EXILE – 18 September – 12 November, Kingston Lacy, Dorset A bold new installation at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy in Dorset marks fifty years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. It examines the exile of former owner William John Bankes and reveals both its significance for understanding the house that is seen today and […]
I like creating these little occasional series posts as they given extra elements to look out for when we visit garden, which we do often. So far I have posted about garden seats, entrances and archways then “Garden Walls and Steps”. Here is number three in a very occasional series of posts of “Garden Walls […]
via Garden Walls and Steps – a very occasional series – Part 3 — greenbenchramblings
I’m getting a bit behind…so here’s post covering my four latest visits to Blickling….sorry for the delay!
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A tiny bird which clocked up the longest migration ever recorded is booming in population thanks to conservation efforts on a stretch of coast recently bought by the National Trust. More than 500 Arctic terns – and five internationally threatened little terns – have fledged thanks to rangers camping out on 24-hour watch against predators, such […]
The most important buildings in London – those with the greatest social significance for the mass of its people and those which have made the greatest visual impact on the capital – are council houses. In 1981, at peak, there were 769,996 council homes in the capital and they housed near 31 percent of its population. […]
via Open House London, 2017: A Tour of the Capital’s Council Housing — Municipal Dreams
Do a search for Māori weaving and you’ll turn up plenty. What you see in today’s picture, though, is nature’s own weaving in New Zealand in the form of some dry fronds hanging from a tree fern that caught my attention at the Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley on March 5th. © 2017 Steven Schwartzman
via New Zealand: weaving — Portraits of Wildflowers
The highlight of a recent trip to West Cornwall was Tremenheere Garden, near Penzance. It announces itself as a sculpture garden as soon you arrive; a slate monolith from a former Chelsea garden by Darren Evans rises up (above)and on the hill behind, a series of ancient stone pillars sway in the wind. (This is…
via A Cornish Sculpture Garden —
This second post marking Open House London on 16-17 September offers a broadly chronological, whistle-stop tour of the municipal seats of government featured, in various forms – some grand, some humble – this weekend. (Open House venues are picked out in bold; the links related to previous blog posts.) It’s appropriate then to begin with […]
via Open House London 2017: Town Halls – Civic Pride and Service — Municipal Dreams
Unusual Flower Bulbs for Woodland and Shade It is a great time of the year to look at the dark corners of our gardens and start planning some colour for them. I have picked my top 5 of unusual flowering bulbs that will give colour from March until July, as when one bulb finishes flowering…
via Unusual Flower Bulbs for Woodland and Shade — Powerscourt Garden Pavilion
I recently had the great pleasure of spending three hours walking round the garden of the 82 year old hydrangea expert and breeder, Maurice Foster. Despite the fact the temperature had plummeted from 28º the previous day, to 13º – and it was pouring with rain throughout – I loved every moment and came away…
via Hydrangeas – Beyond the Mop Head — The Enduring Gardener
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