by "clean-up is desperately needed". What's your fall routine?
ReplyDeleteJealous of your Figgies.
Chavli
Hey Phillip, your garden is stunning!, as per every time I check in, its just amazing! I noted your photo of the spider mite damage... I have the same on my eucryphia's. I did a bit of investigating and discovered that what I had wasn't spider mite, but was instead a new pest for us (I garden up in Tacoma) called Pieris lace bug. The damage noted in you picture looks very similar to what i have on my shrubs. It's not a good sign that it is spreading so rapidly. I'm seeing it everywhere in my neighborhood. Hope this helps, so that we can get this pest under a bit of control. .. Erik
ReplyDeleteThanks Eric - I will look into this! -- Phillip
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