tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post4499883926089220657..comments2024-03-28T20:45:59.215+00:00Comments on the blackberry garden: A Spring visit to RoushamAlison Leveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15234997684400583491noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-53658849003036909612016-04-04T19:01:12.411+01:002016-04-04T19:01:12.411+01:00You know we have LOADS of them! xxxxxYou know we have LOADS of them! xxxxxAnne Warehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102518926229038553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-72701573650360669022016-04-04T18:26:13.155+01:002016-04-04T18:26:13.155+01:00(And hides her head in shame... but yes, there is ...(And hides her head in shame... but yes, there is the occasional garden that is less than exciting, even in North America. Certainly couldn't be true about England or Wales, could it?)pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-20240202812323035322016-04-04T10:59:27.589+01:002016-04-04T10:59:27.589+01:00Hi Pat
Thanks for the comment, I like the Praene...Hi Pat <br /><br />Thanks for the comment, I like the Praeneste (colonnade) as well, it has a superb vantage point for a view across the river.Alison Leveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234997684400583491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-9030292816602567562016-04-04T10:12:29.769+01:002016-04-04T10:12:29.769+01:00Well, it's clear you have some Very Dull garde...Well, it's clear you have some Very Dull gardens in America! (runs away......)Anne Warehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102518926229038553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-50499307727844879882016-04-03T23:43:52.274+01:002016-04-03T23:43:52.274+01:00I'm with James on this one. The atmosphere at ...I'm with James on this one. The atmosphere at Rousham touches something inside me. I also appreciate the walled garden but there are many such. I think one of Kent's most successful tricks was the Praeneste and how it turns a fault, the awkwardly shaped piece of land, to an advantage. The surprise coming upon it after standing on top of it delights me every time. And then there is the light and shadow thing.pat@siteandinsight.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04362106194878068781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-2345990399354732122016-04-03T22:51:49.854+01:002016-04-03T22:51:49.854+01:00Thanks for the comment James. I would also disting...Thanks for the comment James. I would also distinguish between the walled garden (which I would call a garden) and the rest of the grounds which I tend to think of more as landscape. I totally agree with what you say about atmosphere - that's sort of what I wanted to imply in saying a paused moment of time. Alison Leveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234997684400583491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-84768055130689878562016-04-03T22:42:52.796+01:002016-04-03T22:42:52.796+01:00I do know. It's a mystery! XxI do know. It's a mystery! XxAnne Warehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102518926229038553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-27749884320314049552016-04-03T22:42:04.056+01:002016-04-03T22:42:04.056+01:00It's a continual battle, box blight. Would hav...It's a continual battle, box blight. Would have been great if they'd found a cure!Anne Warehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102518926229038553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-36228273356578713392016-04-03T20:51:18.733+01:002016-04-03T20:51:18.733+01:00As Anne knows, I love this garden, probably more t...As Anne knows, I love this garden, probably more than any other I've visited (though such comparisons are meaningless). I don't even consider the walled garden a part of Rousham proper, tough it's wonderful in it's own right. To me, it's all about atmosphere in a very broad sense (including a lot of history, culture, memory, and emotion). Thanks for posting another point of view.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-78949919836083037852016-04-03T20:11:05.073+01:002016-04-03T20:11:05.073+01:00No the box blight is still there. It probably isn...No the box blight is still there. It probably isn't the only garden like this, highly unlikely to be. <br /><br />I agree about the statue, we did comment at the time that it was a grim thing to plonk in the middle of the view. Alison Leveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234997684400583491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-574800003825292845.post-56216187919926839702016-04-03T19:29:12.485+01:002016-04-03T19:29:12.485+01:00Have they sorted the box blight in the Knot Garden...Have they sorted the box blight in the Knot Garden? Love to know about that if they have. <br /><br />Still don't get it. It can't be the only garden in the uk like that? And who wants a statue of a lion eating a horse?! <br /><br />Quietly pleasing, occasionally boring with terrible bits is the best I could suggest.XxxAnne Warehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13102518926229038553noreply@blogger.com