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In the arched brick entrance, notes from the head gardener written onto a slate with single blooms arranged in a lovely wooden stand. Terracotta pots labeled in chalk...simple and honest, I make a mental note to do this myself...instead of a gift tag.You can read more from the gardeners here.
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Garden and buildings converge at Sissinghurst to create a beautiful English symphony of brickwork, oak timbers, hung tiles all festooned with foliage and flower. They heighten one another.
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I saw something of Vita in this statuesque visitor, perfectly attired visitor.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRzEXzRG5B0FzpDNx3gREdjfBaPUF7l11t8FTufVI7SvPxyqEVtybuc6ZM9iihVvxM_DcQ44MZeRCtlhNX_c3EbdG5r-Q5nf3TytapObUsWX6hyphenhyphennz-tUaW5BK-__LeC79ev7QeAyWgbw/s1600/Something+Vita.jpg)
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A walk past a meadow brimful with sweet grass and dozing lambs brings me to a fully formed and large kitchen garden with flowers for cutting...hooray...
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Just glorious to see big Siss looking so fantastic!
I consider Sissinghurst the elder sister to my other favourite gardens Great Dixter and of course Perch Hill.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-_g56YkCx0wVto0foRbK1tTU8-N2-PQLwSgpY5Z58gAI-vAvRTVawm90OKgHpEOLlvSqBzgdZaMBPNDsPZrFHZhTZseOWnYoBwLMj7bCnJDoVKBms-LsZhNhd_23GaGtgpn2ad6EADho/s1600/Copy+of+Sissinghurst+kitchen+garden.jpg)
My head is swirling with iris and rose scented joy...summertime breezes whisper in my ear.
Inhaling deeply I head for home.
~x~