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Tyntesfield is a Victorian Gothic Revival house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England. The house is a Grade I listed building named after the Tynte baronets, who had owned estates in the area since about 1500. The location was formerly that of a 16th-century hunting lodge, which was used as a farmhouse until the early 19th century. In the 1830s a Georgian mansion was built on the site, which was bought by English businessman William Gibbs, whose huge fortune came from guano used as fertilizer. In the 1860s Gibbs had the house significantly expanded and remodelled; a chapel was added in the 1870s. The Gibbs family owned the house until the death of Richard Gibbs in 2001.
Tyntesfield was purchased by the National Trust in June 2002, after a fundraising campaign to prevent it being sold to private interests and ensure it would be open to the public. The house was opened to visitors for the first time just 10 weeks after the acquisition, and as more rooms are restored they are added to the tour.
A sweet chestnut tree, sadly yet another bad year for them, the ones that have fallen are very small.
Hopefully given a few more months and they might be worth collecting.
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Great Chalfield Manor and Garden, Happy Tree-Mendous Tuesday. Another from my archive but well worth adding to the group as I feel it's a shame to visit places then just store many of the pictures away, I hope you all agree.
15th-century manor house with Arts and Crafts garden:
This is one of the garden buildings (The Summerhouse) surrounding the beautiful medieval manor which sits in peaceful countryside. Cross the upper moat, passing barns, gatehouse and delightful parish church to enjoy fine oriel windows and the soldiers, griffons and monkey adorning the rooftops.
The romantic gardens offer terraces, topiary houses, gazebo, lily pond, roses and views across the spring-fed fishpond.
Two in one, trees and telegraph poles. Looking back up towards the big hill.
If you zoom in right into the centre of the frame you get an idea of how steep the hill is. bondog61 says it's probably a 1 in 4.
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Just a few straggler leaves remained on this bald-cypress (Taxodium Distichum)!
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Opened in the early 1960s to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth Gardens is one of Salisbury’s most cherished and celebrated parks.
Situated just outside of Salisbury city centre, Queen Elizabeth Gardens combines formal planting with a relaxed atmosphere to offer something for everyone.
With famous views of the cathedral to the east and the River Avon to the south, Queen Elizabeth Gardens is perfect for those looking to appreciate the scenery or to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the city centre; continuing this, the park also provides access to the Town Path and a pretty walk past the water meadows out to Harnham. To complement these features, the creation of a sensory garden just off Mill Road has added further variety to the landscape.
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The trees in the lower car park. Looking nice and tidy.
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When Stourhead first opened in the 1740s, a magazine described it as ‘a living work of art’. The world-famous landscape garden has at its centrepiece a magnificent lake reflecting classical temples, mystical grottoes, and rare and exotic trees, and offers a day of fresh air and discovery.
Stourhead is the best example of a garden inspired by the great landscape painters of the seveneeenth century. Ernst Gombrich suggests it should bear the signature of an Italianized French painter: Claude Lorrain (1600-82). The Stourhead garden was made by a wealthy English banker who had been buying works of art in Italy at the time he inherited the Stourhead estate. Henry Hoare II's 'Claudian' garden was made in an unusually well-proportioned valley behind the house. The Temple of Flora at Stourhead was made in 1745 and the grotto in 1748. But the key date was 1754, when the lake and the Pantheon were made. It is based on the Pantheon in Rome and the planned walk through the estate is based on the journey of Rome's legendry founder, Aeneas. The five-arched bridge was made in 1762 and the Temple of Apollo in 1765. Gothic features were added later in the century: Alfred's Tower, a Rustic Cottage and a Hermitage.The Stourhead woods were underplanted with Rhododendron ponticum after 1791 and with more exotic species in the twentieth century.
Although the main design for the estate at Stourhead was created by Colen Campbell, there were various other architects involved in its evolution through the years. William Benson, Henry Hoare's brother-in-law, was in part responsible for the building of the estate in 1719. Francis Cartwright, a master builder and architect, was established as a "competent provincial designer in the Palladian manner. ” He worked on Stourhead between the years of 1749–1755. Cartwright was a known carver, presumably of materials such as wood and stone. It is assumed that his contribution to Stourhead was in this capacity. Nathaniel Ireson is the master builder credited for much of the work on the Estate. It is this work that established his career, in 1720. The original estate remained intact, though changes and additions were made over time. Henry Flitcroft built three temples and a tower on the property. The Temple of Ceres was added in 1744, followed by the Temple of Hercules in 1754 and the Temple of Apollo in 1765. That same year he designed Alfred's Tower, but it wasn't built until 1772. In 1806, the mason and surveyor John Carter added an ornamental cottage to the grounds; at the request of Sir Richard Colt Hoare. The architect William Wilkins created a Grecian style lodge in 1816; for Sir R. Colt Hoare. In 1840, over a century after the initial buildings were constructed, Charles Parker was hired by Sir Hugh Hoare to make changes to the estate. A portico was added to the main house, along with other alterations. The design of the additions was in keeping with original plans.
The lake at Stourhead is artificially created. Following a path around the lake is meant to evoke a journey similar to that of Aeneas's descent in to the underworld. In addition to Greek mythology, the layout is evocative of the "genius of the place,” a concept made famous by Alexander Pope. Buildings and monuments are erected in remembrance of family and local history. Henry Hoare was a collector of art- one of his pieces was Nicolas Poussin's Aeneas at Delos, which is thought to have inspired the pictorial design of the gardens. Passages telling of Aeneas's journey are quoted in the temples surrounding the lake. Monuments are used to frame one another; for example the Pantheon designed by Flitcroft entices the visitor over, but once reached, views from the opposite shore of the lake beckon. The use of the sunken path allows the landscape to continue on into neighbouring landscapes, allowing the viewer to contemplate all the surrounding panorama. The Pantheon was thought to be the most important visual feature of the gardens. It appears in many pieces of artwork owned by Hoare, depicting Aeneas's travels. The plantings in the garden were arranged in a manner that would evoke different moods, drawing visitors through realms of thought. According to Henry Hoare, 'The greens should be ranged together in large masses as the shades are in painting: to contrast the dark masses with the light ones, and to relieve each dark mass itself with little sprinklings of lighter greens here and there.’
View taken from the Grotto, of the lake in Autumn colours.
Stourhead's lake and foliage as seen from a high hill vantage point.
The gardens were designed by Henry Hoare II and laid out between 1741 and 1780 in a classical 18th-century design set around a large lake, achieved by damming a small stream. The inspiration behind their creation were the painters Claude Lorrain, Poussin, and, in particular, Gaspar Dughet, who painted Utopian-type views of Italian landscapes. It is similar in style to the landscape gardens at Stowe.
Included in the garden are a number of temples inspired by scenes of the Grand Tour of Europe. On one hill overlooking the gardens there stands an obelisk and King Alfred's Tower, a 50-metre-tall, brick folly designed by Henry Flitcroft in 1772; on another hill the temple of Apollo provides a vantage point to survey the magnificent rhododendrons, water, cascades and temples. The large medieval Bristol High Cross was moved from Bristol to the gardens. Amongst the hills surrounding the site there are also two Iron Age hill forts: Whitesheet Hill and Park Hill Camp. The gardens are home to a large collection of trees and shrubs from around the world.
Richard Colt Hoare, the grandson of Henry Hoare II, inherited Stourhead in 1783. He added the library wing to the mansion, and in the garden was responsible for the building of the boathouse and the removal of several features that were not in keeping with the classical and gothic styles (including a Turkish Tent). He also considerably enhanced the planting – the Temple of Apollo rises from a wooded slope that was planted in Colt Hoare's time. With the antiquarian passion of the times, he had 400 ancient burial mounds dug up to inform his pioneering History of Ancient Wiltshire.
Taken at the top of Cunningham Falls in Thurmont Md......I love this fascinating, eaten through tree. HTMT
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Imagine my shock and awe when I saw this giant snake staring at me while he was resting his head in the fork of the tree ;-)
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Ponderosa and Jeffrey Pine on the grounds of Sierra Nevada College Incline Village, Nevada.
Main difference between the two is leaf color: Ponderosa Pine has primarily green leaves while those of the Jeffrey Pine are more blue-green.
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Imagine what this old stump once looked like... both my husband and I were drawn to this scene.....
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Just a perfect combination. Don't think we've seen the sun since I took this. :0(
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Taken at Méréville in 2012, although I've uploaded it before, I adore this tree. It was in the château grounds.
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Why the house?
It's to remind us that we should be looking after our planet. There was also another tree with a red wooden boat made around the trunk base too.
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The picturesque Beaulieu village sits on the southern bank of the Beaulieu River, at the head of the tidal section of the river.
It's one of the New Forest's smallest but busiest villages, and is home to the National Park's most popular attraction, the National Motor Museum, Palace House and Beaulieu Abbey. Collectively this trio is just called Beaulieu.
Beaulieu village is little more than a single street of red brick houses, some tiny boutiques and village shops, and the Montagu Arms Hotel and pub, but its charm attracts many visitors.
Happy Banana Tuesday.
No Crazy Tuesday photo for today. G had a nasty fall yesterday, and I'm all hands on deck. He's shaken up and bruised, but has been up and about a bit today, but only for short periods. I'll call the Pompières tomorrow, if there's no sign of improvement.
Update Just called SAMU, who are sending an ambulance, maybe a 2 hour wait.
Will either catch up later or tomorrow.
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The Woodland Walk, which begins beneath The Treehouse, takes in views of the River Aln and sweeping views towards Alnwick Castle and the Capability Brown landscape, and is often home to sculpture exhibitions.
The path is lined with mature trees, wild garlic and, in spring, bulbs carpet the ground. Groups of schoolchildren on visits to The Garden use the Woodland Walk as a den-building site, or as inspiration for art projects.
Petworth House in Petworth, West Sussex, England, is a late 17th-century Grade I listed mansion, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s by Anthony Salvin. The site was previously occupied by a fortified manor house founded by Henry de Percy, the 13th-century chapel and undercroft of which still survive.
Today's building houses an important collection of paintings and sculptures, including 19 oil paintings by J. M. W. Turner (some owned by the family, some by Tate Britain), who was a regular visitor to Petworth, paintings by Van Dyck, carvings by Grinling Gibbons and Ben Harms, classical and neoclassical sculptures (including ones by John Flaxman and John Edward Carew), and wall and ceiling paintings by Louis Laguerre. There is also a terrestrial globe by Emery Molyneux, believed to be the only one in the world in its original 1592 state.
It stands in a 283-hectare (700-acre) landscaped park, known as Petworth Park, which was designed by 'Capability' Brown. The park is one of the more famous in England, largely on account of a number of pictures of it which were painted by Turner. It is inhabited by the largest herd of fallow deer in England. There is also a 12-hectare (30-acre) woodland garden, known as the Pleasure Ground.
The Deer in Petworth Park, J. M. W. Turner, 1827
For the past 250 years the house and the estate have been in the hands of the Wyndham family — currently Lord Egremont. He and his family live in the south wing, allowing much of the remainder to be open to the public. Lady Egremont has restored the gardens.
The house and deer park were handed over to the nation in 1947 and are now managed by the National Trust under the name "Petworth House & Park". The Leconfield Estates continue to own much of Petworth and the surrounding area. As an insight into the lives of past estate workers the Petworth Cottage Museum has been established in High Street, Petworth, furnished as it would have been in about 1910.
Moat surrounding the Bishops Palace at Wells Cathedral: Hand held SOOC
This splendid medieval palace has been the home of the Bishops of Bath & Wells for over 800 years. The first bishop of Bath & Wells received a crown licence to build a residence and deer park to the south of the cathedral. There are 14 acres of gardens including the springs from which the city takes its name. Within the fortified Palace walls lie the ruin of the Great Hall, the Bishop's private chapel and the gardens with a small arboretum. This uniquely moated palace has an imposing gatehouse with portcullis and drawbridge which give the impression that you may be entering a castle structure, but inside is a peaceful and tranquil residence for the visitor to enjoy.
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Adeje is a city and municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. Adeje is also a growing suburb of Tenerife Sur (South Tenerife) and is the westernmost portion of that suburb. It is located about 80 km SW of the island's capital, NW of Los Cristianos and Las Américas of Arona and about 20 km north west of Tenerife South Airport.
Adeje is linked with and is the westernmost of uncardinaled terminus TF1 superhighway at about the 100th km (and is the second westernmost superhighway terminus in Africa after the Madeira Islands) which first opened within the beginning of the 2000s and a highway to the northern part of the island. Farmlands are in the valley areas while forests and grasslands are situated within mount Teide. The Barranco del Infierno is also located nearby.
ts economy is based on business, tourism and agriculture; until the 1990s, agriculture was the dominant industry. Adeje is also home to Siam Park, the largest water park in Europe.
Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately three miles south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for over 400 years, until 1539, when Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust and part of the designated Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Stourhead is the best example of a garden inspired by the great landscape painters of the seveneeenth century. Ernst Gombrich suggests it should bear the signature of an Italianized French painter: Claude Lorrain (1600-82). The Stourhead garden was made by a wealthy English banker who had been buying works of art in Italy at the time he inherited the Stourhead estate. Henry Hoare II's 'Claudian' garden was made in an unusually well-proportioned valley behind the house. The Temple of Flora at Stourhead was made in 1745 and the grotto in 1748. But the key date was 1754, when the lake and the Pantheon were made. It is based on the Pantheon in Rome and the planned walk through the estate is based on the journey of Rome's legendry founder, Aeneas. The five-arched bridge was made in 1762 and the Temple of Apollo in 1765. Gothic features were added later in the century: Alfred's Tower, a Rustic Cottage and a Hermitage.The Stourhead woods were underplanted with Rhododendron ponticum after 1791 and with more exotic species in the twentieth century.
Lying in secluded privacy in its own valley, Stourhead in Wiltshire features one of the world’s finest landscape gardens making it perfect for a fantastic day out.
A magnificent lake is central to the design at Stourhead, with the lakes edge being adorned with classical temples, enchanting grottos and rare and exotic trees to discover.
The Hoare family history can be uncovered in Stourhead House, a majestic Palladian mansion housing a unique Regency library with fabulous collections of Chippendale furniture and paintings, all set amid delightful lawns and parkland.
Stourhead is at the heart of a 1,072-hectare (2,650 acre) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation and perfect to explore.
The February apple tree.
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Not much difference from my January photo, other than the weather wasn't quite so good!
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The National Botanic Garden of Wales (NBGW) is situated near Llanarthney in the Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The garden is both a visitor attraction and a centre for botanical research and conservation, and features the world's largest single-span glasshouse measuring 110 m (360 ft) long by 60 m (200 ft) wide. The Siverbirch form part of the Broadwalk leading from the entrance to the mirrorpool.
Silver Birch
Latin name: Betula pendula
Native words: Old Irish () Scots Gaelic (beithe) Old English (birce) Welsh (bedwen) eastern Celtic ()
Ogham sign: B
Height when mature: 33m 105 ft
Height after 10 years: 5-6m 16-20ft
Fast growing, attractive tree with narrow trunk white with black notches and diamonds making deep fissures on the bark. Birch is a pioneer species, which is one of the first to colonise a site. It is especially good at taking over old industrial locations. It is primarily associated, however, with wet, boggy ground. Birch trees are one of the shortest lived British native trees only living between 40-60 years. When young, Birch trees usually have reddish bark, which changes to white as they mature. Bright green leaves emerge in April from red-purple buds, and are pointed in an ‘arrow head’ style and noticeably toothed. In the autumn the leaves often give a spectacular display of orange and yellow leaves which stand out in a wood like a tree on fire! Birches have a symbiotic relationship with fungi and often develop large bracket fungi on their trunk, called Polypores. Birch also has a close relationship with Scots Pine, growing along side them in Caledonian forests. With Scots Pine, Birch is our oldest British native tree; after the Ice Age they were the first to spread over the countryside. Silver Birch is one of two native birches, the other being Downy Birch, Betula pubescens. Many exotic birches are planted in urban settings, including the paper birch, the bark of which peels away in large strips.
Natural history and ancient wisdom:
On the Isle of Colonsay in the Western Isles of Scotland, Birch boughs were hung over cradles to protect them from fairies. In Welsh lore, birches were associated with love. In Siberia, tribal peoples, such as the Khanty still use birch bark to make containers for food, and peel off strips of the under bark to use as tinder for fires; the tree is not harmed. They also communicate through runic like symbols cut into birch trunks as messages for other passing that way; a living signpost! Interestingly, the word birch is thought to have derived from the Sanskrit word bhurga meaning a 'tree whose bark is used to write upon'.
Wildlife rating:
Excellent. Food plant of the rare Camberwell Beauty butterfly and the Kentish Glory and Lobster Moths. A favourite nesting tree for the uncommon Lesser Spotted woodpecker, Silver Birch is used by hundreds of species insects, especially when the tree is dead but remains standing, which often occurs with Birch. In spring, many woodland birds flit from birch to birch finding caterpillars for their young. Siskins feed on the seeds in winter. Fly Agaric, the famous (and very poisonous!) toadstool with its red cap and white spots, develop under birch even in gardens.
Good & Bad Points:
Grows very quickly and easily. It does not have a dense crown and allows light through. Its bark and golden autumn leaves is very attractive. It is also tolerant of heavy and damp soil, (but prefers well drained) and is very hardy. Suitable for all sizes of gardens and for sites where mature woodland is required quickly. The seed is very fertile and a mature Birch can produce hundreds of viable tiny seeds which germinate across the garden.
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Longleat is a vast estate with many public paths. An excellent walk is from Nockatt car park (on the road to Horningsham past the main entrances) up to Heavens Gate. This provides a superb vantage point to a panorama across the estate.
The handsome beech woods at the approach to Heaven's Gate give way to an avenue of azaleas - a welcome dazzle of early colour in spring. Heaven’s Gate is a Capability Brown designed viewpoint overlooking Longleat House and estate, and beyond to the Somerset countryside.
In 2001 the 7th Marquess of Bath, Alexander Thynn, unveiled granite stones at Heaven's Gate, commissioned by him to mark the Millennium. Nine of the stones measure over 15ft tall and the heaviest weighs 19 tons. They were created by the sculptor Paul Norris. At the time Lord Bath commented "Heaven's Gate has always been one of my favourite places. It is a truly beautiful, magical place. These magnificent stone sculptures evoke and reflect that awesome natural beauty without imposing on it." In the right light tiny crystals and metals embedded within the stones are reflected. "This makes each sculpture appear to glow and shimmer, adding to the magic and mystery. I'm hopeful that the stones will remain in place for hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of years and become, over time, an integral part of the Longleat landscape.".
Though some may relate the stones to nearby Stonehenge Paul Norris deliberately left the meaning of the stones up to each visitor to decide. The sculptures for the Millennium project at Heaven's Gate are simple in shape so as to stand quietly in this special place, The sculptor Paul Norris worked on these stones for two years whilst living on the Estate and carved the stones inspired by his surroundings.
The granite stone I used came from Mabe in Cornwall and is extremely hard. Most of the hand carving was done in my workshop but the cutting and formation of the circular stone was completed at the quarry."
Call me crazy, but this looks like a bear got trapped going through the tree ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (OR...maybe a beaver tried to eat his way thru?) What do you see?
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Stourhead (/ˈstɑːˌhɛd/) is a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate at the source of the River Stour near Mere, Wiltshire, England. The estate includes a Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens, farmland, and woodland. Stourhead has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1946.
The Stourton family, the Barons of Stourton, had lived in the Stourhead estate for 500 years until they sold it to Sir Thomas Meres in 1714. His son, John Meres, sold it to Henry Hoare I, son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717.The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1721 and 1725. Over the next 200 years the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection. In 1902 the house was gutted by fire. However, many of the heirlooms were saved, and the house rebuilt in a near identical style. The last Hoare family member to own the property, Henry Hugh Arthur Hoare, gave the Stourhead house and gardens to the National Trust in 1946, one year before his death. His sole heir and son, Captain "Harry" Henry Colt Arthur Hoare, of the Queen's Own Dorset Yeomanry, had died of wounds received at the Battle of Mughar Ridge on 13 November 1917 in World War I. Captain "Harry" Hoare is commemorated by a plaque on the Memorial Hall at Stourhead. The last Hoare family member to be born inside the house is Edward Hoare on 11 October 1949.
The name Beaulieu means 'beautiful place' and the gardens certainly live up to the name. They have been well loved by generations of the Montagu family and can now be enjoyed by all our visitors.
Originally the grounds of the Abbey, the gardens have developed into a mixture of formal and informal design and with loving care from our team of gardeners they continue to evolve even today. The varied gardens include the fragrant Victorian Flower Garden with a dedicated rose garden featuring a number of old garden roses, the informal Wilderness Garden where in March and April you will find a mass of snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils and bluebells, the Ornamental Kitchen Garden with its restored 1870’s vine house and the scenic Mill Pond Walk .
Whilst wandering through the gardens look out for the Rufus Memorial Cairn – historical research suggests that King William Rufus who was shot and killed by an arrow in 1100 actually fell here at Beaulieu and not, as is commonly believed, near Minstead some ten miles away. The cairn, made of stone from the Abbey ruins, commemorates this historical murder mystery!