Dunham Massey...Cheshire..

A very fitting week B. Thank you, lovely blog and what great gardens they have there. I love that tree, bet it could tell a story or two!

Beautiful gardens and I love the white cyclamen and the silver birches.

It looks a lovely place Bloomer, will the servicemen mean that the house will be closed to the public?
Its a really good use of it though,and as you say a good week to post it x

Very interesting :o)

I enjoyed that Bloomer - a nice place to visit.

Thanks G..it makes you stop and think doesn't it? especially in Remembrance week..that tree was awesome..and if only it could talk,it would be a real eye opener..:o) x
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Thank you Jaykaty..the Trees are going to be magnificent in years to come..:o)
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Pam,I think it is only referring to the number of service men it helped,so I imagine it will be open to the public,to see how they recreate it as it was..and thank you x
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glad you found it interesting Hywel,thank you..x
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Thanks Scottish..it was nice that it was on our route home,so were glad we didn't bypass it..

It is really lovely Bloomer. We were there a few years ago. It was September and it was 30 degrees. We had an amazing day there including Morris Dancers. The gardens are wonderful for October.

amazing old tree...the house reminds me of the park we used to hang out in as kids...http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Tredegar_House.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tredegar_House&h=194&w=259&sz=1&tbnid=Tb6iViqDXAmYYM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=213&zoom=1&usg=__W14HEVtlLjwpkRIV7xMYp3eGHJs=&docid=Cs8reaxT_N1wOM&itg=1&sa=X&ei=pPCDUqroHomthQeS4IHoCQ&ved=0CLUBEPwdMAo

Lovely blog Bloomer what a lovely place to visit , loved the Birches and Cyclamen, the little wooden Arbour and that characterful tree super, so pleased you shared your visit this week - what a super idea to recreate the hospital. :o)

thanks Linda..glad you enjoyed your visit too,and what good weather you had.
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Thank you Sandra...pleased iit brought back nice childhood memories for you..I will take a look at your link :o)
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Thanks Neellan..I loved that area too..also the wooden arbour..so unusual isn't it? definitely a good place to visit..:o) x

One for the list Bloomer! loved all your pictures :o)

That seems to be an ever growing list ,like mine,Neellan..
They also created a new Rose garden this year,but to be honest,there wasn't much in flower,so we didn't bother going in..surprising really,to say how well they have done this year..maybe they just need to get established..
They have a new Rose called Dunham Massey,so hope that flourishes well..

Loved the big wooden arbor thing and the bench Sandra. I noticed the mesh barrier all along the herbaceous borders, and wondered if you had taken a big suspicious bag?:-))

The Arbour is lovely isn't it?..and as for the mesh fencing,..I had thought of going skinny dipping in the Moat..far too cold ! What else would my bag hold,but a towel?? Lol

Did you miss the r out of towel there Bloomer?! :o)

Ha ha,Neena ..well spotted..! definitely NOT a towel :o)..maybe it might have been, when it was hot weather,or both ! Lol xx

Lol :o)

Sorry to be late to this blog, Sandra - just a week behind on GoY - lovely photos of a smashing place - can't believe that Delphinium still flowering and love those Silver Birches - thanks for sharing ... :o)

No problem ,Shirley..you got here eventually ,Lol,and thank you..we had a lovely day there,the Delphs were quite something for October,weren't they?

Indeed ... :o)