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Topiary, Powis Castle Garden
What a contrast there is between the house and the garden of Powis Castle at Welshpool in the Welsh borders. The house is a vault of paintings, furniture etc extracted one way or another from half of Wales, it seems, and then from a substantial portion of India by the Clive family. To me it seemed dead, dead, dead.
The garden, however, is stupendous, set on a steep slope and terraces below the castle so that it collects sunlight for most of the day.
According to Wikipedia:-
'Powis Castle (Welsh: Castell Powys) is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country mansion near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales.
It is infamous for housing the treasures that were brought home by Robert Clive and his son, Edward Clive from India. The Clives had collected them during their service with the British East India Company.
The castle has also been known as Castell Coch, Castell Pool, Castell Pola, Castell Pole, Castell Trallwng, Red Castle, Redde Castle and Castel Cough.
The seat of the Earl of Powis, the castle is known for its extensive, attractive formal gardens, terraces, parkland, deerpark and landscaped estate. The property is under the care of the National Trust.
Princess Victoria (later Queen Victoria) visited the castle as a child when her mother took her to tour England and Wales in 1832.'
Topiary, Powis Castle Garden
What a contrast there is between the house and the garden of Powis Castle at Welshpool in the Welsh borders. The house is a vault of paintings, furniture etc extracted one way or another from half of Wales, it seems, and then from a substantial portion of India by the Clive family. To me it seemed dead, dead, dead.
The garden, however, is stupendous, set on a steep slope and terraces below the castle so that it collects sunlight for most of the day.
According to Wikipedia:-
'Powis Castle (Welsh: Castell Powys) is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country mansion near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales.
It is infamous for housing the treasures that were brought home by Robert Clive and his son, Edward Clive from India. The Clives had collected them during their service with the British East India Company.
The castle has also been known as Castell Coch, Castell Pool, Castell Pola, Castell Pole, Castell Trallwng, Red Castle, Redde Castle and Castel Cough.
The seat of the Earl of Powis, the castle is known for its extensive, attractive formal gardens, terraces, parkland, deerpark and landscaped estate. The property is under the care of the National Trust.
Princess Victoria (later Queen Victoria) visited the castle as a child when her mother took her to tour England and Wales in 1832.'