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July 11th 2012
Published: July 12th 2012
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Today we had sunshine, showers and a riot - a riot of colour! We journeyed, in a coach full of people "of a certain age" (like us), to Northiam, just off the road to Rye in the county of East Sussex - to the remarkable gardens of the late Christopher Lloyd. If, outside your back door, you enter a jungle, or you have far too many plants stuffed into too small a place, or if you have flowers whose... Read Full Entry



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Mike Fossey
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Once upon a time, I was something important in the UK travel industry, where I spent more than 35 years of my working life roaming the globe at someone else's expense. So, if you dream of living overseas on less than 10 Dollars a day, be warned: I'm an experienced, mature traveller - not a backpacker. You won't find stories here about me thumbing my way across the Sahara, slumming it in cockroach-infested hostels, or sharing a room with giant mosquitoes! Oh, and I'm British - so you can expect a stiff upper lip in times of adversity and a sense of humour that's often not understood by other... full info
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The Horse PondThe Horse Pond
The Horse Pond
It contained some beautiful red waterlilies and some big carp.
In the Peacock GardenIn the Peacock Garden
In the Peacock Garden
Another view of the Peacock GardenAnother view of the Peacock Garden
Another view of the Peacock Garden
Sweet peasSweet peas
Sweet peas
ClematisClematis
Clematis
Massed colourMassed colour
Massed colour
Colour in potsColour in pots
Colour in pots
Just a view through a hedgeJust a view through a hedge
Just a view through a hedge
Another view through another hedgeAnother view through another hedge
Another view through another hedge
Silver - a different colourSilver - a different colour
Silver - a different colour
A pond in the Sunken GardenA pond in the Sunken Garden
A pond in the Sunken Garden
Even the pond was stuffed to overflowing with water weed and pink waterlilies.
In the Sunken GardenIn the Sunken Garden
In the Sunken Garden
Yet another elusive gardener!Yet another elusive gardener!
Yet another elusive gardener!



12th July 2012
Massed colour

anonymous
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What a beautiful border - the rose champion flowers were always a favorite of mine when I was a child, so now as an adult I feel a special nostalgic affinity for them. Never seen them so lush. Thanks for sharing!
13th July 2012

Gig
Bridget Ann Watters

A lovely garden
What a lovely garden! It really cheers me up (when I look at my jungle of colour), I'd always felt my garden wasn't tidy enough, but its a bit like this lovely one (in miniature of course)! (With a few more weeds added!)
13th July 2012

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Mike Fossey

Surely you have time to tidy the garden...
...while the campervan continues to await repair and sale!

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