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Gardens open to the Public => Good gardens to visit (UK) => Topic started by: ideasguy on March 13, 2009, 01:48:52 PM
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Thanks to Eric H, and the link I found to Sissinghurst, I found a link from that site to another amazing set of photos by Dave Parker (you know how these links can take you all over the place!)
http://www.invectis.co.uk/leonardslee/index.htm
Leonardslee gardens is in Horsham.
This garden came up frequently in my latest massive exercise in converting the Sherwood Gardens database.
http://www.ideasforgardens.net/Sherwood/Azaleas/
Sherwood Gardens has three National Collections of plants, one being the Knaphill Azaleas.
You wont delve into Rhodos too far before the name Loder comes up!
The Loder family have ran Leonardslee gardens for the last 100 years!
Many beautiful plants from there have been introduced to the gardening world. In our Master Database of plants, I isolated 26 plants in the Genus rhododendron with "Loderi" in the plant name.
Heres the link to the official site for Leonardslee gardens
http://www.leonardslee.com/
In 1901 Sir Edmund Loder planted the first Loderi seedlings in the Loderi Garden. In 1907 the first Loderi produced its first flower. These original seedlings have now grown into trees, so the birds and squirrels get the best view. The varieties growing here are 'Pink Diamond', 'White Diamond', 'Sir Joseph Hooker', 'Pink Coral' and 'King George'. All are highly fragrant with enormous flowers.
OK. Whos been there?
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After viewing the pictures of Kent I got the impression I must have choosen the wrong country to live in! :)
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Hi André
My its great to see you here again!
That guy Dave does a real good job, doesnt he. I wonder if he's been to Belgium?
Have you any holiday plans for 2009? You have visited England a few times in the past, Haven't you?
He's been to Ireland as well!
http://www.invectis.co.uk/cork/index.htm
This is down the road a bit from Phil :) (roiphil on the forum)
Its actually (South West) the diametrically opposite end of Ireland to the wee bit I live in (North East) !
Ive been down there myself at various musical festivals. Its a lovely place, a lovely way of life, and just lovely!
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Thanks for the link, George. Horsham isn't too inaccessible for us. Somewhere else to go :)
Eric H
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It looks like tit would be a great day out for both of you. Its a spring/early summer garden obviously. Hope you can make it!
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Nice job indeed!
A few years ago I visited i.a. Hestercombe in Somerset (great garden by Jekyll and Luytens).
Plans for this year? Not many, apart from a few days in April to Leiden (old university city in the Netherlands from where the Pilgrim Fathers left for America). It has a nice botanical garden with a Wisteria from the 16th century, can you imagine?