tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post785257066849646776..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Iford Manor, Bradford-on-AvonRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-45150698463714368382019-06-16T07:54:12.831+01:002019-06-16T07:54:12.831+01:00Thank you Maria - so pleased that you enjoyed them...Thank you Maria - so pleased that you enjoyed them.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-87459476883921693882019-06-16T07:53:31.605+01:002019-06-16T07:53:31.605+01:00Thanks Janey💜Thanks Janey💜Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-84791917468077169042019-06-16T00:54:47.295+01:002019-06-16T00:54:47.295+01:00Wonderful place, amazing garden.
All photos are be...Wonderful place, amazing garden.<br />All photos are beautiful, but the last one, the photo of the flower is spectacular.<br />Have a nice Sunday<br />Maria<br /><a href="https://algarve-saibamais.blogspot.pt/" rel="nofollow">Divagar Sobre Tudo um Pouco</a><br />Maria Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339088623806572344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-1785269006175977372019-06-15T21:16:01.071+01:002019-06-15T21:16:01.071+01:00I will steal your words “ it’s a visual feast “.I will steal your words “ it’s a visual feast “.Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-17509324180773787462019-06-14T22:48:56.120+01:002019-06-14T22:48:56.120+01:00💚💚Mariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-26804047685484000512019-06-14T20:21:04.993+01:002019-06-14T20:21:04.993+01:00Dear Mariette - I love everything about this garde...Dear Mariette - I love everything about this garden together with the beautiful setting in the valley, and the fine stone manor house.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-66659651587733441302019-06-14T13:48:39.371+01:002019-06-14T13:48:39.371+01:00Dearest Rosemary,
What a lovely garden at Iford Ma...Dearest Rosemary,<br />What a lovely garden at Iford Manor in Bradford-on-Avon!<br />You are so lucky for living near such beauty and for viewing it at the right time when the gardens show their peak.<br />Sending you hugs,<br />MarietteMariette VandenMunckhof-Vedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877699174880945452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-30677217774577475962019-06-11T19:23:21.113+01:002019-06-11T19:23:21.113+01:00Hello Jim - those are three very interesting compa...Hello Jim - those are three very interesting comparisons, all unique and a delight to visit. I know Sir John Soane's house, but would love to visit Hearst's enchanted hill-top retreat, and wonder if it is somewhere that you have been? <br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-2413016956630082512019-06-11T17:57:04.324+01:002019-06-11T17:57:04.324+01:00Hello Rosemary, Iford Manor shows a third possibi...Hello Rosemary, Iford Manor shows a third possibility when collecting architectural fragments. The Soane house displays a dumbfounding, dense, yet extremely interesting collection. Hearst's San Simeon shows an impressive display of color and wealth. Peto, however, uses the fragments with an artist's eye to create an oasis of calm and beauty.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-50026650471530466062019-06-11T09:31:51.208+01:002019-06-11T09:31:51.208+01:00I have only been in this garden once before and th...I have only been in this garden once before and that was about 20 years ago. I remember that we had just been staying Italy and it felt has if we had returned.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-73118491043610689542019-06-11T08:38:22.841+01:002019-06-11T08:38:22.841+01:00What a beauty , the different kind of garden style...What a beauty , the different kind of garden styles combine so well with with the lushness of the planting , I do feel 'at home' in Italy looking at this wonderful place.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59645272591905222442019-06-11T07:52:17.158+01:002019-06-11T07:52:17.158+01:00I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing Iford Yael.I am pleased that you enjoyed seeing Iford Yael.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-33845131421889043372019-06-11T03:53:57.205+01:002019-06-11T03:53:57.205+01:00WOW! This is an extraordinary beautiful place! I w...WOW! This is an extraordinary beautiful place! I would love to visit there! Your photos are marvelous!Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693182864758766065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-91611985796670126642019-06-10T19:26:06.229+01:002019-06-10T19:26:06.229+01:00If ever you are close to Bath Jane then I would re...If ever you are close to Bath Jane then I would really recommend that you try and visit this beautiful garden. It is just like popping over to Italy for a few hours and especially so when it is warm and the sun is shining brightly.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-8136847436262494072019-06-10T19:23:02.806+01:002019-06-10T19:23:02.806+01:00Dear Yoko - that is such a kind comment which I r...Dear Yoko - that is such a kind comment which I really appreciate - thank you. You are totally correct about the Japanese 'style' garden - it is really just a salute to Japan and not representative of a real Japanese garden.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-70693469043742602292019-06-10T15:56:56.149+01:002019-06-10T15:56:56.149+01:00How absolutely delightful! Your post is a real tre...How absolutely delightful! Your post is a real treat to read and such stunning photos. I love these sort of gardens when there's always something more splendid through this gate and around that corner and up those steps! Best, Jane xJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114112351660401224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-21707459898905844212019-06-10T10:04:43.167+01:002019-06-10T10:04:43.167+01:00This is one of my favorite places I found on this ...This is one of my favorite places I found on this blog. I love this type of architecture made of stone, which is nicely landscaped with such a fascinating gardens and backdrop forests. The entrance to the garden is so charming. Your photos showed us what magical scenery will unfold before the visitors’ eyes one after another. I liked it when Japanese garden existed unpretentiously. Otherwise it couldn’t have been in harmony with the rest of the places with Italian touch.<br /><br />Yokostardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-47526632076535022102019-06-10T09:43:35.239+01:002019-06-10T09:43:35.239+01:00I was driving down the main lane one Winter on a s...I was driving down the main lane one Winter on a steep slope toward the bridge and found myself sliding on thick ice. A car at the bottom thought I was driving aggressively and refused to get out of my way. I hit the horn and the lights and kept on coming at him until he understood at the last moment. Almost.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-35741516325576793672019-06-10T08:34:40.522+01:002019-06-10T08:34:40.522+01:00Magic is the right word Titti.Magic is the right word Titti.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62929790143799233792019-06-10T08:34:10.863+01:002019-06-10T08:34:10.863+01:00This garden is certainly lush, and there is a cert...This garden is certainly lush, and there is a certain amount of climbing involved too but manageable.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78977756987977147862019-06-10T08:32:16.958+01:002019-06-10T08:32:16.958+01:00To me the most important thing when starting a gar...To me the most important thing when starting a garden is to get the hard landscape in at the beginning and then everything flows on from there.<br />Hope you didn't return home with too much weight gain from eating all of those cream teas!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-22532303950043941932019-06-10T08:27:54.559+01:002019-06-10T08:27:54.559+01:00It is a beautiful garden to visit,It is a beautiful garden to visit,Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-88287166621636198132019-06-10T08:27:34.295+01:002019-06-10T08:27:34.295+01:00Perfection.Perfection.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4705425721355513722019-06-10T08:20:42.109+01:002019-06-10T08:20:42.109+01:00What a magical place! Soooo beautiful....
Love fro...What a magical place! Soooo beautiful....<br />Love from TittiTittihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830505982280113800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-78863460841394667382019-06-09T23:50:14.853+01:002019-06-09T23:50:14.853+01:00Beautiful location. I've always enjoyed explor...Beautiful location. I've always enjoyed exploring wonderful gardens and villages but most of my (male) friends can't get out of them fast enough as a mere shortcut into the mountains- a proper masculine pursuit. Colours, lush foliage and beautiful settings satisfy me these days rather than bare, frozen summits devoid of most wildlife.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.com