RE: Chelsea Show and Europe




>Pity in a way that Sissinghurst is so crowded, it's not the kind of
>garden that you really want 8000 other folks breathing down your neck
>in...much too intimate, IMO.  Guess I was lucky to see it so many
>years ago, when this wasn't a problem.
When we went to Sissinghurst we really did not enjoy it - you are right
Marge, you cannot appreciate the garden with so many other people there; we
could not get a look in at the 'White Garden'.
>Think opening a hotel for garden tours sounds quite a nice idea:-)
I'm just waiting for Susan to raid her piggy bank :).
>The 'Hot Borders' at Great Dixter happened after I was there,
>also...but, from what I've read, they have caused a certain amount of
>controversy, being so tropical and outrageous in colors.  Lloyd
>always did have a way with odd color combos that I'd never use in a
>million years, but that work very well in his capable hands.
I think I'm right in saying that at the time Lloyd created the 'Hot Borders'
we were into pastel colours over here.   For example, Cannas were only used
in public parks etc but the 'fashion' has now changed and hot colours are
definitely 'in' and Cannas have become commonplace as has Bishop of Llandaff
(which was most difficult to get hold of at one time).
>....UK gardens foster garden envy on a massive scale; always
>want to come home and tear everything out and start over from
>scratch.
Since reading the list, I have been filled with envy over the size of the
gardens you have in the States in comparison to the size of gardens most of
us have in the UK - the grass is always greener......
I realize that this is not a 'perennial plant' subject but I wonder if
anyone has any views on the following.   Decking has taken off over here in
a big way (in fact we have erected decking as a terrace instead of paving)
and the TV gardeners seem intent on staining decking, fences and anything
else that will take colour, in blues, greens, yellow, terracotta and purple
etc.  This is creating as much controversy as Christopher Lloyd's hot
borders.   Do you stain your fences, decking etc., or is the conventional,
natural look preferred?   Plant containers are painted every colour under
the sun, including silver and bright metal is now being used in gardens for
pergolas etc.   I feel that I'm being left behind in the rush to be
different :).
Valerie, South Yorkshire, England.




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