Gardens
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Gardens
A collection of evocative garden images. Possibly as a result of my previous incarnation as a gardener and designer I’m drawn to capture the ephemeral beauty of gardens and plants, then again maybe its just because ….!
A Place To Sit
A well-worn patch of grass; testimony to the number of feet drawn to sit and contemplate the Long Border at Great Dixter, or just rest on the bench in the shade of the old mulberry tree.
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Archway
Lutyens' brick and tile arch acts as a window through which enticing glimpses of the Barn Garden lure the visitor deeper into the garden, Great Dixter.
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Basking Dragon
A self-sown snapdragon basks in the morning sun, highlighted against the parlour wall of Great Dixter.
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Common Spotted Orchid
Common spotted orchids happily growing in an old lawn which has been left to grow as a meadow.
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Cornflowers
Blue cornflowers and yellow fennel lead the eye from the High Garden at Great Dixter to the trees in the Sussex countryside beyond.
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Cow Parsley
Ephemeral, light and delicate: cow parsley in the Great Dixter Peacock Garden contrasts with the dark, solid presence of the yew topiary.
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Crimson Thread
Ladybird poppies thread through and around ox-eye daisies and geraniums in the High Garden at Great Dixter.
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Datisca cannabina
Catching the morning light Datisca cannabina hangs gracefully over the planting and path in the High Garden, Great Dixter.
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Evanesce
A narrow path around the High Garden at Great Dixter. Bordered by a rich profusion of cornflowers, poppies and other flowering plants, it vanishes in the lush planting.
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Fritillaries
Snake's head fritillaries naturalised in a damp meadow.
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Giant Fennel
The magnificent flowers of giant fennel, Ferula communis, contrasting with the fresh new leaves of Cotinus coggygria in the Peacock Garden at Great Dixter.
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Habitat
Great Dixter House, a canvas on which the garden hangs, itself deeply grounded within the garden and an ecosystem in itself. The garden - meadows, trees, hedges, plants and flowers: habitat-rich and biodiverse.
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Ladybird Poppies
A tumult of poppies amongst Euphorbia, Aquilegia, Baptista and other May flowers, all joyfully jostling for position along the banks of the Barn Garden, Great Dixter.
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Long Barn Gardens
Snake's head fritillaries, bluebells and cowslips mingle beautifully in the meadows at Long Barn Gardens.
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Long Barn Gardens
Cowslips and snake's head fritillaries in the beautiful meadows at Long Barn Gardens.
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Long Barn Gardens
Topiary and grasses catch the winter's sun at Long Barn Gardens.
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Long Barn Gardens
Roses and Erigeron cascade down a wall at Long Barn Gardens.
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Long Barn Gardens
Autumn colour at Long Barn Gardens with Vitis coignetiae.
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Path To The Hovel
A grass path leads through the topiary lawn and mist to the Hovel, Great Dixter.
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Purple Haze
Alliums glimpsed through a hazy planting of nepeta at Great Dixter.
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Radiance
Above the Peacock Garden, Great Dixter, the beautiful light of dawn illuminates and colours the clouds pink, shards of which seem to have fallen into the garden itself with Beth's poppy flowing in the half-light.
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Social Climber
Lathyrus grandiflorus, the everlasting pea, climbs and mingles among cotinus, yuccas, silver tansy, foxgloves, geraniums, poppies and other companion plants in the Long Border at Great Dixter.
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Staggered
Yew hedges separate and contain various garden areas at Great Dixter. Staggered heights and shapes add structure and interest in winter and a solid textural backdrop to the plantings in summer.
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Summer Medley
Cornflowers, ox-eye daisies, geraniums. poppies, gladiolus and fennel jostle for position in a jamboree of colour and texture in the High Garden, Great Dixter.
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The Long Border
The Long Border at Great Dixter.
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The Page
Lupin 'The Page' rises through a wave of Smyrnium perfoliatum and cow parsley in the Long Border at Great Dixter.
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The Solar Garden
Dahlias, cannas and annuals catching the evening sun in the Solar Garden at Great Dixter.
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Toasted
Miscanthus catching the last of the evening sun at Great Dixter.
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Tulips & Giant Fennel
Ferula communis and tulips flowering against the brick and tile backdrop of Great Dixter.
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Through The Garden
On a magical midsummer's morning; perfectly still and clear with the fresh scent of flowers and foliage in the air, quiet but for birdsong, gossamer traces of dew on fennels and alliums and with the warmth of the early morning sun on my face, it was truly entrancing to be in the High Garden at Great Dixter.
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Mixed Poppies
Another beautiful morning at Dixter with the low morning sun just catching these lovely poppies; a mix of Welsh poppies and 'Beth's poppies' glowing against the darker background of the Sunk Garden.
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Wildflower Meadow
This card is a visual vignette of summer! A meadow full of ox-eye daisies, buttercups, yellow rattle and geraniums bursting with colour and life.
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Beth’s Poppy
Charming and delicate, the paper-like flowers of Beth's poppy thread through the Peacock Garden at Great Dixter.
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Poppies In The Orchard Garden
The glorious sight of poppies in their pomp! This shot was taken at Great Dixter when the poppies were freshly opened, still crinkly and pristine, backlit by the early morning sun.
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Lathyrus grandiflorus
The true, everlasting pea growing in the Long Border at Great Dixter, rambling and scrambling up, through and over it's neighbours! These beautiful, delicate flowers were captured early one summer's morning.
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Tools At Rest
Wandering around Great Dixter I came across this charming collection of tools leaning against one of the topiary peacocks - I think their owner had slipped off for a morning cuppa, and I couldn't resist taking a shot before they came back!
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Mixed Border In Summer
A glorious picture of a mixed border in all its pomp and glory, with Verbena hastata, Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Lavendelturm’ and Clematis ‘Perle d’Azur’ stealing the show.
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