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 ...
Beautiful maples, even if you didn't catch all of them at their peak!
ReplyDeleteThe fallen leaves are just as gorgeous when skirting the earth bellow! That last photo is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll post about your trip in Japan.
Chavli
Welcome home! I just got back from a 2 week trip to Cambodia and Thailand and still feeling wobbly and jet lagged. Japan sounds wonderful, I've always wanted to visit. The colors are brilliant on Skeeter's Broom - WOW!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back home to you too. I didn't think I was affected by that but I just slept until 10am today and I haven't done that since I was a teen.
DeleteThe Skeeter's Broom is so stunning! Beautiful colors throughout your garden. Can't wait to hear more about your trip.
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