Re: Chelsea Show and Europe
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- Subject: Re: Chelsea Show and Europe
- From: M* T*
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 20:22:33 -0500
Valerie,
I will loudly second your motions! Beth Chatto's garden is my
favorite - she is my garden idol:-) I have three photos of parts of
her garden up on the web. This is a view of her damp garden:
http://suite101.com/page.cfm/176/cha-damp.jpg and this is one of
her dry garden: http://suite101.com/page.cfm/176/chatto-dry and
this of the water garden:
http://suite101.com/page.cfm/176/chatto-water
All were taken in 1989 on a very overcast mid-September day by a not
very marvelous photographer, so you can imagine how lovely they a
really are! Of course, they may have changed a bit over time, but
the planting concept will have remained. She is master of plant
combinations for foliage effect as well as suitability of location as
far as the plant is concerned.
And Hidcote is also very lovely. Almost across the street from
Hidcote is another famous garden, the name of which I can't bring to
front of mind....does it start with a 'K'? Noted for a climbing rose
named after it....ack...senior moments!
Closer to London is the RHS gardens at Wisley. Have not been there
for 10 years, but assume there is still an incredible amount to see.
In London, the small Physic Garden is quite interesting...think I
spelled that right.
Farther afield, but well within a day trip, is Sissinghurst - Vita
Sackville-West's famous garden. Understand it can be crowded these
years. And, a bit more remote - need a car to get there - is
Christopher Lloyd's equally famous garden at Great Dixter.
If you do head up toward Beth Chatto's garden, a bit farther north,
in Diss, is Bressingham Gardens - well worth a trip if you can mesh
with their rather odd opening hours.
If you go in Hidcote's direction, plan a stop at Pusey Gardens -
quite nice - not far from Oxford in the Cotswolds.
Oh, England is full of marvelous gardens....and Chelsea is an
experience you will never forget. Be prepared for crowds you would
not believe:-) I found that they thinned out as it got toward
evening. I will never forget - and it's been 15 years since I went -
the incredible displays of Delphiniums, Clematis and Peonies - took
my breath away!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Valerie-Anne Mullett <valerie-anne@lineone.net>
> Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 3:58 PM
>
> Hello Nancy,
>
> Of the gardens I have visited, my two personal favourites are Beth
Chatto's
> and Hidcote Manor.
>
> Beth Chatto's garden is near Colchester, Essex, approximately 10
acres of
> sublime beauty, with a woodland area, water area and gravel garden.
Plants
> are grouped according to their natural habitat and I only wish I
was capable
> of writing a clearer description for you.
>
> Hidcote Manor is near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, also
approximately
> 10 acres. The garden is divided into 'rooms' and in the National
Trust
> Gardens handbook is described as an 'Arts and Craft garden'. It
is a
> mixture of formal planting and natural planting.
>
> Since moving from the London area some 23 years ago, I have not
revisited
> Kew Gardens, but would think that this should definitely be on your
list.
>
> I know you will have a wonderful trip whichever gardens you visit.
>
> Valerie, South Yorkshire, England.
>
>
>
>
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