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Post by bists on Jan 29, 2011 17:28:16 GMT
 Thought i'd try to do a vaguely  chronological dairy of the year at Thornbridge Hall. But felt the need to remind myself that it wont be winter forever...and the quagmire may dry out!!   This week have started preparing the new soft fruit area, and started wondering if the bottom terrace will ever be finished  Then again as we've got it listed in the NGS as a new area of the garden...it will have to be!!! |
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Post by Cherry on Jan 29, 2011 18:02:08 GMT
That is a stunning garden. Please keep posting pics as you go Bists. It is beautifully planted and designed.
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Post by steve on Jan 29, 2011 20:22:57 GMT
You mastered the pics ok Bists  |
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Post by merlin on Jan 29, 2011 21:02:24 GMT
That is a stunning garden. Please keep posting pics as you go Bists. It is beautifully planted and designed. I agree absolutely, that table, modern yet it doesn't look a bit out of place. yes please more pics |
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Post by bists on Jan 29, 2011 23:09:38 GMT
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Post by grindle on Jan 30, 2011 5:53:27 GMT
:)what a beautiful place to work Bists
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Post by Louise on Jan 30, 2011 6:25:24 GMT
Love those vistas !
And parterre.
Love it all really ;D
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Post by Cherry on Jan 30, 2011 7:16:30 GMT
Your current projects would be very interesting Bists. This garden is just fabulous. It must be all due to you and two others.
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Post by steve on Jan 30, 2011 7:30:47 GMT
Looks a great place to walk around, what's Chatsworth like nowadays for the gardens? it's a while since I visited there
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Post by merlin on Jan 30, 2011 7:52:04 GMT
You say that you're better with a trowel than a mouse, well I recon you're pretty good with a camera too. I like the one of the yorkstone path. The Hall looks as interesting as it's gardens. What a lovely environment to work in.
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Post by bists on Feb 14, 2011 19:13:19 GMT
Well, so much for me updating this blog more regularly!!! Busy, busy, busy as normal!  This is the newly dug fruit cage. The cage is made of tubular aluminium, and measures 40ft x 15ft. The outer beds (mulched with spent hops) are planted with Timperley Early Rhubarb. The cage will contain Raspberries (Tulameen, Glen Moy and Malling Jewel) and Strawberries (Cambridge Favourite, Red Gauntlet and Marshmello)  We're very lucky at Thornbridge to have a large working greenhouse...never seems large enough for the thousands of plants that we raise each year!!  A view of the soon to be Scented Flower Terrace, weather permitting we'll start putting in the metal edging in the next 2 weeks - we've brought in 130 ton of topsoil, as the site was a Tennis Court years ago, and is compacted shale and heavy clay. At the moment we are frantically pressure washing and mulching the borders, so that we can get on the new terrace as soon as possible. Will post more next week. |
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Post by Lou78W on Feb 14, 2011 20:00:01 GMT
What a magnificent Garden....I do so envy you working in such surroundings  ;D |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 14, 2011 20:05:41 GMT
That is fantastic, I wish this laptop could do smells, I look forward to seeing more. I feel my efforts are a little small and insignificant now, from little acorns grows the mighty oak |
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Post by Tel on Feb 14, 2011 20:11:36 GMT
Have you tried any of the beers from the Brewery Bists.
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Post by floydie on Feb 14, 2011 20:14:21 GMT
I love all the shades of blue ;D |
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chronological dairy of the year at Thornbridge Hall. But felt the need to remind myself that it wont be winter forever...and the quagmire may dry out!!
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