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Anglesey Abbey
Just under a century ago two wealthy Anglo-American brothers, fanatical about horse racing bought a stud farm near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. They also wanted to enjoy the life of the huntin’ shootin’ and fishin’ set in the English … Continue reading
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The Winter Garden
An after-dark trip to see the winter light show at Anglesey Abbey just before Christmas made me think about the origins of gardens especially designed and planted for the more inhospitable months of the year. There are plenty of them … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglesey Abbey, Blooms, Bressingham, Cambridge Botanic Garden, Dunham Massey, Gertrude Jekyll, graham stuart thomas, Harold Hillier, Kingston Lacy, Marks Hall, Mottisfont, National Trust, Osterley, Polesden Lacey, Rosemoor, Royal Horticultural Society, Stanley Whitehead, Vicary Gibbs, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson, william shenstone, winter garden
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2018 on the blog
This is a bonus post to celebrate the fact that it’s now 5 years to the day that I started this blog, to let you know how its been doing in 2018, and to give you the chance to … Continue reading
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Goodbye Mr Repton
2018 has been a pretty extraordinary year for Humphry. He has surprised many – if not most of us – by his skill and understanding not just of landscapes and gardens but also by his ability to sell his ideas … Continue reading
