A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul.
Saadi, Persia
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 11th 2010
We are now leaving the Palace to take a walk through the gardens towards the Round Pond, which you can see from an upstairs window just beyond the statue of Queen Victoria. On the way there I really must show you the sunken garden:
The Sunken Garden was laid out during the reign of Edward VII [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Garden Pavillion
Currently Hanbury Hall has two pairs of garden pavilions. These have been reconstructed with timber rather than masonry so that they don’t detract from the stonework on the hall.
6 Comments CherryPie on Feb 4th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
The Sunken Parterre
This sunken parterre is part of the formal gardens at Hanbury Hall. Archaeological investigation during the winter months of 1992-1993 uncovered remains of the formal garden. The main outline of the garden has now been re-instated, with the Sunken Parterre being the first part to be restored. The garden is being planted with [...]
19 Comments CherryPie on Feb 3rd 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
PhotoHunt – Spotted
These plants, both spotted with rain were taken in Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury.
I always marvel at how vibrant garden colours are after a rain shower, especially when the sun shows it’s face too. It is a stark contrast to how most people feel when it is actually raining.
I must admit I like to sit curled [...]
36 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Heritage, Holidays, Kent Autumn 2009
Down House
On the way back from my trip to Kent last October I met up with friends at Down House, the home of Charles Darwin from 1842 until his death in 1882.
The experience was not as enjoyable as the other places I had been visiting and at first I couldn’t quite put my finger on what [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 19th 2010
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Malmesbury 2009
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.
Bertrand Russell
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 17th 2010
