Great Dixter-Susses,UK

[moi]

For years and years I had wanted to visit the famous house and garden in Sussex,UK-'Great Dixter'.
Great Dixter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For my mum's 83rd birthday, I booked us into a beautiful, small country hotel and from there we drove the 2 and a half hours through windy roads to pay our homage-mum is a great gardener and we were both excited.

When we finally arrived,it was a shock to see the 'typed paper' notice on the entrance ticket booth-'Shut for a 'Friends of Dixter Open Day'. Whattttttttttttttt?
I took a stroll to talk to someone about the 'surprise' exclusion and the fact that it was a special visit. An extremely lovely young gardener went off and came back to say,'We can let you into the gardens but not the house'.
'Rock on Tommy!' was my reply. What a gent.

Here are some pictures of the blooms.

DAHLIA



DOUBLET..............can't name this but it reminds me of the doublet worn by people from the Elizabethan age.





BRIGHT BLOOMS-colourful corner.................cyclamen.





DAHLIA

[dizwold]

hi moi
never be put off by things like this it was a special day and glad you challenged the exclusion. Hope you mum had a goodun.
I love all of these shots but my eye was drawn to the red and yellow doublet flower lol!! Its funny thats what it reminded me of too!!.
It seems we may of had similar days about getting in places -read on
mike
http://digital-photography-school.co...ed-2009-a.html

[moi]

Originally Posted by dizwold

hi moi
never be put off by things like this it was a special day and glad you challenged the exclusion. Hope you mum had a goodun.
I love all of these shots but my eye was drawn to the red and yellow doublet flower lol!! Its funny thats what it reminded me of too!!.
It seems we may of had similar days about getting in places -read on
mike
http://digital-photography-school.co...ed-2009-a.html

Hi Mike..............agree totally-I rarely take 'no' for an answer.If they'd put the 'notice' up on the website we'd have planned for another day! Mum loved the place-really small but such a beautiful combination of flowers in the borders.I'll have a look at your post.

[dizwold]

Originally Posted by moi

Hi Mike..............agree totally-I rarely take 'no' for an answer.If they'd put the 'notice' up on the website we'd have planned for another day! Mum loved the place-really small but such a beautiful combination of flowers in the borders.I'll have a look at your post.

hi
forgot to ask Great Dixter?? i lived in Sussex for years ill do a google i think lol!!
mike

[moi]

Great Dixter House & Gardens Here you go......Northiam,East Sussex

[Heaterguy]

Stunning photos and a Happy Birthday to your Mom.

[moi]

Originally Posted by Heaterguy

Stunning photos and a Happy Birthday to your Mom.

Heaterguy.............thank you for the compliment on the flowers and the good wishes for my mum!

[fstopMike]

A great thank you to Tommy for being so gracious to you and your mom. I have never seen a doublet, so this was a treat for me. A wonderful set and thanks for sharing.

[moi]

Originally Posted by fstopMike

A great thank you to Tommy for being so gracious to you and your mom. I have never seen a doublet, so this was a treat for me. A wonderful set and thanks for sharing.

Hi Mike-it certainly was a wonderful moment when he came back and gave us the 'welcome' answer!! My mum is so lovely and it meant a lot to see the beauty of the gardens. Thank you for the lovely comments.