Visit to Consall Hall Rare Plant Fair.

Lovely BA. What a lovely place. Absolutely beautiful. Love your purchases as well especially the picture.

enjoyed the Blog BA, lovely family you have and what a lovely trip out, looks beautifull.
Love the choice of goodies you brought home to and your garden looks in tip top shape :o)))

Thanks Cinderella, it's in my kitchen which I grandly think of as a the garden room lol:-)

Hi Sandra, I'm still trying to get my garden sorted, but it looks okay from this angle, that's why I took the pic lol. I wonder where the lantern will end up?:-)

lol BA, i bet it looks good from all angles, i have a lantern i havent used yet from Turkey with coloured glass, still not found a place for it haha, but your circle area is so lovely, much better than plain square :o))

Everything so pretty. I love it.

Flippin lanterns;-) I took some of my garden ideas from Louis, I loved his circles Sandra:-)

Thanks Costas, I'm dying to see it in May/june:-)

What a lovely place, thanks BA. I thought it was you in the cave?!

A lovely blog , I enjoyed the walk around and meeting your lovely family. That cave looks fascinating would love to explore! Love your purchases and your garden looks lovely, Thanks for the visit ;0))

Looks a smashing place Ba, sort of place we like to visit, so have added to my favs for future days out, thankyou for sharing your day out and so pleased it was fine even though a bit colder.
Smashing photo`s of both your garden and your special day...

Lol yes...you were saying Linda? Surely it wasn't that upsetting? :-))

Sticki it was...but had to get dressed quickly as it was so cold:-)

Glad you had a wonderful day, looks a great place to visit.
Love that picture, I bet you didnt have to be forsed that much to buy it.

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Thanks Pp, disappointingly, the cave was a shallow man-made construction just to house the reclining nude I think so not take very long to explore lol:-) If you're ever in the Midlands it really is worth a visit:-)

Linda, you've changed you comment...now what I've written looks stupid lol. Just in case you never saw it fellow GOYers it was....." your photo" and nothing else, as though it was all too much for her. Not knowing if it was the one of me in the cave or with Aislinn I was considering deleting them both lol:-)
Back to normal now. Thanks Linda it was a lovely treat, I only wish I had a better camera to show it as it really is. Maybe have a new one when we hopefully visit again:-)

Willi, I cannot tell a lie, I didn't:-)

I've added a link at the top which shows how the 70 acre gardens came into being. Please have a look if you're interested, it's fascinating:-)

It's my turn to be a bit late,Ba..sorry..what a lovely place for your birthday treat..belated Happy Birthday to you :o)
I love these kind of places too..so nicely laid out,and I do approve of your picture,and choice of plants..lovely..I will take a look at your link..thanks :o)

It looks lovely Ba, the lake is beautiful and I want the tea light holder! Is that you in pic 16? And before I go to your link did Frank Whittle fly Concord? Be back later x

Jet engine I think Annella....it might be me in the pic in my lovely green pegs...or it might be me reclining in the cave...as it was very cold.... I'll leave it to you to decide;-)
The tea light holder still has no home...raining here, no hosepipe ban here...no hosepipe here since kitchen makeover last year...they must have disconnected it:-( At least I won't get into trouble if there is a hosepipe ban later on..must see if I can fit a water butt somewhere:-)

Lovely blog, Ba - added to faves. Love the stream and rocks especially. :))

Oh, Wow! Thank you SO MUCH for the link to the programme about this magical place . . . just watched it with a big smile on my face. Absolutely beautiful Ba. :))

Thanks Sheila, I think you're the only one to watch it, but I think it's fascinating. Isn't he a marvellous man too? and how wonderful to make all this from such a landscape. In the leaflet I picked up from there I was pleased to see he still lives there:-)

So he must be about 95?! Good for him . . . yes, a marvellous man, with a brilliant imagination. :)

Two of us now,Ba..! that is a lovely place to visit,and what a fantastic man,John Podmore is for his age and his never ending creativity ...I do so admire his zest for life..and the 'Country lives' video is great..ooh,one of my favourite gardeners ,Chris Beardshaw..:o))..says she,heart beating madly ! :o).thanks Ba..I hope I get to visit one day :o)

I agree Bloomer (with the heart beating madly bit, lol)!

Hope to visit one day too. Thanks again Ba for letting us know about this beautiful garden. :))

You have impeccable taste,Sheilabub...:o) I wish he was on more programmes..he is a good gardener,as well as easy on the eye.! Lol.

Oy...You two...behave yourselves:-) Glad you enjoyed it too bloomer, I'd never heard of it and found out about it by accident. It was when I was on Cotswold Garden Flowers website ordering some plants and noticed they would be there at a plant fair...and it was nearly my birthday (22nd 21 again), so asked if I could have a visit there in lieu of a present...so glad I did. Even Aislinn (6) enjoyed it:-)

No can do,Ba .. anyway,you are far too young to appreciate him :o) ..a great idea for a birthday present,and glad Aislinn enjoyed it too..nothing like getting them interested at a young age..does she like helping you in your garden.?

Well, there's not much she can do in the back without treading on plants, but she did help her dad to dig up the builders rubble from my front garden after the makeover and she does help in her own garden:-)

That's nice,Ba..just a shame their little feet are sooo heavy ! LOl.

Indeed:-)