tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17725343379356547272024-03-13T02:06:54.956+00:00Wallington HallWallington Hall was first built in 1688. It has been home to many generations of the Blackett and Trevelyan families. The house is to be found in a formal landscape setting containing lawns, lakes, parkland and woodland. Visitors can walk around the grounds and gardens and look around the magnificent House.Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-56948962051073827172016-06-05T14:47:00.000+01:002016-06-05T15:17:48.356+01:00Volunteering for the National Trust at Wallington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The National Trust was set up in 1895, by three Victorian philanthropists: Miss Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. Their main aim was to protect threatened buildings, countryside and coastline from industrialisation and over development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From its humble beginnings, the National Trust now protects some 709 miles of coastline in <country-region><place>England</place></country-region>, <country-region><place>Wales</place></country-region> and <country-region><place>Northern Ireland</place></country-region>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In total, it looks after 627,000 acres of countryside, moorland, coastline and beaches.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Amongst the historic properties in the Trust's care are: 215 houses and gardens, 40 castles, 76 nature reserves, 12 lighthouses, 6 World Heritage Sites, and 43 pubs and inns.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Last year, some <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">62</span>,000 volunteers gave their time to help <place>Europe</place>'s most successful conservation movement and were involved in a wide variety of activities in National Trust properties and sites around the country.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is nearly <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eight</span> years since I began as a Volunteer at Wallington. Over the years as a member of the National Trust, I have been a regular visitor to Wallington. I chose to work at the property because of the House, grounds and gardens, it is also close to home and easily accessible. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My first thought of volunteering began with a visit to the National Trust website to find out what was available and who to contact for further information.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <place>Yorkshire</place> and the North East Region deals with all of the volunteering opportunities in this area, and in no time they had supplied me with all of the details and an application form.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Looking at what was available around the area, I decided to apply for the Research and Design Assistant role at Wallington. After an informal interview I was asked to undertake visitor surveys in relation to property literature and information provided.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This enabled me to meet visitors around the grounds and gardens and ask them my prepared questions. At this time, I spent all day carrying out the surveys. The information and comments provided by the visitors were used to prepare new property literature and information sheets for distribution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From this I was asked to carry out another set of surveys: asking visitors about their experience when visiting the House and what visitors thought about the House guide book. Again it allowed me to talk to visitors from all around the country and some even from around the World. I spent the afternoons in the House for the whole of one season i.e. April to October.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As I try to go to Wallington for a full day and the surveys in the House could only be carried out in the afternoons. I asked if it would be possible to help out in the <place><placename>Walled</placename> <placetype>Garden</placetype></place> and grounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was arranged for me to help the gardeners and I now spend all day in the fresh air and working in the magnificent gardens and grounds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I thoroughly enjoy my days at Wallington, I was made welcome from day one and you get to meet other volunteers and members of the National Trust staff. Your time and effort is much appreciated by all of the staff at Wallington.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I would recommend volunteering at a National Trust property or location, it is very rewarding and allows you to learn new skills, meet people and help to conserve important buildings, grounds and countryside near to where you live.</span></div>
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Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-72220917967831228992012-11-14T19:24:00.000+00:002012-11-14T19:24:14.248+00:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 14/11/2012.<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Great weather for November. There was no wind and the temperature was around 12 degrees Centigrade. It remained dry and it was the ideal day to try and clear away the leaves in and around the Courtyard. With the house being closed now for the season there were very few visitors walking around the grounds and the Walled Garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Armed with a leaf blower, I set about pushing the leaves into manageable piles and the other gardeners picked them up and put them into the trailer. The leaves were dry and easy to collect. It took all morning to get the leaves into the piles. After lunch, I moved to another area and finished the day getting the leaves into the trailer.</span><br />
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The trees have shed nearly all of their leaves, this should be the last time we have to collect them. Underneath the leaves, the snowdrops are starting to appear out of the grassed areas.</div>
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I took the following photographs before I started work this morning: </div>
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Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-57122258463102324732012-11-07T19:50:00.003+00:002012-11-07T19:50:42.697+00:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 07/11/12<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking along the Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-30514475391259397412012-11-03T10:27:00.000+00:002012-11-03T10:27:15.872+00:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 02/11/2012.<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pictures taken before I started work this morning:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fallen leaves beside China Pond in East Wood .</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflections in China Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn's colours on the Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Yellow border - ready for Winter!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut Flower border looking towards Centenary Walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plum Border in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serpentine Walk in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-53351861158893654172012-10-24T19:26:00.002+01:002012-10-24T19:26:21.255+01:00Views around the grounds - 24/10/2012<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
After the successful Food and Craft Festival here at Wallington, last weekend. I was expecting to help clear up in the Courtyard. The double marquee had gone and the only things left on the grass were the wooden boards for the tents. All of the catering units were gone and all you could see were the marks on the grass, where they had been sited.</div>
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The contrast in the weather could not have been more different. The weekend was fine, sunny and warm which brought over 20000 visitors to the Festival. Today was grey cloudy and damp. A few visitors had braved the wet weather to visit the House and Walled Garden. </div>
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East Lawn was my project for the day. The trees are shedding their leaves very quickly now and I was instructed how to use a petrol leaf blower to tackle the large area covered by the fallen leaves. It certainly is a lot quicker than a rake! I managed to clear a large area and collect and dump the leaves in amongst the trees. One thing is certain? It will be covered again tomorrow!!!!!</div>
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I took the following photographs before I started work this morning:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The leaves on East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-55654092405243938742012-10-19T19:45:00.001+01:002012-10-19T19:45:25.154+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 19/10/2012.The day before the popular Food and Craft Festival was to be very busy for the staff and volunteers at Wallington. Two large marquees cover a large section of the grass in the Courtyard, and throughout the day there was a steady stream of vehicles fetching generators and mobile catering units.<br />
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Visitors will be able to sample such delights as divine burgers, hog roasts and fish and chips. As usual there were some last minute jobs to be carried out: setting up the overflow car park, putting up tents, general tidying up of the property and for us, the volunteers present today - raking up the newly fallen leaves.<br />
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The weather forecast for today was correct. Fog and mist early morning clearing away with sun early afternoon with a temperature of around 12 degrees C. Our work hopefully will ensure Wallington is at its best, at this time of year though all of the leaves collected in one day could be replaced by others if the wind gets up!<br />
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My next visit to Wallington be be on Sunday as a visitor to the festival. Good weather is forecast, this hopefully will ensure a record attendance for the National Trust property.<br />
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I took the following photographs before I started work this morning:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marquees on the Courtyard grass.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House entrance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House from East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the newly laid paths in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to the Portico.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn's colours beside Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the damp start to the day in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Blue and Yellow border of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace beside the Peach Houses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View across the Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-73841243793189625202012-10-10T19:08:00.002+01:002012-10-10T19:08:17.845+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 10/10/2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower across the Courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frost on the ground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard frost.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-86371699591837117892012-09-20T19:15:00.000+01:002012-09-20T19:15:25.683+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 19/09/2012.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The year marches on and Autumn approaches. The days are getting shorter but the work required at this historic National Trust property continues. Seasonal tasks continue and the property continues to provide a wide variety of events for the visitors. The temperature was in single figures as I reached Wallington and the sun was shining with a bright blue sky. The 'Indian Summer' has not materialised yet!</div>
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It was another busy day working on the path beside West Lawn and along Lime Avenue towards the children's Adventure Playground. I have been working on the paths for three days over the last three weeks, weeding and edging the lawn. It is slow work but it is good to look back along the stretch I have finished to see how well it looks. The gardeners were cutting the grass on East and West Lawn and the grounds are looking in great condition.</div>
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Autumn colours are starting to appear in small patches around the House. The weather remained sunny and dry for all of my time here today and I managed to finish a good stretch of the path. Visitor numbers are starting to drop off as the year comes to a close.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I took the following photographs before I started work this morning:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower and Courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A piece of the Giant's Causway on East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Griffin Heads in the early morning sun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Griffin heads on East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A touch of white in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over Garden Pond towards Portico Walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before and after my work.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-67518113808396180382012-09-12T19:11:00.002+01:002012-09-12T19:11:25.449+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 12/09/2012<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
It did not look as though it would be a very good day with early rain and dark looking clouds. The closer I got to Wallington the sky got slightly clearer and there was some blue sky. The rain had stopped as I reached the car park and I made my way through the property to the Walled Garden.</div>
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This week at Wallington there was a group on a working holiday and I was to continue edging and weeding the path on the south side of the House and West Lawn. A school party were out about all day with their teachers and helpers. </div>
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At one point during the morning, I had to put on my waterproof clothing to continue working on the paths. It stayed dry during the afternoon and there was some bright sunny spells. Apart from the school party the property was not very busy. I managed to edge and weed about 100 metres of the path and I am expecting to continue with this next week.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The following photographs were taken before I started work this morning:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House entrance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House from East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour beside East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New paths under construction in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serpentine border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scaramouche - Walled Garden statue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Pool in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Centurion - statue in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gate to River Walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rain in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-51331171709692955752012-09-07T19:08:00.001+01:002012-09-07T19:08:49.807+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 07/09/2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My first visit to Wallington in September was to be on a Friday this week. On my journey over, the sky looked very black and threatened rain. It was quite breezy all day which helped to keep any rain away. With the schools returning back from the Summer holidays this week, the property was very quiet. </div>
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Continuing on from last week, I was given the task of edging the Jubilee Border on the south side of the House. This was to take all of my time here today. All of the lawns have been cut again this week and the edging work really sets off the grass against the paths and borders. </div>
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The work takes a great deal of time and as you look at the great expanse of grass and paths, you wonder will it ever be finished! Even when it is all complete, it will be time to start all over again, if the warm wet weather continues. </div>
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I took the following photographs before I started work this morning:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtyard and Clock Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House and South Drive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jubilee Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jubilee Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking along South Drive towards West Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Four Griffin Heads on East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walled Garden Colour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the Roses. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-daxuryrorV8/UEo1UivFUpI/AAAAAAAACPg/xrmJtSryV6s/s1600/DSCF4587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-daxuryrorV8/UEo1UivFUpI/AAAAAAAACPg/xrmJtSryV6s/s400/DSCF4587.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over the Mary Pool to the Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Pool stonework.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plum Border in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-8249905875156062112012-08-28T19:51:00.000+01:002012-08-28T19:51:20.946+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden 28/08/2012<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Having missed my day at Wallington last week, I made my usual early morning trip to help in the grounds and Walled Garden today. The weather still remains unsettled and I am hoping for a drier September and October. Over the course of the day, we got some bright sunny spells and some overcast sky. It looked as though it would rain, but the strong breeze made the dark clouds pass over quite quicky.</div>
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As the school holidays are coming to an end the property was still busy with many children running around the Courtyard and playing on the other grassed areas. My task for today was to try and get the lawn edges back into shape around East Lawn. The warm wet weather is still making the grass grow quickly. I spent all of my day edging and weeding the path and managed to get all of East Lawn completed before 3.30 p.m.</div>
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Grass cutting will take place later in the week, weather permitting. The grass has been too wet on some days during the last few weeks so it has not been able to be cut. At least the edging has been done in preparation for the cutting, hopefully!</div>
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I took the following photographs before I started work this morning:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking towards the Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot Border and Conservatory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Yellow border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-17713425439617365572012-08-15T19:17:00.000+01:002012-08-15T19:17:44.705+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 15/08/2012.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
After some wonderful sunshine for the last two days, the morning started with thick mist and it continued all of the way on my journey to Wallington. Reaching Wallington at about 8.45 a.m. it was not really good photography weather! The mist still shrouded the property and it was feeling quite damp.</div>
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The weather forecast for the next few days is for heavy rain and strong winds. The mist cleared before lunch and you could feel the temperature start to climb, as the sun came out for the afternoon. Our work for the morning was to cut back a wayward Rhododendron bush and cut some branches off a yew tree. The work was needed to ensure the contractors can get their equipment along the paths when they start to lay the new paths around the property.</div>
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After lunch we went into the Walled garden and edged the lawn on the Lower terrace. The sun ensured there were quite a few visitors and as usual, we got the very positive comments about the condition of the Walled Garden.</div>
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Leaving wallington at 3.30 p.m. the rain was nowhere to be seen but this was short lived, as it started as I reached home.</div>
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The following photographs were taken before I started work this morning:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hnzg6yq8vbg/UCvlcYb-MwI/AAAAAAAACJA/Tpb8caEn6LQ/s1600/DSCF4506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hnzg6yq8vbg/UCvlcYb-MwI/AAAAAAAACJA/Tpb8caEn6LQ/s400/DSCF4506.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond looking through to Portico walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HKrBGCQ88pU/UCvlgTvRAoI/AAAAAAAACJI/PBZcJb0zOZs/s1600/DSCF4509.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HKrBGCQ88pU/UCvlgTvRAoI/AAAAAAAACJI/PBZcJb0zOZs/s400/DSCF4509.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond in the mist.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QiOYCnhtSVc/UCvlmlddEOI/AAAAAAAACJQ/-Ux8UzdfsqE/s1600/DSCF4510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QiOYCnhtSVc/UCvlmlddEOI/AAAAAAAACJQ/-Ux8UzdfsqE/s400/DSCF4510.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J6HcW0povxs/UCvluEVdW7I/AAAAAAAACJY/xc2UCr-gyxk/s1600/DSCF4511.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J6HcW0povxs/UCvluEVdW7I/AAAAAAAACJY/xc2UCr-gyxk/s400/DSCF4511.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tPaAi_C4xMk/UCvl0DocyHI/AAAAAAAACJg/qyNBCvBLU2s/s1600/DSCF4513.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tPaAi_C4xMk/UCvl0DocyHI/AAAAAAAACJg/qyNBCvBLU2s/s400/DSCF4513.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Yellow border looking up to Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mcrmy1rqJWY/UCvl6QjhXuI/AAAAAAAACJo/mOKWyDMYSck/s1600/DSCF4515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mcrmy1rqJWY/UCvl6QjhXuI/AAAAAAAACJo/mOKWyDMYSck/s400/DSCF4515.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut Flower border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walled Garden planting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walled Garden colour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walled Garden colour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Yellow border looking towards the Yew Circle.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-90492906788401143352012-08-08T19:27:00.001+01:002012-08-08T19:27:23.552+01:00Views around the Grounds and Walled Garden - 08/08/2012.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
Back to volunteering at Wallington, after my week's holiday in Suffolk. It was great to be back and get to work all day without any rain. The sun also made an appearance early afternoon. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The job for today needed two other volunteers, as we were sent to Portico Walk to sort out some scaffolding and cut back the laurel arch in preparation for the contractor's equipment to be able to pass through it when they start on laying the new paths around East Wood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was hard work cutting back the laurel that was last trimmed back about ten years ago. We had removed enough of the wood before lunch to get to the problem areas of the scaffold that formed the original arch. After lunch we removed two 6m long scaffold tubes and replaced them. It was then a short job to remove the last of the laurel and tidy up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Taking all of the tools and equipment back I asked for another job in the Walled Garden to finish off my day here. The job was to cut back some geraniums in a border with the hope that they will get to flower again - weather and growing conditions allowing them to do so!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Walled Garden was very busy during my time there and I spoke to many visitors from around the country. It has been another ejoyable and productive day at the historic national Trust property.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Took the following photographs before I started work this morning:</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uhje_HAuQok/UCKpC4AnAlI/AAAAAAAACG8/Lelt27dmOsg/s1600/DSCF4453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uhje_HAuQok/UCKpC4AnAlI/AAAAAAAACG8/Lelt27dmOsg/s400/DSCF4453.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour in the Car Park borders.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower and Courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SyUYfh6kAxo/UCKpOgX-e7I/AAAAAAAACHM/_XoASSuAh48/s1600/DSCF4455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SyUYfh6kAxo/UCKpOgX-e7I/AAAAAAAACHM/_XoASSuAh48/s400/DSCF4455.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Entrance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3udYadAOnGc/UCKpWqwH6gI/AAAAAAAACHU/g_34i8DwxnQ/s1600/DSCF4461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3udYadAOnGc/UCKpWqwH6gI/AAAAAAAACHU/g_34i8DwxnQ/s400/DSCF4461.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kyu1tB4cOX8/UCKpg4xcOfI/AAAAAAAACHc/2n546nRjWS4/s1600/DSCF4466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kyu1tB4cOX8/UCKpg4xcOfI/AAAAAAAACHc/2n546nRjWS4/s400/DSCF4466.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Railway Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-35THt-d33RQ/UCKppdC7q7I/AAAAAAAACHk/-T8Y7xk2F6E/s1600/DSCF4471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-35THt-d33RQ/UCKppdC7q7I/AAAAAAAACHk/-T8Y7xk2F6E/s400/DSCF4471.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Yellow Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QQaz432bC-E/UCKqDS8T_9I/AAAAAAAACH0/4vYeHO0fqBs/s1600/DSCF4475.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QQaz432bC-E/UCKqDS8T_9I/AAAAAAAACH0/4vYeHO0fqBs/s400/DSCF4475.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plum Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the Peach Houses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot Border.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-20496200742506181062012-07-25T19:28:00.001+01:002012-07-25T19:28:23.175+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 25/07/2012.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
This was to be my last visit in July, to this historic National Trust property in Northumberland. There was a great deal of overnight rain at home and it was also to be the case at Wallington. The ground and the grass was wet as I walked around the Courtyard, in front of the house and onto the East Lawn. </div>
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I made my way through East Wood and along the path beside Garden Pond. In the distance I could hear the noise of a petrol strimmer, when I got closer I saw it was one of the gardeners dealing with the long grass beside the entrance into the Walled Garden.</div>
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After a quick cup of coffee, I was given my jobs for the day, namely edging the strawberry border and herb border in the Orchard and Nuttery. I was to get these finished and I moved onto the Lower Terrace and started to edge the Railway Border grass. There were a great deal of visitors in the Walled Garden today. The weather was not great, not much sun, quite warm and an overcast sky that threatened further rain showers, none came as I finished for the day.</div>
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I took the following photographs before I started work this morning: </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lime Avenue leading to West Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Lawn and House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wallington Hall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jubilee Border beside the House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Griffin Heads on East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steps down to the Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Path on Lower Terrace leading to the Yew Circle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evidence of overnight rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raindrops on the foliage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raindrops and colour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potting shed on East Lawn of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour in the border beside East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-40872349234612493552012-07-20T20:37:00.000+01:002012-07-20T20:37:00.937+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 20/07/2012.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
At last a break in the recent wet weather! For one day at Wallington we have been able to complete our work outdoors for a whole day. It was not wall to wall sunshine, but the weather forecast is for a dry sunny weeked. This will hopefully get visitors to come to Wallington, as the recent wet weather has certainly kept them away and visitor numbers are down.</div>
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The wet warm weather of the last few weeks has continued to make the grass grow and I was asked to edge the grass on the top border of the Lower Terrace. I managed to get just over half way before lunch and finished it off before I left at 3.00 p.m. For some children the school holidays have begun and they were running around the grass areas.</div>
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The following photographs were taken before I started work this morning:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early morning view of Paine's Bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to the Owl House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking back towards the Yew circle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the Orchard and Nuttery.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-65247683265786540322012-07-10T19:20:00.001+01:002012-07-10T19:20:28.064+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 10/07/2012Today was my first visit to Wallington in July. I was unable to get last week. The rain continued and it was to last all of the day. Due to the rain we had to spend all morning cleaning, oiling and sharpening the garden's hand tools.<br />
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There was a slight break in the rain after lunch - just enough time to get outside and fill up the spaces in the conservatory border with some plants. The break in the rain did not last long and I finished the planting with the rain coming down again.<br />
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I finished off the work on the hand tools and cleaned some edging irons. The rain has certainly kept visitors away from Wallington, numbers are well down for the corresponding time last year. With the school holidays looming, a period of good weather is needed to try and get people back.<br />
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I took the following pictures before I started work and after I had finished:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The gate leading to West Lawn from the Courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower and Courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">West Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Red, White and Blue border on the south side of the House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking along towards West Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour in the border beside East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Pond in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above the Mary Pool in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale Border on the Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on the Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hot Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honeysuckle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foxgloves in the rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking over Garden Pond to Portico Walk.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-30739101586739558212012-06-26T19:54:00.001+01:002012-06-26T19:58:02.287+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 26/06/12I<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> changed my day to visit and volunteer at Wallington this week. With it being a Tuesday the House is not open and it is usually quieter. The weather forecast was for rain to come in from the west late afternoon. The sun was shining as I left home and the sky was very overcast as I reached Wallington.</span> <br />
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My task for today was to edge the grass on the Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden, with the rain and warmish weather, the grass is growing quickly and it is needing a great deal of attention. Up to lunchtime I managed to get the large area of grass edged and the border weeded and forked over where I had been working. </div>
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After lunch I moved towards the Yew circle and did the same to the Railway border. There were a few visitors walking around the Garden and a First School party were making a visit. The rain kept off all day and it only started when I left the car park at 3.40 p.m.</div>
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The following photographs were taken before I started work this morning : </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view along East Drive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Lawn and House Entrance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View across the parkland on the south side of House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour on East Drive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace of Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Railway Border looking towards the Yew Circle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Lower Terrace looking up to the Owl House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Railway Border looking up towards the Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Blue and Yellow border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the Cut Flower Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Multi-coloured leaf in the Winter Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up the path beside the Plum Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walled Garden Planting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Blue and Yellow Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the Peach Houses on the Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace of the Walled Garden. </td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-50607371269616854522012-06-20T19:33:00.000+01:002012-06-20T19:33:26.072+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 20/06/2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking at the weather forcast for the next two days I made my visit to Wallington today. The next two days are going to be very wet and windy! I made an early start after getting my jobs for the day. We had two borders to weed and fork over at the entrance to this historic site.</div>
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The property open at 10.00 a.m. and even before this the cars were streaming into the car park beside the two borders we were working on. It was a bright and very sunny morning and it continued into late afternoon. The temperature was certainly higher than we have experienced of late and it looked like the ice cream stall in the Courtyard was doing a lot of selling.</div>
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We had finished one of the borders before we stopped for lunch. I was full of weeds and the rabbits had been eating some of the plants. The ground was still quite wet and it was fairly easy to dig over. After lunch the sun was still shining and the cars continued to come into the car park. I think people must also have looked at the weather forecast and decided to visit when the sun was shining. We continued to work on the second border, larger than the first one so we did not get it finished. We concentrated on the parts that were visible to visitors. Other volunteers will hopefully finish it off or we shall finish it next week.</div>
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It was good to work in the dry weather and not get covered in mud. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I took the following pictures before I sarted work this morning:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Clock Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower and Courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lime Avenue leading to West Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wallington Hall from West Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Parkland on the south side of the House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking along to West Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhododendrons on East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour in the East Lawn Borders.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Neptune Gate - entrance to the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace statue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the Nursery.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-58787820201349452002012-06-13T19:00:00.000+01:002012-06-13T19:00:02.209+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 13/06/2012<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
It stayed dry today at Wallington. The sky was grey and overcast and there were some bright sunny intervals as I worked all day around the borders of the House. My first job was to edge the newly planted Red, White and Blue border. The rabbits have been attacking the new plants, they seem to like the Lobelia, as all of the tops of the plants have disappeared.</div>
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Once completed I moved to the borders either side of the House entrance, edging and weeding. There was a steady stream of visitors going into the House this afternoon and I was asked many questions about the work that we do and the planting and trees around East Lawn. The rain kept away and I manged to get all of the work completed beside the House and moved to East Lawn for the last 30 minutes of my day at Wallington.</div>
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I took the following photographs before I started work this morning:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House entrance and East Lawn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Griffin Heads on East Lawn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhododendrons in East Wood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond looking through to Portico Walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhododendrons in East Wood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the Mary Burn in the Walled Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a9zT_NOtfiE/T9jSRxKU7WI/AAAAAAAAB5I/g7RKeTnIgDk/s1600/DSCF4151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a9zT_NOtfiE/T9jSRxKU7WI/AAAAAAAAB5I/g7RKeTnIgDk/s400/DSCF4151.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YoN5BYJWEiQ/T9jSbBzTCKI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/p_u0uNfpzdk/s1600/DSCF4152.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YoN5BYJWEiQ/T9jSbBzTCKI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/p_u0uNfpzdk/s400/DSCF4152.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Railway Border on the Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5A1_Xnj_L8Q/T9jSjD6oMyI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/xlrg39QenOc/s1600/DSCF4153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5A1_Xnj_L8Q/T9jSjD6oMyI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/xlrg39QenOc/s400/DSCF4153.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Blue and Yellow Border in the Walled Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bumblebee</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Honeysuckle in the Plum Border</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4vLOg3p4rkA/T9jSuVtIvAI/AAAAAAAAB5w/MdrL-jMfvu0/s1600/DSCF4162.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4vLOg3p4rkA/T9jSuVtIvAI/AAAAAAAAB5w/MdrL-jMfvu0/s400/DSCF4162.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour in the Walled Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour in the Walled Garden</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the gate to River Walk</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-46315080928827434952012-06-06T19:50:00.000+01:002012-06-06T19:50:15.278+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 06/06/2012<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The aftermath of the four day Jubilee celebrations were still in evidence here at Wallington.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It has been a very busy last few days for all of the staff and volunteers. The numbers of visitors are still being calculated, but at least 8000 were at the property on Sunday!</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The work still continues and the next events are in the process of being planned and organised. Morris Minor cars will be filling the Courtyard on Sunday, as all remnants of the last event are removed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rain was forecast and this made us work in the Edwardian Conservatory for the whole of the morning.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The conservatory got a general tidy up and the plants were sprayed, watered, dead headed and some replaced. There was a steady stream of visitors coming into the Conservatory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After lunch it was dry enough for me to get out in the walled garden and do some badly needed edging of the grass</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Mid afternoon saw a rapid rise in temperature and the black clouds rolled in from the west with some loud rumbles of thunder. It was not a surprise when there was a heavy shower of rain that lasted for about 10 minutes. I took shelter under a group of trees next to the railway border. It moved away to the east and it remained dry for the rest of my time in the garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Even in the rain, the garden saw a large number of visitors and I spent sometime answering questions and explaining the history of the Walled Garden. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I took the following photographs before I started work this morning and throughout the day:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower from the Courtyard.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FQdWeAdJCUc/T8-jINCl0fI/AAAAAAAAB2k/d_AhxUsAXUU/s1600/DSCF4083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FQdWeAdJCUc/T8-jINCl0fI/AAAAAAAAB2k/d_AhxUsAXUU/s400/DSCF4083.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Red, White and Blue newly planted border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lG-2rs-sGjE/T8-jMFgZ4HI/AAAAAAAAB2s/pqe-BLSZpBI/s1600/DSCF4089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lG-2rs-sGjE/T8-jMFgZ4HI/AAAAAAAAB2s/pqe-BLSZpBI/s400/DSCF4089.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour in the rain in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0RQ-f2fuBw/T8-jUZ1Yr8I/AAAAAAAAB20/fHK1e4ht5kU/s1600/DSCF4095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0RQ-f2fuBw/T8-jUZ1Yr8I/AAAAAAAAB20/fHK1e4ht5kU/s400/DSCF4095.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour beside Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PAxFak9PLn4/T8-jcGFznBI/AAAAAAAAB28/zlnIUac5ri0/s1600/DSCF4097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PAxFak9PLn4/T8-jcGFznBI/AAAAAAAAB28/zlnIUac5ri0/s400/DSCF4097.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gojRg-4MswM/T8-jjaJuN3I/AAAAAAAAB3E/YkSg4Mhi5Ow/s1600/DSCF4100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gojRg-4MswM/T8-jjaJuN3I/AAAAAAAAB3E/YkSg4Mhi5Ow/s400/DSCF4100.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EN-IBpV4XyY/T8-js8dQ1rI/AAAAAAAAB3M/H8uIhplc6Uk/s1600/DSCF4101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EN-IBpV4XyY/T8-js8dQ1rI/AAAAAAAAB3M/H8uIhplc6Uk/s400/DSCF4101.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wisteria on the Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wuR8tS3ohfQ/T8-j1oc140I/AAAAAAAAB3U/nZdUYe0K7_w/s1600/DSCF4102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wuR8tS3ohfQ/T8-j1oc140I/AAAAAAAAB3U/nZdUYe0K7_w/s400/DSCF4102.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overlooking the Mary Burn on the Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa8Fuhxunsc/T8-j5tZqvSI/AAAAAAAAB3c/w2R0UmTFLp8/s1600/DSCF4103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa8Fuhxunsc/T8-j5tZqvSI/AAAAAAAAB3c/w2R0UmTFLp8/s400/DSCF4103.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour and raindrops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vJUAnIi34GQ/T8-kASIF2zI/AAAAAAAAB3k/3zJ8hROvOGQ/s1600/DSCF4104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vJUAnIi34GQ/T8-kASIF2zI/AAAAAAAAB3k/3zJ8hROvOGQ/s400/DSCF4104.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace of the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMJuBwUgMxk/T8-kIljrHHI/AAAAAAAAB3s/DB-31MX90xo/s1600/DSCF4105.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qMJuBwUgMxk/T8-kIljrHHI/AAAAAAAAB3s/DB-31MX90xo/s400/DSCF4105.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue and Yellow Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuschia in the Edwardian Conservatory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hiI_GftPf3Q/T8-kerb53ZI/AAAAAAAAB4E/FJGbUxhJ1V8/s1600/DSCF4114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hiI_GftPf3Q/T8-kerb53ZI/AAAAAAAAB4E/FJGbUxhJ1V8/s400/DSCF4114.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Railway Border on the Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-79317214053732758542012-05-30T19:00:00.001+01:002012-05-30T19:00:56.445+01:00Views around the Grounds and Walled Garden - 30/05/2012The brilliant sunshine and warm weather was not in evidence today. The weather forecast predicted rain later in the day and the sky was overcast. The weekend celebrations are being prepared for, and all around the grounds from the entrance there was yards of bunting strung from the buildings and trees. In the Courtyard, bunting was hanging on the Clock Tower and rear of the House. The big screen was in progress of being erected. This will screen the jubilee celebrations and the special showing of the Wallace and Grommit film.<br />
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After my usual walk around the grounds and Walled Garden taking photographs, we got our jobs for the day and it was back to the front entrance where I was given the border beside the old Farm Shop to weed and tidy up. This took me until mid afternoon and I moved to another border to do the same. As we move further into the year, there was a steady stream of visitors coming into the property.<br />
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The rain did not appear until 3.00 p.m. and it was a short shower, it did not last long and I continued with my work on the border beside the Coach park.<br />
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The following photographs were taken this morning:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bunting for the weekend celebrations.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hVKn_Cp_jh4/T8Zd6VUxp-I/AAAAAAAABzc/VxUCoYmAan4/s1600/DSCF4061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hVKn_Cp_jh4/T8Zd6VUxp-I/AAAAAAAABzc/VxUCoYmAan4/s400/DSCF4061.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Drive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iRGVDsZ1DEE/T8ZeDUVl0CI/AAAAAAAABzk/54YsC_ca5PA/s1600/DSCF4062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iRGVDsZ1DEE/T8ZeDUVl0CI/AAAAAAAABzk/54YsC_ca5PA/s400/DSCF4062.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYu8ij9KPZQ/T8ZeHkMnUrI/AAAAAAAABzs/ZV5kYFNst34/s1600/DSCF4063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYu8ij9KPZQ/T8ZeHkMnUrI/AAAAAAAABzs/ZV5kYFNst34/s400/DSCF4063.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Wood colour.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale Border in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace statue.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-69183699248846051002012-05-22T19:43:00.001+01:002012-05-22T19:43:12.081+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 22/05/2012<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What a glorious day at Wallington. Wall to wall sunshine with a temperature in the low twenties degrees centigrade</span>. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Started work earlier than normal today as there is a great deal to do around the grounds and Walled Garden</span>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The gardeners were busy on the south border beside the House, planting out the Jubilee border in red, white and blue. It has taken two days to plant out the four thousand plants, especially grown here in the garden.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The plants have been set out in a diamond pattern and although they will not be all in flower for the end of the month, it will be a magnificent display for later in the Summer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was set to work edging the grass in the Walled Garden, I managed to do the grass areas in front of the Mary Pool, the Lower Terrace and Railway Border down to the Yew Circle. Grass cutting is well underway now and the garden will be looking at its best for the weekend National Garden Scheme day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I took the following photographs during the day as I was working and on my way home:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Courtyard and Clock Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walled Garden looking towards the Entrance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View over the Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plum Border walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace looking towards the Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the Walled Garden Statues.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south toward Paines Bridge.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-70317056721435775262012-05-15T19:21:00.000+01:002012-05-16T17:28:33.314+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 15/05/2012May continues to be wet and changeable. Low temperatures still continue and as it was a Tuesday with the House being closed, there were not many visitors around the property. The weather forecast did not hold out for a dry day, there were a few short showers, but on the whole it was a reasonable day.<br />
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My job for today was weeding and forking over a border in East Wood. It took me most of the day and my final job was to move some branches away from the drainage ditches that have just been completed. The warm weather of March and the growth spurt it created has rapidly slowed. There is even the prospect of a ground and air frost for tomorrow.<br />
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I took the following photographs before I started work this morning and at other times during the day:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhododendrons starting to flower on East Lawn Drive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Path to China Pond in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P33lfvC_CKo/T7KZzhT8sVI/AAAAAAAABwU/L5eYZZRouLY/s1600/DSCF4005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P33lfvC_CKo/T7KZzhT8sVI/AAAAAAAABwU/L5eYZZRouLY/s400/DSCF4005.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mbkJqjRvLDI/T7KZ_NitccI/AAAAAAAABwc/zRx6JzL9Q5c/s1600/DSCF4006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mbkJqjRvLDI/T7KZ_NitccI/AAAAAAAABwc/zRx6JzL9Q5c/s400/DSCF4006.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary Pool in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace looking towards the Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shrub</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Railway Border.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to the Conservatory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early morning rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhododendrons in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhododendrons in East Wood.</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-54627785688675947542012-05-09T19:44:00.001+01:002012-05-09T19:44:29.221+01:00Views around the grounds and Walled Garden - 09/05/2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wYUuou4ccJE/T6quTWWWP_I/AAAAAAAABuA/FW-S6AFaTKQ/s1600/DSCF3985.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wYUuou4ccJE/T6quTWWWP_I/AAAAAAAABuA/FW-S6AFaTKQ/s400/DSCF3985.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock Tower.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House Entrance from East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">House from East Lawn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond looking up to Portico Walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mary Pool in the Walled Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neptune Gate and Mary Pool.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking up to the Conservatory.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gateway to River Walk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beside the Peach Houses.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d6b26SkIgY4/T6qxtkTbK2I/AAAAAAAABv4/uBE5kqGRUAw/s1600/DSCF4001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d6b26SkIgY4/T6qxtkTbK2I/AAAAAAAABv4/uBE5kqGRUAw/s400/DSCF4001.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View across the Lower Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the lead statues on the Upper Terrace.</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption">Across the Lower Terrace to the Mary Pool.</td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr>
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A cool start to the day but there was no frost. The sky was blue and the sun shone for most of the day. It was a good day, but there were not many visitors in the Walled Garden. I spent all of the day working on the borders of the East Lawn and on the Herb border in the Orchard and Nuttery.<br />
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The weather forecast for tomorrow is heavy prolonged rain and because of this, the volunteer grass cutters and gardeners were on their machines, a day early to get the grass cut before it gets too wet. <br />
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The above images were taken before i started work this morning.Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1772534337935654727.post-55677178829761623892012-05-02T19:36:00.001+01:002012-05-02T19:36:52.812+01:00Views around the Grounds and Walled Garden - 02/05/2012.<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
First visit to Wallington in May. Passed through a great deal of rain on the way, but it was dry when I reached Wallington at about 9.00 am. On reaching the gate into East Wood, I decided to take the left hand path around China Pond. It was very quiet and I reached the Walled Garden after a slight detour because the path was roped off. Last week, one of the gardeners was laying drains to try and stop the path becoming so muddy.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My job for today was laying hardcore onto the path after the drainage work was completed. It remained dry for the whole of the day and after lunch the sun got out.The path has certainly dryed out and it should be less muddy for all of the visitors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I took the following photographs before I started work this morning:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Pond</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Walled Garden Lower Terrace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Railway Border</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut Flower Border</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plum Border</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plum Border</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower Terrace</td></tr>
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<br />Ray Purvishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645172250545959238noreply@blogger.com0