#greatdixter

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Saturday 21 May 2022

Forming a dramatic feature the flowers of Ferula communis (giant fennel) are marching across the garden beds of this part of Great Dixter, Sussex. The giant flowers of this robust perennial are popular with pollinators and rise above mounds of large, finely divided leaves.

Jill Raggett

#Ferula #giantfennel #yellowflowers #herbaceousperennial #herbaceous #herbaceousborder #plants #gardens #writtledesign #horticulture #garden #sussex #greatdixter #umbellifer

[serenityyou]

ad-gifted | The weather has been really nice for a few days last week. So I got outside and did I little bit of gardening. ⁠ ⁠ I am not too good when it comes to growing things from scratch but this book Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots by @aaronbertelsenofficial and from @phaidonsnaps helped me get started.⁠ ⁠ Pop over to my blog to see my full review (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ #garden #gardening #vegetables #fruit #pots #herbs #flowers #growingveg #growfruitandvegetablesinpots #everyonecangrowsomething #greatdixter #gardeninspiration⁠ #gardentherapy #growfruitandveg #gardenerlife #vegetablegrowing #growyourown #englishgarden #books #bookstagram #booklover #booksandmore #readme #greenfingers #loveyourgarden (at Matlock, Derbyshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGnBnqJ3aL/?igshid=j9yxnxmhjdxh

#garden #gardening #vegetables #fruit #pots #herbs #flowers #growingveg #growfruitandvegetablesinpots #everyonecangrowsomething #greatdixter #gardeninspiration #gardentherapy #growfruitandveg #gardenerlife #vegetablegrowing #growyourown #englishgarden #books #bookstagram #booklover #booksandmore #readme #greenfingers #loveyourgarden

[iplantsman]

One of my favourite excerpts from @grahamrice.writer and Christopher Lloyd’s 1991 Viking book ‘Garden Flowers From Seed’. And this is from the Introduction! . It has inspired my Blog post today. Link below and in insta bio. I hope you enjoy. . https://www.iplantsman.com/post/thought-for-today-blog-post-12-6-2020-old-books . #blog #writer #gdnbloggers #seed #book #growfromseed #flowers #annuals #plants #gardens #christopherlloyd #greatdixter #grahamrice (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBV0xBmgcP-/?igshid=1kk2nai8rzfmj

#blog #writer #gdnbloggers #seed #book #growfromseed #flowers #annuals #plants #gardens #christopherlloyd #greatdixter #grahamrice

[vacationsoup]

New Post has been published on https://vacationsoup.com/family-days-out-in-kent-east-sussex/

Family days out in Kent & East Sussex

There are so many places to see and things to do when on holiday in Barnfield House Kent. Here are some of our favourites — ideas that will appeal to adults and kids of all ages.

Great Dixter Gardens

We’re lucky to have England’s most famous gardens within a short drive — the kind that attracts visitors from around the world. My favourite is Great Dixter Gardens an eight-mile drive away in Northian, East Sussex, known as “a place of pilgrimage for horticulturalists.  from across the world”.  Great Dixter is a riot of colour in the summer months, and is fascinating any time of the year. You can also visit the Tudor house, extensively restored by Edwin Lutyens. Allow time for a tea break in their enchanting garden cafe. And do check out their events calendar of talks, tours and workshops.

Camber Sands

Just half an hour from Barnfield House, this miles-long beach of golden sand is gorgeous in all seasons —this photo was taken on Boxing Day! We take bracing walks along the promenade, or on the beach at low tide. Kids love building sandcastles, paddling in the shallow water, and exploring the sand dunes. And there’s excellent kite surfing for the water sports enthusiast.

Bodiam Castle

The 14th Century Bodiam Castle is just what you’d imagine a medieval castle should be: four castellated towers complete with arrow slits reflected in the encircling moat, further protected by a portcullis, and in a fairytale countryside setting. One of the most photographed castles in Britain today, this National Trust site it’s only five miles from Barnfield House. Do visit!

Picturesque villages

Barnfield House is an excellent base for exploring the many beautiful villages of the Weald of Kent and East Sussex. Within walking distance of the house is Hawkhurst, with its Victorian weather-board shopping colonnade and pubs (among them the historic Oak & Ivy Inn, from where the notorious 18th Century Hawkhurst Gang ran their smuggling ring).

Cranbrook four miles away is blessed with the medieval St Dunstan’s church, 15th century cottages, a fascinating museum, and the tallest working mill in England. Glorious countryside drives from Barnfield House reveal more picturesque villages with quaint tearooms, cosy pubs, insta-perfect pastoral settings and poetic names that roll off the tongue – Biddenden, Beneden, Rovenden, Smarden, and Tenterden. Plus lots more ‘hursts’ (meaning wooded area) including Goudhurst, Lamberhurst and Ticehurst.

National Trust Attractions

We are so lucky to have an amazing selection of National Trust-run historic houses, castles and gardens within a 30-mile radius — the closest being a 10-minute drive away.  It's worthwhile paying for a National Trust annual membership even if only staying a week in the area.

Bodiam Castle – (see above) 5 miles

Sissinghurst Castle Garden – renowned gardens created by Bloomsbury poet Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicholson. 6 miles

Scotney Castle – country house, moated castle and wooded estate. 7 miles

Batemans — Jacobean house, home of Rudyard Kipling. 8 miles.

Smallhythe Place – Victorian actress Ellen Terry’s 16th century house and cottage garden. 13 miles

Lamb House Rye – Georgian house with literary associations. 15 miles

Stoneacre — medieval yeoman’s house and garden. 17 miles

Chiidingstone Village – one of the oldest and most beautiful villages in Kent. 23 miles

Ightham Mote — 14th century moated manor house. 24 miles

Old Soar Manor — remans of a 13th Century knight’s dwelling. 24 miles

Knole — historic house and 1,000-acre wild deer park. 25 miles

Coldrum Long Barrow — created 1,000 years before Stonehenge. 25 miles

Alfriston Clergy House — medieval thatched Wealden hall-house. 27 miles

Sheffield Park & Gardens — historic parkland, woodland and landscaped gardens. 28 miles

Chartwell — family home of Sir Winston Churchill, 30 miles

Travel Tip created by Jenny in association with Vacation Soup

#HolidayInKent #Kent #VacationInKent #beaches #bodiamcastle #EastSussex #familydaysoutinkent #greatdixter #hawkhurst #Nationaltrust #topthingstodoinkent #TunbridgeWells #VacationSoup #whattodo #whattosee

[janbow]

I’ve been posting on Instagram instead of this blog lately. But here are - for once - some flower photos from a lovely trip to Great Dixter last week. Fabulous, gigantic, exuberantly colourful plant combinations.

#greatdixter

[architectureandfilmblog]

GREAT GARDENS: GREAT DIXTER (2015)

I’ve long been a fan of this series of beautiful, tranquil little films from Nowness, which make great springtime viewing :-).

#howardsooley #greatdixter #garden #spring #great gardens #landscape architecture

[stonehouseartifacts]

Such a lovely sight! Snowdrops at Great Dixter House and Gardens Via @lucianogiubbileigardens #stonehouseartifacts #snowdrops #greatdixter #winterflowers #gardens #oldtrees

#stonehouseartifacts #greatdixter #winterflowers #oldtrees #snowdrops #gardens

[primordialsoundmeditation]

☀️ I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars. 🌿💛🌿

~ Walt Whitman

📷 Great Dixter Gardens https://m.facebook.com/greatdixter/

English Zen Garden

[nordicsublime]

Greatdixter gardens - greatbritishgardens.co.uk

#garden #gardening

[watermelonsugar86]

Orchids in the meadow of #greatdixter (at Great Dixter House and Gardens)

#greatdixter

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 16 May 2022

In the meadows at Great Dixter, Sussex, the Anacamptis morio (green-veined orchid, green-winged orchid, crake feet, fool orchid, goose and goslings) were flowering. This orchid is highly variable in flower colour and grows in short, unimproved grassland on chalky soils.

Jill Raggett

#Anacamptis #green-veinedorchid #green-wingedorchid #crakefeet #foolorchid #gooseandgoslings #native #wildflowers #wildflower #meadow #purpleflowers #plants #writtledesign #gardens #horticulture #garden #sussex #greatdixter #orchids #orchid

[leewallick]

It’s game on for #spring #springflowers #tulips #wallflowers #perfumegarden #sugarandspice #heavenscent #gardensillustrated #springgarden #tulip #brownsugar #plantpartners #twolips #floralodyssey #botanicalbeauty #greatgardens #annapavord #greatdixter #inspired #thebeespoke & co...

#tulip #twolips #greatdixter #thebeespoke #perfumegarden #spring #annapavord #brownsugar #plantpartners #tulips #botanicalbeauty #springflowers #heavenscent #greatgardens #gardensillustrated #floralodyssey #inspired #wallflowers #sugarandspice #springgarden

[iplantsman]

Euphorbia griffithii Dixter Form. (Dixter’s version of Griffith’s Spurge) #oneadayplant. You need a nice cheery and a highly saturated vibrant colour with today’s rain. A proper Secondary Orange (yes, I’ve been teaching colour theory again, this time to my kids and not Garden Design students). This superior form of an already great plant, could only have come from one of the best (and my favourite) garden in the world @greatdixterofficial As will almost all Euphorbia, be careful with the milky sap, which is harmful if eaten and a skin and eye irritant. Other than that, well worth growing for a rich purple-green new foliage and these Berberis darwinii orange ‘flowers’. Also like other Euphorbia, the flowers are actually quite small, but are accentuated by bracts (modified leaves), which do the majority of the colour work here. That’s a point of plant science. What matters is just how gorgeous it is. Looks great with taller, bronze grasses and bursting out of limey foliaged Heuchera (if you like intense contrasts). #euphorbia #spurge #greatdixter #herbaceous #perennial #gardening #plants #iplantsman #landscape #orange #grasses #heuchera #plantpartners #carex #berberisdarwinii #bracts #plantscience #plantingdesign #brightandcheery #colour #colourtheory #gardeningadvice #gardeningtips #gardendesign #greatgardens #rain (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_hOvnnAbFi/?igshid=qzawy9t4cz87

#oneadayplant #euphorbia #spurge #greatdixter #herbaceous #perennial #gardening #plants #iplantsman #landscape #orange #grasses #heuchera #plantpartners #carex #berberisdarwinii #bracts #plantscience #plantingdesign #brightandcheery #colour #colourtheory #gardeningadvice #gardeningtips #gardendesign #greatgardens #rain

[leonsun5555-blog]

By @kate_friend ：“I have a new show of Botanical Portraits opening in London on 6th Feb at @gardenmuseum. It was a real pleasure working with gardeners and growers @aaronbertelsenofficial at @greatdixterofficial, Jane at @fernverrow, @botanicaljones at @chelsea_physic_garden, @allanjenkins21 at his allotment, Plot 29, and friends at @houghton_hall. With ceramics by @rachellucascraig, Karen Downing and Laura Huston. Private view 6th Feb - message me for RSVP. Image: Jane Scotter’s sweet pea at @fernverrow. ” #greatdixter #chelseaphysicgarden #houghtonhall #fernverrow #gardenmuseum #botanical #stilllife #flowers #englishgardens #pentax67

#stilllife #chelseaphysicgarden #botanical #fernverrow #gardenmuseum #greatdixter #houghtonhall #englishgardens #pentax67 #flowers

[plews]

Where will this week take you? Explore possibilities in your garden! #happymondaypeeps #exoticgarden #designinspiration #secretgardens @greatdixterofficial #greatdixter (at Great Dixter House and Gardens)

#happymondaypeeps #greatdixter #secretgardens #exoticgarden #designinspiration

[stuartshield]

Our Fig 'White Marseilles' (Ficus carica) is producing loads of sweet fruits this year must be thanks to Christopher Lloyd as I bought it as a little plant at Great Dixter. #greatdixter #christoperlloyd #figs (at London, United Kingdom)

#figs #greatdixter #christoperlloyd