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Taken from Pittock Mansion. From this location, one can easily see from Mount Rainier in the north to Mount Jefferson in the south.
Edwardian Gardens with a story to tell.
Mount Ephraim Gardens is set in ten glorious acres of stunning Edwardian terraced gardens against a backdrop of the beautiful Kent countryside. These ten acres of gardens, set in the heart of an 800 acre estate have magnificent views over the Swale and Thames Estuaries.
The gardens feature a Japanese rock garden, water garden and lake, arboretum and a spectacular grass maze with a play area for children. They are also home to an extensive collection of spring bulbs, trees and shrubs including Rhododendrons, many types of Camelias and Magnolias.
The elaborate and unusual topiary with a miscellany` of birds, animals and First World War memorabilia in clipped yew truly captures the imagination. The Millennium Rose Garden abundant with scented roses and a traditional herbaceous border complete this stunning area.
Visitors can experience the sight of the Millennium Rose Garden in full bloom and the intoxicating colours and scents in mid summer. The unique 'Miz Maze' creation, planted with ornamental grasses and herbaceous perennials is something to look forward to as the days get shorter with its dancing grasses and dramatic swirls of wild flowers, which are alive with pollinating insects and wildlife best seen as the summer draws to a close.
Mount Ephraim has been home to the Dawes Family for over 300 years and is a lasting monument to a more graceful and leisurely age. Every time of year at Mount Ephraim Gardens brings it own distinctive pleasures.
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History[edit]
The gardens are laid out around a Grade II listed house and 800 acres (3,200,000 m2) estate. It was originally built in 1695, then rebuilt in 1878 and then extended 1913 all for the Dawes family.[1]
The gardens were laid out in the early 1900s, but after wartime neglect (when most adult men were enlisted in wartime services) were substantially restored by Mary and Bill Dawes from the early 1950s. Mary Dawes was involved in the day-to-day running of the gardens until died in 2009, at the age of 93. Mount Ephraim has never been a 'professionally' maintained garden, but Mary had always lovingly tended it.
Description[edit]
Mount Ephraim Gardens have a large collection of spring bulbs, trees and shrubs including Rhododendrons, many types of Camellias and Magnolias. It has various areas, including the Millennium Rose Garden.
It also has a large Sweet Chestnut, planted to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. [2]
The 'Miz-maze' was planted in 2004 on the slopes of a former vineyard. Based on an ancient labyrinth called a Mizmaze (Mary Dawes, who lived at Mount Ephraim for sixty years, was always known to family and friends as 'Miz'). It was created by garden designer Sarah Morgan. Although based on a traditional labyrinth design, the layout incorporates some dead-ends, making it a hybrid between a maze and a labyrinth. The pattern of the grass paths is marked out with combinations of tall-growing ornamental grasses and colourful herbaceous perennial plants.[3]
The rock garden together with the water garden, is based on a series of pools ornamented with a Japanese stone bridge and stone lanterns.
The topiary of the garden has been cut into a various birds and animals, and also First World War memorabilia in clipped yew. The long herbaceous border, has a brick wall giving wind shelter and it provides colour throughout the flowering season.
The arboretum was planted to commemorate the late Mary Dawes' 80th birthday and also the 300 years of the family's ownership of Mount Ephraim. Sited on an artificially raised mound, the area gives far views of Blean woods, Hernhill church and the Miz Maze.
The gardens also include a Ha-ha, which was built in the 18th Century of red brick. It is about 3 feet high, and approximately 100 yards in length. It has a double curve. wikipedia...
The rubber band works better if you first pull it to the front and hook on the front of the ballista before pulling it back.
Back at the parking lot, the sun lit up the mountain while we were in the cold shaddow.
I cropped this to get rid of the bottom half, which was just black shillouette, though the extra space does add height to the mountain.
Along with learning just how rum here in #Barbados is made, tasting it is the icing on the cake🍰 on the Mount Gay Rum Tour.
Does this peak your interest? Go to barbados.org/mountgay.htm for more details.
at "Pferde-International" in Munich (28.05.2017)
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Mount Aizu-Komagatake is a mountain located in Hinoemata City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It stands at 2,133m high and is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
My brother in the back screaming on Mount Everest at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom
Tip - Where I'm standing is a great spot to take photos of loved ones on the ride but always take several pictures when you see them go by cause one or more will come out perfect
Used to facilitate getting on & off a horse.
Other than being historical in itself, there is no history known of this block.
Located at the corner of Christiana & Wall St's, Martinsburg, PA.
Blair County.
Click on the TAG - "Mounting Block" and see some unique blocks, including one in Central Park in New York City.
Here's a zoomed view taken from the spot where I was standing in the last picture, aimed across the Mount Desert Narrows, the strait where Frenchman Bay curves around the northeast side of Mount Desert Island. The two humps rising above the sea fog on the left are 1,058-foot Champlain Mountain and its nub, 720-foot Huguenot Head. The piece of mountain to the right is half of 1,270-foot Dorr Mountain. That road where I took this picture I posted two pictures ago runs through the valley between the two clumps of mountain, and the picture was pointed this way. Bar Harbor is on the shore of Mount Desert Island right in front of the valley, nine miles from me, but that little island is between me and Bar Harbor. That's Bean Island, only three miles from me across Sullivan Harbor. The bit of land closer to the left is Ingalls Island, which is connected to the mainland by a sandbar.