Nicola here. The recent hot weather in the UK (3 hot days and a thunder storm, as the old adage suggests) has given us lots of lovely opportunities for being outside, whether sitting reading a book, eating, or doing some much needed gardening. Two hundred years ago if I had been sitting in this spot it would probably have been a vegetable garden and pen for the pig. The cottage would have been newly built, two rooms up, two down. It looked out across a rough track rather than a paved road, and there was a stream that ran down the side of the road and into a pond at the bottom of the garden. The villagers dumped their waste there; lots of pottery has been found in the dried out pond bed.
In those days people living in this sort of worker’s cottage had precious little time for leisure or for growing flowers for pleasure. 
They grew food and kept animals to live on, and their existence in the village was a communal one with one well (now in the garden of Spring Cottage.) You would need to go further up the social scale to find a cottage or “villa” where there was a garden designed for relaxing in. The doctor and the vicar would have that sort of house in this sort of village; their wives and daughters did not need to work and the garden was a social space. Those houses look pretty big to us today and cost a fortune to buy but in the Georgian era they were the homes of the lesser gentry and though there might be time to sit around drawing or growing flowers, the lady of the house would still learn all about seed planting and making herbal medicines alongside her other house hold duties.
The gentry “proper” lived in the sort of house that today looks almost like a stately home. This is Kingston Bagpuize House in Oxfordshire, throughout its history a “gentleman’s residence.” Downstairs there are “only” four well-appointed main rooms: the drawing room, dining room, library and sitting room. “A house of modest size” as one visitor wrote fairly dismissively in the 18th century.
Outside, though, the gardens at Kingston Bagpuize are lavish. The old terrace walk and walled gardens date from the Georgian period and lead to a pavilion where the ladies would take tea. It’s a long way for the servants to carry all the necessary crockery! Downstairs, beneath the pavilion, is a grotto, adding a deliciously gothic touch to the experience!
Even Kingston Bagpuize pales into insignificance beside the houses of the nobility. At Bowood in Wiltshire it 
feels as though the whole landscape is part of the garden, which of course it is, as far as the eye can see.The estate was landscaped by Capability Brown to include woodlands, coppices and views, to take the visitor from the formal gardens near the house out into the winder countryside and of course there are countless examples of families moving an inconveniently placed village to improve their view.At Bowood garden activities would include walking to the Doric temple by the lake where you could partake of a pic nic or driving there if walking was not to your taste. Bowood too had a grotto and they go one better than Kingston Bagpuize with a waterfall and dramatic stone gorge so that the you could imagine yourself in the lake district or somewhere picturesque.
For something more energetic, though, Lydiard Park takes the prize. There, eager Georgian bathers could rush down to the lake first thing in the morning for their healthful dip in the waters or to leap into the plunge pool. As good as having your own modern day swimming pool!
The other thing I often think about when I sit in my garden is the sounds of the country as well as the scent of the flowers. First thing in the morning it's the light that wakes me, followed by the birdsong. Even these days, when there are fewer birds than 200 years ago, it's a loud and tuneful chorus. There is very little traffic so the sound of dogs barking and sheep bleating carries on the air, along with the noise of the church bells. It could indeed be the Georgian era. Then a plane flies over and I think perhaps not. At night the deer and foxes bark out in the fields and the pheasants call. There are geese on the local millpond. It's very different from being in Georgian town or city in terms of noises you would hear, and isn't that different from life two centuries ago. In fact it's almost like time travel…
What are your favourite sounds and scents of the garden? Do you share space with neighbours, or grow flowers or vegetables? Would you enjoy a stroll to your own Doric temple, or a dip in the plunge pool?
We sold our house last summer and downsized significantly…but before that we had an acre that surrounded our standard (modern day) ranch house. I loved to sit outside and hear the birds and the livestock. Play with my dogs and grow vegetables and just listen to the country sounds. Now…well…our tiny cottage has a little bitty green space that we do indeed share with neighbors. Most of the noises you hear are cars and sirens and children playing. Can you tell we moved to the city? I think one of the most fun things though is that hubby and I walk a lot. Miles at a time (usually 4). We have discovered a sheltered walking trail surrounding a small lake a very short distance from our neighborhood in the upscale area. It’s quiet and you can hear the birds and ironically enough, livestock. The area behind this very exclusive part of town is undeveloped and there is a farm a stones throw away. LOL Goes to show you that we can find peace and exercise no matter where we roam. LOL Although someone else grows my veggies now.
We sold our house last summer and downsized significantly…but before that we had an acre that surrounded our standard (modern day) ranch house. I loved to sit outside and hear the birds and the livestock. Play with my dogs and grow vegetables and just listen to the country sounds. Now…well…our tiny cottage has a little bitty green space that we do indeed share with neighbors. Most of the noises you hear are cars and sirens and children playing. Can you tell we moved to the city? I think one of the most fun things though is that hubby and I walk a lot. Miles at a time (usually 4). We have discovered a sheltered walking trail surrounding a small lake a very short distance from our neighborhood in the upscale area. It’s quiet and you can hear the birds and ironically enough, livestock. The area behind this very exclusive part of town is undeveloped and there is a farm a stones throw away. LOL Goes to show you that we can find peace and exercise no matter where we roam. LOL Although someone else grows my veggies now.
We sold our house last summer and downsized significantly…but before that we had an acre that surrounded our standard (modern day) ranch house. I loved to sit outside and hear the birds and the livestock. Play with my dogs and grow vegetables and just listen to the country sounds. Now…well…our tiny cottage has a little bitty green space that we do indeed share with neighbors. Most of the noises you hear are cars and sirens and children playing. Can you tell we moved to the city? I think one of the most fun things though is that hubby and I walk a lot. Miles at a time (usually 4). We have discovered a sheltered walking trail surrounding a small lake a very short distance from our neighborhood in the upscale area. It’s quiet and you can hear the birds and ironically enough, livestock. The area behind this very exclusive part of town is undeveloped and there is a farm a stones throw away. LOL Goes to show you that we can find peace and exercise no matter where we roam. LOL Although someone else grows my veggies now.
We sold our house last summer and downsized significantly…but before that we had an acre that surrounded our standard (modern day) ranch house. I loved to sit outside and hear the birds and the livestock. Play with my dogs and grow vegetables and just listen to the country sounds. Now…well…our tiny cottage has a little bitty green space that we do indeed share with neighbors. Most of the noises you hear are cars and sirens and children playing. Can you tell we moved to the city? I think one of the most fun things though is that hubby and I walk a lot. Miles at a time (usually 4). We have discovered a sheltered walking trail surrounding a small lake a very short distance from our neighborhood in the upscale area. It’s quiet and you can hear the birds and ironically enough, livestock. The area behind this very exclusive part of town is undeveloped and there is a farm a stones throw away. LOL Goes to show you that we can find peace and exercise no matter where we roam. LOL Although someone else grows my veggies now.
We sold our house last summer and downsized significantly…but before that we had an acre that surrounded our standard (modern day) ranch house. I loved to sit outside and hear the birds and the livestock. Play with my dogs and grow vegetables and just listen to the country sounds. Now…well…our tiny cottage has a little bitty green space that we do indeed share with neighbors. Most of the noises you hear are cars and sirens and children playing. Can you tell we moved to the city? I think one of the most fun things though is that hubby and I walk a lot. Miles at a time (usually 4). We have discovered a sheltered walking trail surrounding a small lake a very short distance from our neighborhood in the upscale area. It’s quiet and you can hear the birds and ironically enough, livestock. The area behind this very exclusive part of town is undeveloped and there is a farm a stones throw away. LOL Goes to show you that we can find peace and exercise no matter where we roam. LOL Although someone else grows my veggies now.
I thought when I retired I would be able to have a fine flower garden, but my arthritic hips and knees just wouldn’t cooperate. So my garden consists of some well established rose bushes and numerous potted plants and flowers on and around my porch. I love to sit on my porch and just enjoy them. The hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy them too. So do the bees, but that’s okay.
Every now and then, a hummingbird will hover directly in front of me for two or three seconds. So close that I can actually see the tiny pink ring around their neck. I’m not sure why they come so close to me, but I feel blessed when they do.
I thought when I retired I would be able to have a fine flower garden, but my arthritic hips and knees just wouldn’t cooperate. So my garden consists of some well established rose bushes and numerous potted plants and flowers on and around my porch. I love to sit on my porch and just enjoy them. The hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy them too. So do the bees, but that’s okay.
Every now and then, a hummingbird will hover directly in front of me for two or three seconds. So close that I can actually see the tiny pink ring around their neck. I’m not sure why they come so close to me, but I feel blessed when they do.
I thought when I retired I would be able to have a fine flower garden, but my arthritic hips and knees just wouldn’t cooperate. So my garden consists of some well established rose bushes and numerous potted plants and flowers on and around my porch. I love to sit on my porch and just enjoy them. The hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy them too. So do the bees, but that’s okay.
Every now and then, a hummingbird will hover directly in front of me for two or three seconds. So close that I can actually see the tiny pink ring around their neck. I’m not sure why they come so close to me, but I feel blessed when they do.
I thought when I retired I would be able to have a fine flower garden, but my arthritic hips and knees just wouldn’t cooperate. So my garden consists of some well established rose bushes and numerous potted plants and flowers on and around my porch. I love to sit on my porch and just enjoy them. The hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy them too. So do the bees, but that’s okay.
Every now and then, a hummingbird will hover directly in front of me for two or three seconds. So close that I can actually see the tiny pink ring around their neck. I’m not sure why they come so close to me, but I feel blessed when they do.
I thought when I retired I would be able to have a fine flower garden, but my arthritic hips and knees just wouldn’t cooperate. So my garden consists of some well established rose bushes and numerous potted plants and flowers on and around my porch. I love to sit on my porch and just enjoy them. The hummingbirds and butterflies enjoy them too. So do the bees, but that’s okay.
Every now and then, a hummingbird will hover directly in front of me for two or three seconds. So close that I can actually see the tiny pink ring around their neck. I’m not sure why they come so close to me, but I feel blessed when they do.
I think that’s lovely, Stephanie. It’s so true that you can find pockets of peace and beauty in towns and cities.
I think that’s lovely, Stephanie. It’s so true that you can find pockets of peace and beauty in towns and cities.
I think that’s lovely, Stephanie. It’s so true that you can find pockets of peace and beauty in towns and cities.
I think that’s lovely, Stephanie. It’s so true that you can find pockets of peace and beauty in towns and cities.
I think that’s lovely, Stephanie. It’s so true that you can find pockets of peace and beauty in towns and cities.
Hummingbirds! How gorgeous! We get lots of lovely butterflies here but nothing so exotic.
Hummingbirds! How gorgeous! We get lots of lovely butterflies here but nothing so exotic.
Hummingbirds! How gorgeous! We get lots of lovely butterflies here but nothing so exotic.
Hummingbirds! How gorgeous! We get lots of lovely butterflies here but nothing so exotic.
Hummingbirds! How gorgeous! We get lots of lovely butterflies here but nothing so exotic.
Yes, it feels like summer in the UK. I was eating at a table in my hotel’s garden, and my waiter and I agreed that today was summer, and then we would get rain for the next three months. These gardens sound lovely. Mine needs to some attention, but my shower isn’t working so I’m touring and enjoying other gardens. Last week was the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle. I’m off to Sudley and Berkeley Castles, so I’ll get to see those in the next two days. My favorite place (when I was growing up in Idaho) no longer exists because of development; there was a group of trees where a spring bubbled up and the water headed to the creek about 200 feet away. The sun shone through those green leaves, making it feel like a tiny natural cathedral.
Yes, it feels like summer in the UK. I was eating at a table in my hotel’s garden, and my waiter and I agreed that today was summer, and then we would get rain for the next three months. These gardens sound lovely. Mine needs to some attention, but my shower isn’t working so I’m touring and enjoying other gardens. Last week was the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle. I’m off to Sudley and Berkeley Castles, so I’ll get to see those in the next two days. My favorite place (when I was growing up in Idaho) no longer exists because of development; there was a group of trees where a spring bubbled up and the water headed to the creek about 200 feet away. The sun shone through those green leaves, making it feel like a tiny natural cathedral.
Yes, it feels like summer in the UK. I was eating at a table in my hotel’s garden, and my waiter and I agreed that today was summer, and then we would get rain for the next three months. These gardens sound lovely. Mine needs to some attention, but my shower isn’t working so I’m touring and enjoying other gardens. Last week was the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle. I’m off to Sudley and Berkeley Castles, so I’ll get to see those in the next two days. My favorite place (when I was growing up in Idaho) no longer exists because of development; there was a group of trees where a spring bubbled up and the water headed to the creek about 200 feet away. The sun shone through those green leaves, making it feel like a tiny natural cathedral.
Yes, it feels like summer in the UK. I was eating at a table in my hotel’s garden, and my waiter and I agreed that today was summer, and then we would get rain for the next three months. These gardens sound lovely. Mine needs to some attention, but my shower isn’t working so I’m touring and enjoying other gardens. Last week was the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle. I’m off to Sudley and Berkeley Castles, so I’ll get to see those in the next two days. My favorite place (when I was growing up in Idaho) no longer exists because of development; there was a group of trees where a spring bubbled up and the water headed to the creek about 200 feet away. The sun shone through those green leaves, making it feel like a tiny natural cathedral.
Yes, it feels like summer in the UK. I was eating at a table in my hotel’s garden, and my waiter and I agreed that today was summer, and then we would get rain for the next three months. These gardens sound lovely. Mine needs to some attention, but my shower isn’t working so I’m touring and enjoying other gardens. Last week was the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle. I’m off to Sudley and Berkeley Castles, so I’ll get to see those in the next two days. My favorite place (when I was growing up in Idaho) no longer exists because of development; there was a group of trees where a spring bubbled up and the water headed to the creek about 200 feet away. The sun shone through those green leaves, making it feel like a tiny natural cathedral.
I envy you garden dwellers, but here in LA such expanses are not practical. It takes a lot of water and an army of gardeners to keep such things up. But I am lucky to live in an older apartment complex which was laid out with landscaping, trees and paths.
All around me developers are throwing up mixed use boxes with office/shop space on the ground floor and four floors of expensive tiny apartments above, two allotted parking spaces each in the garage below, and for landscaping, a couple of ficus in pots and a bowl of impatiens by the front door. The Mayor of LA favors developers and calls this “progress”.
I envy you garden dwellers, but here in LA such expanses are not practical. It takes a lot of water and an army of gardeners to keep such things up. But I am lucky to live in an older apartment complex which was laid out with landscaping, trees and paths.
All around me developers are throwing up mixed use boxes with office/shop space on the ground floor and four floors of expensive tiny apartments above, two allotted parking spaces each in the garage below, and for landscaping, a couple of ficus in pots and a bowl of impatiens by the front door. The Mayor of LA favors developers and calls this “progress”.
I envy you garden dwellers, but here in LA such expanses are not practical. It takes a lot of water and an army of gardeners to keep such things up. But I am lucky to live in an older apartment complex which was laid out with landscaping, trees and paths.
All around me developers are throwing up mixed use boxes with office/shop space on the ground floor and four floors of expensive tiny apartments above, two allotted parking spaces each in the garage below, and for landscaping, a couple of ficus in pots and a bowl of impatiens by the front door. The Mayor of LA favors developers and calls this “progress”.
I envy you garden dwellers, but here in LA such expanses are not practical. It takes a lot of water and an army of gardeners to keep such things up. But I am lucky to live in an older apartment complex which was laid out with landscaping, trees and paths.
All around me developers are throwing up mixed use boxes with office/shop space on the ground floor and four floors of expensive tiny apartments above, two allotted parking spaces each in the garage below, and for landscaping, a couple of ficus in pots and a bowl of impatiens by the front door. The Mayor of LA favors developers and calls this “progress”.
I envy you garden dwellers, but here in LA such expanses are not practical. It takes a lot of water and an army of gardeners to keep such things up. But I am lucky to live in an older apartment complex which was laid out with landscaping, trees and paths.
All around me developers are throwing up mixed use boxes with office/shop space on the ground floor and four floors of expensive tiny apartments above, two allotted parking spaces each in the garage below, and for landscaping, a couple of ficus in pots and a bowl of impatiens by the front door. The Mayor of LA favors developers and calls this “progress”.
In Central Park, in NYC, there is The Conservatory Garden on Fifth Avenue, between 104th and 105th Streets, containing three gardens on six acres. There is a magnificent iron gate made in Paris in 1894, which originally stood before the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street.
Walking through the gate you see the Italian garden with a fountain that has a great hedge around it.
Going toward the right and continuing around to the left, is the French garden with sculpted lawn designs reminiscent of Versailles, and a sculpture called “Three Dancing Maidens” by Walter Schott.
The next is English with a profusion of lovely flowers and a sculpture depicting Mary and Dickon, the main characters from “The Secret Garden.”
It’s a gorgeous place to sit, relax and escape. At the height of summer the flowers are so beautiful and fragrant.
In Central Park, in NYC, there is The Conservatory Garden on Fifth Avenue, between 104th and 105th Streets, containing three gardens on six acres. There is a magnificent iron gate made in Paris in 1894, which originally stood before the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street.
Walking through the gate you see the Italian garden with a fountain that has a great hedge around it.
Going toward the right and continuing around to the left, is the French garden with sculpted lawn designs reminiscent of Versailles, and a sculpture called “Three Dancing Maidens” by Walter Schott.
The next is English with a profusion of lovely flowers and a sculpture depicting Mary and Dickon, the main characters from “The Secret Garden.”
It’s a gorgeous place to sit, relax and escape. At the height of summer the flowers are so beautiful and fragrant.
In Central Park, in NYC, there is The Conservatory Garden on Fifth Avenue, between 104th and 105th Streets, containing three gardens on six acres. There is a magnificent iron gate made in Paris in 1894, which originally stood before the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street.
Walking through the gate you see the Italian garden with a fountain that has a great hedge around it.
Going toward the right and continuing around to the left, is the French garden with sculpted lawn designs reminiscent of Versailles, and a sculpture called “Three Dancing Maidens” by Walter Schott.
The next is English with a profusion of lovely flowers and a sculpture depicting Mary and Dickon, the main characters from “The Secret Garden.”
It’s a gorgeous place to sit, relax and escape. At the height of summer the flowers are so beautiful and fragrant.
In Central Park, in NYC, there is The Conservatory Garden on Fifth Avenue, between 104th and 105th Streets, containing three gardens on six acres. There is a magnificent iron gate made in Paris in 1894, which originally stood before the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street.
Walking through the gate you see the Italian garden with a fountain that has a great hedge around it.
Going toward the right and continuing around to the left, is the French garden with sculpted lawn designs reminiscent of Versailles, and a sculpture called “Three Dancing Maidens” by Walter Schott.
The next is English with a profusion of lovely flowers and a sculpture depicting Mary and Dickon, the main characters from “The Secret Garden.”
It’s a gorgeous place to sit, relax and escape. At the height of summer the flowers are so beautiful and fragrant.
In Central Park, in NYC, there is The Conservatory Garden on Fifth Avenue, between 104th and 105th Streets, containing three gardens on six acres. There is a magnificent iron gate made in Paris in 1894, which originally stood before the Vanderbilt mansion on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street.
Walking through the gate you see the Italian garden with a fountain that has a great hedge around it.
Going toward the right and continuing around to the left, is the French garden with sculpted lawn designs reminiscent of Versailles, and a sculpture called “Three Dancing Maidens” by Walter Schott.
The next is English with a profusion of lovely flowers and a sculpture depicting Mary and Dickon, the main characters from “The Secret Garden.”
It’s a gorgeous place to sit, relax and escape. At the height of summer the flowers are so beautiful and fragrant.
Gardening has left me because of increasing age. Columbia has a winding public trail we used to follow, a lovely bit of countryside inside town, with trees, flowers, birds and a waterway. But that too has disappeared from my aging life.
I still have memories, pictures of all kinds, fictional planting when it fits the plot AND three thriving large pots of African violets! I am trying to figure out how to have two more shelves of plants where we grow the violets. Then I could have flowers on top and two rows of potted herbs.
Gardening has left me because of increasing age. Columbia has a winding public trail we used to follow, a lovely bit of countryside inside town, with trees, flowers, birds and a waterway. But that too has disappeared from my aging life.
I still have memories, pictures of all kinds, fictional planting when it fits the plot AND three thriving large pots of African violets! I am trying to figure out how to have two more shelves of plants where we grow the violets. Then I could have flowers on top and two rows of potted herbs.
Gardening has left me because of increasing age. Columbia has a winding public trail we used to follow, a lovely bit of countryside inside town, with trees, flowers, birds and a waterway. But that too has disappeared from my aging life.
I still have memories, pictures of all kinds, fictional planting when it fits the plot AND three thriving large pots of African violets! I am trying to figure out how to have two more shelves of plants where we grow the violets. Then I could have flowers on top and two rows of potted herbs.
Gardening has left me because of increasing age. Columbia has a winding public trail we used to follow, a lovely bit of countryside inside town, with trees, flowers, birds and a waterway. But that too has disappeared from my aging life.
I still have memories, pictures of all kinds, fictional planting when it fits the plot AND three thriving large pots of African violets! I am trying to figure out how to have two more shelves of plants where we grow the violets. Then I could have flowers on top and two rows of potted herbs.
Gardening has left me because of increasing age. Columbia has a winding public trail we used to follow, a lovely bit of countryside inside town, with trees, flowers, birds and a waterway. But that too has disappeared from my aging life.
I still have memories, pictures of all kinds, fictional planting when it fits the plot AND three thriving large pots of African violets! I am trying to figure out how to have two more shelves of plants where we grow the violets. Then I could have flowers on top and two rows of potted herbs.
Mary, I’ve loved hummingbirds since I was a little girl, but we don’t have them in Australia and I’d never seen a real one until I visited Mary Jo and saw them flitting about her hanging baskets. So tiny and wonderful.
Mary, I’ve loved hummingbirds since I was a little girl, but we don’t have them in Australia and I’d never seen a real one until I visited Mary Jo and saw them flitting about her hanging baskets. So tiny and wonderful.
Mary, I’ve loved hummingbirds since I was a little girl, but we don’t have them in Australia and I’d never seen a real one until I visited Mary Jo and saw them flitting about her hanging baskets. So tiny and wonderful.
Mary, I’ve loved hummingbirds since I was a little girl, but we don’t have them in Australia and I’d never seen a real one until I visited Mary Jo and saw them flitting about her hanging baskets. So tiny and wonderful.
Mary, I’ve loved hummingbirds since I was a little girl, but we don’t have them in Australia and I’d never seen a real one until I visited Mary Jo and saw them flitting about her hanging baskets. So tiny and wonderful.
Nicola, I feel b;essed in that most mornings I wake up to hear rainbow lorikeets (small multi-colored parakeets) chittering noisily in the big eucalyptus tree outside my bedroom. It’s usually either them or magpies carolling in the morning, both such joyous sounds.
Nicola, I feel b;essed in that most mornings I wake up to hear rainbow lorikeets (small multi-colored parakeets) chittering noisily in the big eucalyptus tree outside my bedroom. It’s usually either them or magpies carolling in the morning, both such joyous sounds.
Nicola, I feel b;essed in that most mornings I wake up to hear rainbow lorikeets (small multi-colored parakeets) chittering noisily in the big eucalyptus tree outside my bedroom. It’s usually either them or magpies carolling in the morning, both such joyous sounds.
Nicola, I feel b;essed in that most mornings I wake up to hear rainbow lorikeets (small multi-colored parakeets) chittering noisily in the big eucalyptus tree outside my bedroom. It’s usually either them or magpies carolling in the morning, both such joyous sounds.
Nicola, I feel b;essed in that most mornings I wake up to hear rainbow lorikeets (small multi-colored parakeets) chittering noisily in the big eucalyptus tree outside my bedroom. It’s usually either them or magpies carolling in the morning, both such joyous sounds.
How gorgeous, Shannon! I loved the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth and would love to go back soon. I hope you enjoy all your visits. The woodland with the spring sounds gorgeous!
How gorgeous, Shannon! I loved the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth and would love to go back soon. I hope you enjoy all your visits. The woodland with the spring sounds gorgeous!
How gorgeous, Shannon! I loved the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth and would love to go back soon. I hope you enjoy all your visits. The woodland with the spring sounds gorgeous!
How gorgeous, Shannon! I loved the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth and would love to go back soon. I hope you enjoy all your visits. The woodland with the spring sounds gorgeous!
How gorgeous, Shannon! I loved the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth and would love to go back soon. I hope you enjoy all your visits. The woodland with the spring sounds gorgeous!
I can imagine it wouldn’t be possible to maintain vast gardens in LA, Janice, but I do love the fact that there are still apartment complexes like yours which have landscaping around them.
I can imagine it wouldn’t be possible to maintain vast gardens in LA, Janice, but I do love the fact that there are still apartment complexes like yours which have landscaping around them.
I can imagine it wouldn’t be possible to maintain vast gardens in LA, Janice, but I do love the fact that there are still apartment complexes like yours which have landscaping around them.
I can imagine it wouldn’t be possible to maintain vast gardens in LA, Janice, but I do love the fact that there are still apartment complexes like yours which have landscaping around them.
I can imagine it wouldn’t be possible to maintain vast gardens in LA, Janice, but I do love the fact that there are still apartment complexes like yours which have landscaping around them.
Patricia, that sounds absolutely gorgeous! When I go to NYC next time I have made a note to put The Conservatory Gardens at the top of my to do list! I loved the way you described it too, which was just like walking through it!
Patricia, that sounds absolutely gorgeous! When I go to NYC next time I have made a note to put The Conservatory Gardens at the top of my to do list! I loved the way you described it too, which was just like walking through it!
Patricia, that sounds absolutely gorgeous! When I go to NYC next time I have made a note to put The Conservatory Gardens at the top of my to do list! I loved the way you described it too, which was just like walking through it!
Patricia, that sounds absolutely gorgeous! When I go to NYC next time I have made a note to put The Conservatory Gardens at the top of my to do list! I loved the way you described it too, which was just like walking through it!
Patricia, that sounds absolutely gorgeous! When I go to NYC next time I have made a note to put The Conservatory Gardens at the top of my to do list! I loved the way you described it too, which was just like walking through it!
Sue, it sounds as though the African violets know how fond you are of gardening and are responding to your green fingers!
Sue, it sounds as though the African violets know how fond you are of gardening and are responding to your green fingers!
Sue, it sounds as though the African violets know how fond you are of gardening and are responding to your green fingers!
Sue, it sounds as though the African violets know how fond you are of gardening and are responding to your green fingers!
Sue, it sounds as though the African violets know how fond you are of gardening and are responding to your green fingers!
I’d be very happy to be woken by lorikeets, Anne. It sounds absolutely wonderful!
I’d be very happy to be woken by lorikeets, Anne. It sounds absolutely wonderful!
I’d be very happy to be woken by lorikeets, Anne. It sounds absolutely wonderful!
I’d be very happy to be woken by lorikeets, Anne. It sounds absolutely wonderful!
I’d be very happy to be woken by lorikeets, Anne. It sounds absolutely wonderful!
I grow vegetables and flowers. We have a bit of land with our house but I have a fenced off space for a smallish garden for myself. I enjoy the garden very much and find weeding to be very therapeutic!
One of my most favorite sounds is in the evening time when you can hear the cooing of the wood pigeons from the nearby wood. It’s so peaceful and I love it.
There are some wonderful gardens near where I live. It’s called Mount Congreve and the last owner only died last year. The house was left to the nation and the gardens are open to the public a few days a week. He was a great collector of plants and there are examples from all over the world.
Lovely post.
I grow vegetables and flowers. We have a bit of land with our house but I have a fenced off space for a smallish garden for myself. I enjoy the garden very much and find weeding to be very therapeutic!
One of my most favorite sounds is in the evening time when you can hear the cooing of the wood pigeons from the nearby wood. It’s so peaceful and I love it.
There are some wonderful gardens near where I live. It’s called Mount Congreve and the last owner only died last year. The house was left to the nation and the gardens are open to the public a few days a week. He was a great collector of plants and there are examples from all over the world.
Lovely post.
I grow vegetables and flowers. We have a bit of land with our house but I have a fenced off space for a smallish garden for myself. I enjoy the garden very much and find weeding to be very therapeutic!
One of my most favorite sounds is in the evening time when you can hear the cooing of the wood pigeons from the nearby wood. It’s so peaceful and I love it.
There are some wonderful gardens near where I live. It’s called Mount Congreve and the last owner only died last year. The house was left to the nation and the gardens are open to the public a few days a week. He was a great collector of plants and there are examples from all over the world.
Lovely post.
I grow vegetables and flowers. We have a bit of land with our house but I have a fenced off space for a smallish garden for myself. I enjoy the garden very much and find weeding to be very therapeutic!
One of my most favorite sounds is in the evening time when you can hear the cooing of the wood pigeons from the nearby wood. It’s so peaceful and I love it.
There are some wonderful gardens near where I live. It’s called Mount Congreve and the last owner only died last year. The house was left to the nation and the gardens are open to the public a few days a week. He was a great collector of plants and there are examples from all over the world.
Lovely post.
I grow vegetables and flowers. We have a bit of land with our house but I have a fenced off space for a smallish garden for myself. I enjoy the garden very much and find weeding to be very therapeutic!
One of my most favorite sounds is in the evening time when you can hear the cooing of the wood pigeons from the nearby wood. It’s so peaceful and I love it.
There are some wonderful gardens near where I live. It’s called Mount Congreve and the last owner only died last year. The house was left to the nation and the gardens are open to the public a few days a week. He was a great collector of plants and there are examples from all over the world.
Lovely post.
I’m very blessed to have lots of “green stuff” around my house. There are so many birds and critters around.
Luckily I have a screened in front porch so I can go outside to sit, listen and watch all the activity. I would really miss not being able to see green and hear critters.
And no, I generally don’t water anything unless we get droughts. Then I only water the trees to help them limp along so they don’t die.
Birdsong/chatter really makes a day much more pleasant. Would love to hear lorikeets some day.
I’m very blessed to have lots of “green stuff” around my house. There are so many birds and critters around.
Luckily I have a screened in front porch so I can go outside to sit, listen and watch all the activity. I would really miss not being able to see green and hear critters.
And no, I generally don’t water anything unless we get droughts. Then I only water the trees to help them limp along so they don’t die.
Birdsong/chatter really makes a day much more pleasant. Would love to hear lorikeets some day.
I’m very blessed to have lots of “green stuff” around my house. There are so many birds and critters around.
Luckily I have a screened in front porch so I can go outside to sit, listen and watch all the activity. I would really miss not being able to see green and hear critters.
And no, I generally don’t water anything unless we get droughts. Then I only water the trees to help them limp along so they don’t die.
Birdsong/chatter really makes a day much more pleasant. Would love to hear lorikeets some day.
I’m very blessed to have lots of “green stuff” around my house. There are so many birds and critters around.
Luckily I have a screened in front porch so I can go outside to sit, listen and watch all the activity. I would really miss not being able to see green and hear critters.
And no, I generally don’t water anything unless we get droughts. Then I only water the trees to help them limp along so they don’t die.
Birdsong/chatter really makes a day much more pleasant. Would love to hear lorikeets some day.
I’m very blessed to have lots of “green stuff” around my house. There are so many birds and critters around.
Luckily I have a screened in front porch so I can go outside to sit, listen and watch all the activity. I would really miss not being able to see green and hear critters.
And no, I generally don’t water anything unless we get droughts. Then I only water the trees to help them limp along so they don’t die.
Birdsong/chatter really makes a day much more pleasant. Would love to hear lorikeets some day.
I live in Texas and we have ups and downs with water. Drought is a part of life here. I have a patio – with pots – my problem is I am too good at growing certain things. I start with a cute tiny Norfolk Island Pine and it becomes about 8 or 9 feet tall. I have given trees away, avocado trees, oak trees ( and yes they started from an acorn) and another Norfolk Island Pine. But, hand me a geranium and it dies after realizing where it is.
In my garden, I love the butterflies, the dragon flies and my tiny green lizards. The toad who digs holes in my pots not so much. But, the very fact I can look out my kitchen and see my plants makes me very happy.
I live in Texas and we have ups and downs with water. Drought is a part of life here. I have a patio – with pots – my problem is I am too good at growing certain things. I start with a cute tiny Norfolk Island Pine and it becomes about 8 or 9 feet tall. I have given trees away, avocado trees, oak trees ( and yes they started from an acorn) and another Norfolk Island Pine. But, hand me a geranium and it dies after realizing where it is.
In my garden, I love the butterflies, the dragon flies and my tiny green lizards. The toad who digs holes in my pots not so much. But, the very fact I can look out my kitchen and see my plants makes me very happy.
I live in Texas and we have ups and downs with water. Drought is a part of life here. I have a patio – with pots – my problem is I am too good at growing certain things. I start with a cute tiny Norfolk Island Pine and it becomes about 8 or 9 feet tall. I have given trees away, avocado trees, oak trees ( and yes they started from an acorn) and another Norfolk Island Pine. But, hand me a geranium and it dies after realizing where it is.
In my garden, I love the butterflies, the dragon flies and my tiny green lizards. The toad who digs holes in my pots not so much. But, the very fact I can look out my kitchen and see my plants makes me very happy.
I live in Texas and we have ups and downs with water. Drought is a part of life here. I have a patio – with pots – my problem is I am too good at growing certain things. I start with a cute tiny Norfolk Island Pine and it becomes about 8 or 9 feet tall. I have given trees away, avocado trees, oak trees ( and yes they started from an acorn) and another Norfolk Island Pine. But, hand me a geranium and it dies after realizing where it is.
In my garden, I love the butterflies, the dragon flies and my tiny green lizards. The toad who digs holes in my pots not so much. But, the very fact I can look out my kitchen and see my plants makes me very happy.
I live in Texas and we have ups and downs with water. Drought is a part of life here. I have a patio – with pots – my problem is I am too good at growing certain things. I start with a cute tiny Norfolk Island Pine and it becomes about 8 or 9 feet tall. I have given trees away, avocado trees, oak trees ( and yes they started from an acorn) and another Norfolk Island Pine. But, hand me a geranium and it dies after realizing where it is.
In my garden, I love the butterflies, the dragon flies and my tiny green lizards. The toad who digs holes in my pots not so much. But, the very fact I can look out my kitchen and see my plants makes me very happy.
I love the fact that you grow trees, Annette. That is wonderful. And it sounds as though you have some beautiful wildlife in your garden as well.
I love the fact that you grow trees, Annette. That is wonderful. And it sounds as though you have some beautiful wildlife in your garden as well.
I love the fact that you grow trees, Annette. That is wonderful. And it sounds as though you have some beautiful wildlife in your garden as well.
I love the fact that you grow trees, Annette. That is wonderful. And it sounds as though you have some beautiful wildlife in your garden as well.
I love the fact that you grow trees, Annette. That is wonderful. And it sounds as though you have some beautiful wildlife in your garden as well.
Birdsong is so tranquil, isn’t it, Vicki. It’s lovely to go out and just sit listening and feel connected to the outdoors.
Birdsong is so tranquil, isn’t it, Vicki. It’s lovely to go out and just sit listening and feel connected to the outdoors.
Birdsong is so tranquil, isn’t it, Vicki. It’s lovely to go out and just sit listening and feel connected to the outdoors.
Birdsong is so tranquil, isn’t it, Vicki. It’s lovely to go out and just sit listening and feel connected to the outdoors.
Birdsong is so tranquil, isn’t it, Vicki. It’s lovely to go out and just sit listening and feel connected to the outdoors.
Teresa, I hadn’t heard of Mount Congreve but I have just looked it up and it looks gorgeous. I love that they have a photo gallery for the gardens so I was able to imagine myself walking through the landscape!
Teresa, I hadn’t heard of Mount Congreve but I have just looked it up and it looks gorgeous. I love that they have a photo gallery for the gardens so I was able to imagine myself walking through the landscape!
Teresa, I hadn’t heard of Mount Congreve but I have just looked it up and it looks gorgeous. I love that they have a photo gallery for the gardens so I was able to imagine myself walking through the landscape!
Teresa, I hadn’t heard of Mount Congreve but I have just looked it up and it looks gorgeous. I love that they have a photo gallery for the gardens so I was able to imagine myself walking through the landscape!
Teresa, I hadn’t heard of Mount Congreve but I have just looked it up and it looks gorgeous. I love that they have a photo gallery for the gardens so I was able to imagine myself walking through the landscape!