The house from Walderton was built in the early-mid seventeenth century. The garden would have been mainly for vegetables, fruit, herbs and livestock. However, at this date and social level some plants were beginning to be grown for their aesthetic qualities. Lilies, Primroses and gillyflowers in the borders – the very first beginnings of decorative [...]
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Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
Walderton House & Garden
8 Comments CherryPie on Jan 26th 2019
The Bishops Palace Gardens, next to Chichester Cathedral, is a beautifully kept, tranquil garden bordered by the historic Roman city walls, and the Tudor wall. The perfect place to take a relaxing wander a few steps from the thriving centre of Chichester, you can enjoy some of the best views of the cathedral. There are [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 14th 2019
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Anglesey Abbey Rose Garden in November
In 1939 Lord Fairhaven created the Rose Garden, a quintessentially English feature. The Rose Garden produces spectacular colour and scent in the summer months*
*From the Anglesey Abbey Gardens guidebook
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 27th 2018
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Autumn Delights – Anglesey Abbey
8 Comments CherryPie on Dec 22nd 2018
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Anglesey Abbey – The Pinetum
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2018
Working in the garden… gives me a profound feeling of inner peace.
Ruth Stout
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 16th 2018
Filed under Anecdotes, Ely 2018, Gardens, Holidays
Ely – Day Three
Bags packed we went to breakfast and had another enjoyable breakfast and conversation with George. We settled our bill and as we left the building we noticed that the air had an autumnal feel to it.
After deliberating where to visit before we set off on our journey home, we called in at Anglesey Abbey which [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Nov 16th 2018
