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Catch Barnsley House later this month - Rosemary Verey's Cotswold garden
Barnsley House, former home of Rosemary Verey, is now an exclusive hotelThere are some gardens that you have to see, and Barnsley House - former home of Rosemary Verey - is one of them. The property...
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May Day Taster - Garden of Cosmic Speculation
Finally made it to the Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Scotland. Only open for five hours each year! Full post to come ....
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The Garden of Cosmic Speculation - open for just five hours a year!
The Universe Cascade at the Garden of Cosmic Speculation, which spews down the hill below the houseThe Garden of Cosmic Speculation in the Borders area of southwest Scotland, has become something of a...
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"Bloomsbury Set" gardens blooming in East Sussex - Monks House and Charleston
Monks House - weekend retreat for Leonard and Virginia Woolf - open five days a weekFor a memorable day out in East Sussex, visit the gardens of the well-known Bloomsbury Set sisters, Virginia Woolf...
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Galloping Gardener Walks © - Wonderful rhododendron displays in South-East...
Sheffield Park in East Sussex always has a good rhododendron display in MayAn exceptionally cold winter combined with the heaviest rainfall on record during April means that British rhododendrons are...
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Wordless Wednesday - Where's this?
Away looking at glorious gardens - but wonder how many readers know this view??
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Normandy in bloom - fabulous French gardens
Foul weather forced me across the English Channel this week for a couple of days in search of French gardens. My eyes were opened wide because Normandy has some of the finest gardens I've seen in the...
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Gourmet Normandy Gardens I - Les Jardins Agapanthe
Les Jardins Agapanthe, created by Alexandre Thomas around his family home in NormandyIf you live in England, there's a whole new world of gardens on your doorstep, just across the English Channel. I...
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If you didn't get tickets to Chelsea, enjoy the Fringe instead!
Gardening news this week will concentrate on the 99th RHS Chelsea Flower Show, so prepare to see endless coverage of the 16 show gardens competing for much-prized medals; alongside the lively reporting...
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Highlights of RHS Chelsea Flower Show for 2012 - Part I
Cleve West's Brewin Dolphin garden won Best in Show and a Gold MedalHotfoot from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, I'm featuring some of the stunning gardens on offer this year ... and the weather is...
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RHS Chelsea 2012 - Blooming Marvellous!
One of many eye-catching exhibits in the main marquee at Chelsea this year - enough to drive you crazy!Clear blue skies and above average temperatures for May have left the punters panting at RHS...
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RHS Chelsea ends tomorrow, but you can still catch Chelsea in Bloom
The White Company Window, complete with floral wedding dressIf you're still feeling gloomy about all the happy horticultural punters who succeeded in getting into the Chelsea Flower Show this year,...
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Gertrude Jekyll garden under restoration at Tylney Hall, Hampshire
The Italian terrace at Tylney Hall, Hampshire, designed by two Scottish architects at the turn of the 20th centuryTylney Hall in Hampshire has a wonderful Gertrude Jekyll water garden which is...
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When small is stunning - Stone House Cottage, Worcestershire
The garden at Stone House Cottage in Worcestershire is best seen from one of the towers to appreciate the layoutIt's almost impossible to appreciate the layout of the garden at Stone House Cottage in...
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Paradise found at Brook Farm in Berrington - a garden with a heart!
The ancient hop kiln makes a perfect backdrop for the cottage garden at Brook FarmIt doesn't get much better than this - Brook Farm in Berrington, Worcestershire - a delightful Grade II listed...
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English gardener reigns supreme at Monet's Giverny - Gourmet Normandy Gardens II
Clos Normand, where Monet lived and painted for many years - now a museum at the heart of the Giverny gardenClaude Monet claimed he was "good for nothing except painting and gardening", but his...
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Hidden treasure in Warwick - The Master's Garden at Lord Leycester Hospital
The Master's Garden is a one-acre oasis in the middle of WarwickThe town of Warwick has a real surprise in its centre - ancient timber-frame buildings dating back to the 14th century, a beautiful...
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Enchanted garden away from the crowds - Plas Brondanw
Distinctive blue and yellow metalwork is a major feature in the garden at Plas BrondanwMention Clough Williams-Ellis (later Sir) and most people immediately think of Portmeirion - the holiday village...
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Lowther Castle - a place to use your imagination in the garden!
Lowther Castle, recently saved from ruin, sits in 3,000 acres of stunning Cumbria countrysideLowther Castle in Cumbria is a property worth watching, even though it's currently covered in scaffolding,...
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Open gardens and art trails in Sussex this weekend
Driftwood in Seaford is like a mini Giverny - open this Sunday from 11.00-17.00It's still raining here in Britain - but has been since various regional water boards announced we were in drought and...
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