Let's begin in the Bloms marquee. Trestles set with glass vases filled with specimen tulips, arranged by colour.
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I like tulips with teeth! spiked edges, articulated cabbagey petals, parrots in other words!
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But not exclusively, I have a real crush on this ravishing tulip, dusky terracotta with hints of pinky lilac, as seen in the Long Toms at Perch Hill.La Belle Epoque.
Outside in the garden I am drawn less by the amazing massed beds and more to the urns, I like the idea that a garden urn is a giant vase of flowers.
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Love this greenhouse! Bit more than a greenhouse in truth...a passionflower is clinging to a lattice of canes and there are lovely sculptures nestled betwixt scented geraniums and other tender specimen.
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The house is devastatingly handsome, all timber framed Medieval to the front and Georgian symmetry to the back, dripping in jewels, wisteria drops and clematis stars.
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There is a Corps de Ballet analogy to be made too...and if I was ever in doubt enter the black swan stage left...
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PS. I rather fell in love with this wonderfully stoic lady taking tea in the arctic breeze and thought how brilliantly English! When I said hello I was reminded how foolish it is to assume, she was Dutch! Of course she was, we were in a tulip garden.
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Lovely pictures. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you liked them Janet --x--
Deletewhat a beautiful post, I love those frilly pale pink tulips.
ReplyDeleteYep, they are just glorious aren't they --x--
DeleteThanks for taking me along with you - lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteHello! How are you? So glad you popped in --x--
DeleteGorgeous photo's, the stoic tea drinker made me smile! I do love this time of year! Katie x
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He He, she was brilliant, loved the headscarf --x--
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