#Great Dixter

[huariqueje]

Great Dixter Dawn - Francis Hamel

British , b. 1963 -

oil on linen , 40 ¼ x 30 in. 102 x 76.5 cm.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Thursday 2 May 2024

A clump-forming, bulbous perennial Muscari latifolium'Grape Ice' (grape hyacinth) produces unusual spikes of small, bell-shaped, fragrant flowers that are deep purple at the base and pure white at the tip.

Jill Raggett

[vox-anglosphere]

Great Dixter in Sussex is one of the finest Tudor estates in Britain

[desimonewayland]

Ours, in it's humble way, is an art as well as a craft. At the same time it keeps us in touch with the earth, the seasons, and with that complex of interrelated forces both animate and inanimate which we call nature. It is a humanising occupation. Christopher Lloyd - A Lifetime of Seasons 

[garethschweitzer]

Great Dixter

[ediblegardenspointloma]

In My San Diego Garden and Kitchen

We recently returned from three weeks in England and Wales visiting historic sites, gardens, cathedrals and London. We extended our time after the Rick Steves tour to visit Christopher Lloyd’s Great Dixter and the gardens of Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst, both south of London. It was memorable and my husband and I chat about our experiences every day. (The Purple Garden at Sissinghurst below).

My vegetable and flower gardens are not really set up for three week vacations, though we do have watering systems for all but the veggies. My usual garden tender was away as well so three friends each took a week and kept the vegetable garden going while enjoying beets, onions, lettuce and carrots.

Today’s post will be a compilation of some harvests just before we left in early May on through this past week. Potatoes, rhubarb and beets will garner a separate blog post. The carrots in the thumbnail are mostly Bolero pelleted seed from San Diego Seed Company. I always grow Bolero but this was my first time with pelleted seed. It was easy, with good germination and the harvest was bountiful..

Before we left on vacation I pulled out all the Black Magic kale as it neared the end and aphids showed up. I gave a mountain of it away to friends but longed for one last kale salad before season’s end. I selected a small bunch and stowed it in an extra large Zip-loc bag as an experiment. Friends tell me my kale keeps well in the fridge for extended periods. Almost four weeks after harvest my garden kale was still in very good condition and I made my favorite Apple and Kale Salad.

I cut the last of the Rosaine lettuces which persisted through May without bolting. It’s a new favorite from Territorial Seed Co.

As the cool season veggies finish, the zucchini begins.

Sunny days are rare now in our May Gray and June Gloom. Sometimes it just feels dank and cold with the overcast. That prompted a minestrone soup with green beans and bell peppers from the freezer, garden carrots and a zucchini. I made a cauldron of it and shared some with three friends.

Alpine strawberries and blueberries are a regular treat on waffles, cereal and in salads. Soon the apricots will be ready. Apples and rhubarb await me.

I’ll close with garden views from the Tower at Sissinghurst.

Check the What I’m Planting Now page as I plant the summer garden. Then head today to Harvest Monday, hosted by Dave at Happy Acres blog and see what garden bloggers around the world harvested last week.

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[mmwm]

LINK FEST: 2 APRIL 2024

Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses. long essay: The Eider Keepers: An age-old tradition in Norway illuminates the bonds between wild ducks, wild places, and the people who care for both (Devon Fredericksen & Pål Hermansen/Hakai magazine). About a 20-min read: In the Vega Archipelago of…

[visiteuropeancastles]

Great Dixter - Explore the Historic Castles and Country Houses in East Sussex

[jacquesbonhomie]

Francis Hamel (British b.1963)

‘Great Dixter in the Evening Sun’

Oil on linen 36” x 48”

[mscoyditch]

"The Blue Gate at the End of the Topiary". 2020.

"The View down the Long Border in the Morning".

"Summer at Great Dixter". 2023.

"Great Dixter Topiary". 2023.

"The Octagonal Pond".

"Great Dixter in the Evening Sun". 2023.

Paintings by Francis Hamel. British. b. 1963-

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[huariqueje]

Summer at Great Dixter - Francis Hamel ,  2023.

British , b. 1963 -

Oil on linen , 18. x 14 in. 46 x 35.5 cm.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 3 July 2024

The two annuals Calendula officinalis 'Neon' (pot marigold) and Orlaya grandiflora (white laceflower) were creating a show in a bed adjacent to the wildflower meadow of Great Dixter, Sussex, providing an additional food source for pollinators.

Jill Raggett

[landbeorht]

Sketch for chapter 3 for my fic “They Shall Not Be Named” is the interior of Theo Nott’s house. In my mind, many of these old wizarding families live in quite old estates—as in medieval. This one is inspired by Great Dixter’s fabulous 15th c hall.

[jpjoinerykentuk]

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[paulrennie]

Unpacking my Library • English Houses • Architectural Press • 1975

This is a paperback reprinting of Nathanial Lloyd's famous history of English Houses, from primitive times to the Victorian period...The materials are mostly wood, stone, and brick. The largest section of the book is about the 18C golden age.

The book was originally published in the 1930s. It was republished in the 1970s, by the Architectural Press, just when there was renewed interest in conservation, vernacular styles, and home-ownership was booming.

The book is sensibly organised so as to guide the reader to the visual details associated with material and date. The book also has sections on staircases and roof details. The anecdotes and personalities associated with bigger houses are avoided, in favour of empirical visual evidence.

The 1930s was the last-hurrah for the English country house in its minor form. Families were decimated by the two world wars, with relative penury and accumulated death duties doing the rest. The larger and interesting houses were saved by marriage, or by the National Trust.

I bought this book because many of the houses in it have gone, or are now unrecognisable through various improvements.

Nathaniel Lloyd lived at Great Dixter, now a National Trust house and garden.

I like the modern 1970s cover of this edition, with its contrasting visual sparkle of wood and stone.

[ediblegardenspointloma]

In My San Diego Garden and Kitchen

We recently returned from three weeks in England and Wales visiting historic sites, gardens, cathedrals and London. We extended our time after the Rick Steves tour to visit Christopher Lloyd’s Great Dixter and the gardens of Vita Sackville-West at Sissinghurst, both south of London. It was memorable and my husband and I chat about our experiences every day. (The Purple Garden at Sissinghurst below).

My vegetable and flower gardens are not really set up for three week vacations, though we do have watering systems for all but the veggies. My usual garden tender was away as well so three friends each took a week and kept the vegetable garden going while enjoying beets, onions, lettuce and carrots.

Today’s post will be a compilation of some harvests just before we left in early May on through this past week. Potatoes, rhubarb and beets will garner a separate blog post. The carrots in the thumbnail are mostly Bolero pelleted seed from San Diego Seed Company. I always grow Bolero but this was my first time with pelleted seed. It was easy, with good germination and the harvest was bountiful..

Before we left on vacation I pulled out all the Black Magic kale as it neared the end and aphids showed up. I gave a mountain of it away to friends but longed for one last kale salad before season’s end. I selected a small bunch and stowed it in an extra large Zip-loc bag as an experiment. Friends tell me my kale keeps well in the fridge for extended periods. Almost four weeks after harvest my garden kale was still in very good condition and I made my favorite Apple and Kale Salad.

I cut the last of the Rosaine lettuces which persisted through May without bolting. It’s a new favorite from Territorial Seed Co.

As the cool season veggies finish, the zucchini begins.

Sunny days are rare now in our May Gray and June Gloom. Sometimes it just feels dank and cold with the overcast. That prompted a minestrone soup with green beans and bell peppers from the freezer, garden carrots and a zucchini. I made a cauldron of it and shared some with three friends.

Alpine strawberries and blueberries are a regular treat on waffles, cereal and in salads. Soon the apricots will be ready. Apples and rhubarb await me.

I’ll close with garden views from the Tower at Sissinghurst.

Check the What I’m Planting Now page as I plant the summer garden. Then head today to Harvest Monday, hosted by Dave at Happy Acres blog and see what garden bloggers around the world harvested last week.

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