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Summer
A lovely collection of images which all speak of summer. From the soft and subtle – gardens glowing softly in the early morning sun – to the bright and even brash, like flowers in the heat of the day drawing all eyes to them…
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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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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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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Long Barn Gardens
Roses and Erigeron cascade down a wall at Long Barn Gardens.
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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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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 Solar Garden
Dahlias, cannas and annuals catching the evening sun in the Solar Garden at 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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Poppies At Dawn
I first saw these poppies from a distance, glowing on Winchelsea Levels. I set my alarm for stupid o'clock the following morning and was greeted by this glorious dawn display of delicate ephemeral beauty!
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Astrantia ‘Roma’
Astrantia 'Roma' produces a mass of lovely, incredibly long-lasting, pink flowers with green veining during the summer months.
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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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Rose at Sunrise
A beautiful pink rose - 'Cécile Brünner' - captured in full flower soon after sunrise, glowing in the early morning light. The air was fresh, light and so fragrant; it was heavenly and a delight to be up that early!
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Poppy – Papaver commutatum ‘Ladybird’
Sauntering round the garden, camera in hand, all the poppies were glowing but this one caught my eye in particular; a perfect red poppy iridescent in the morning sun.
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Touch Down
A lovely painted lady butterfly just alighted on Verbena bonariensis for a sip of nectar. Butterflies love this verbena and at times can dance around it in clouds!
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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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Poppies At First Light
A field of delicate poppies at first light was quite a sight to behold, their papery and translucent petals seem barely attached and likely to be blown away in the gentlest of breezes.
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From The Shadows
A favourite view! Emerging from the shadows a footpath leads to the valley beyond.
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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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Oak At Dawn
I was on my way to photograph a garden and had to stop - the dawn light filtering through the branches of this young oak was delicate, beautiful and completely transfixing.
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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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Foxgloves At Dawn
Captured early one summer's morning these foxgloves shimmered with dew and the dawn light. A piece of coppiced woodland cleared the year before had liberated copious foxglove seeds to produce a truly memorable sight!
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Alliums
A lovely image of Alliums in all their glory!
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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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A Fine Balance
I found this fella whilst photographing a friend's garden. Concentrating to keep his balance on a Pulsatilla seedhead, he seemed oblivious of me and my camera. His face always makes me smile!
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