Great Dixter.
An amazing place. So amazing that I am going to let the pictures and this link do the talking. Mostly.
Just want to say that it's in East Sussex, north of Rye. If you are in the area, please do pay it a visit.
The rambling gardens are a wonderful blend of wild and cultivated flowers, thoughtfully planted together. The eye is treated to new and magnificent sights with each twist of the head, with each turn of the corner.
I am a sucker for outbuildings and these did not disappoint either. The house is pretty lovely too.
You will not believe that these are just a few of the many photos I took on the day. They are a chatterbox of photos - I think that's the collective noun for a group of photos that do all the talking.
I have a little garden-crush going on right now ...
This dress was pretty perfect for the day, it kept me nicely cool. It's a bit of anomaly (in my mind) that a long dress is cooler in summer. But it is. The dress is shown in more detail here.
Don't me and the house look good together :-) ?
Neat vegetable patches.
I loved these.
I loved the colour mixes.
I loved the big pots. Got my drift yet? I loved it all!
Taking a breather on a hot summer's day.
Shade!
Bumpy old rooflines. How do these stay up?!
Aged woodwork abounds.
Families can picnic, here against an oasthouse backdrop
or you can follow my lazy girl's approach to a picnic - café fare. Scrummy flans and interesting salad mixes are on sale. The ginger beer is great too.
(And please don't judge me on my table setting!)
I love old barns.
And I love old sheds even more.
But I wouldn't kick the house out of the woodpile either!
And what a note to finish on. The house is a real mix, a splicing of "modern" Lutyens and a 15th century hall.
I think me and the chatterbox of photos have said it all!
Hope you enjoyed your day at Great Dixter. I did.
Hope you enjoyed your day at Great Dixter. I did.
A la perchoine.
