Been Away Too Long

I have missed you was not sure if you had flown away. I still drool when I see your pond(lake)

Hi Brian, I've been visiting but not had the time to join in. Thank you :-) bet Jamie would love to get in the pond :-)

You have beautiful property Dawn.

Nice gates DA

That's a very kind comment Klahanie, thank you.
Glad you like them Scotkat. :-)

It's not a garden ,Dawn , it's an estate !
Beautiful .

Ha ha Driad, far from it but feels like it when trying to keep on top of things. A kind of labour of love I guess.

Well, it's lovely to see you again Dawn! The garden is looking fantastic..it's really filled out and looking even better than last time I saw it, and it was fab then! Stay around a bit eh!? :))

Nice too see you back. As always your garden is gorgeous. Passion fruit, you lucky lady :)

Great to see you back I have missed your garden it is always a pleasure to see it.

Hi Dawn ... It's nice to hear from you :o) Your garden is beautiful. I like your pond very much !

Hiya Dawn, lovely to hear from you - your garden as always looks soooooooo fab!

Nice to see you back dawn, you have a wonderful garden...

Glad you are back Dawn. Your garden looks wonderful :o)

Welcome back Dawn, good to see your garden and how it is growing, but that cannot be called a pond, it is a lake. lol Beautiful pictures and can you let Karen have the design plans for the barred gate she needs one in her new home. lol. Thanks for a lovely tour. :O)

Your garden is looking fantastic Dawn , the trees and shrubs are growing fast , I'm envious I love your willow arch it's fabulous ... it's a tribute to all yours and Johns hard work :o))

I'm overwhelmed by all your kind comments, thank you.

Pleased to have you and your beautiful country estate back, looks so established, I imagine you spent many a happy hour in the pool this summer, and I just love those gates, good to see you Dawn.

Thanks Angela, that means alot. Always love to see your great garden and plants too x

;~)

Hi Dawn nice to see you around again, your garden is looking fantastic, what a wonderful environment to live amongst, its credit to you and all your hard work;0')

Awww Pansy, kind words, thank you. Your garden is looking amazing btw.

Still as amazing as ever Dawn! Gorgeous photos of your garden.....still got my tent, waiting to camp, especially now you have baby Owls as another attraction....:))))

Hiiiii Janey, missed you, hope you're both OK. Thank you. X

Lovely, Lovely Garden Dawn. To have your own Woodland... so envious. Love the Willow Arch.

Thank you Gralew, the garden takes most of my time but I love it. Glad you enjoyed the blog.

I really love the Willow Arch and wish it was in my garden (well, a smaller version somewhere by the brook at back :) Your garden is really nice as are most all gardens on this site.

Thank you Gorgeous. We have a brook too! All the banks are overgrown at the moment, sigh, another autumn job.

No wonder your garden is where you feel happiest Dawn . . . it's all looking stunning :))

Thanks Sheila. You must be psychic, my garden is definitely where I feel my happiest. :)

I'd like to accept that I'm "psychic", Dawn, but have to admit it's just what I read about you in your profile :))

hahahaha Sheila, forgot I'd said that. And there I was thinking you had special powers, lol.

Well, we're on the same wavelength Dawn, as my garden is where I'm happiest too :))

Awww bless.

Hi Dawn. I was just checking out who grows teasels, as I have one I want to plant and was looking for a bit of advice. That's what brought me to your blog and to this wonderful garden. I agree with various others that it does look more like a country estate than a garden! It's stunning. You have a lake. I'm still waiting for the water feature I was promised for my 40th birthday; on Monday I will be 57. OH is likely to say, 'Well you've waited this long, may as well save it for your 60th now'. Whereupon, I will of course, feel impelled to marmelise him!
If I had your garden, nobody would ever see me. I'd go out at dawn and disappear until dusk, taking with me, alongside the gardening tools, a good book, some writing and drawing/painting materials and perhaps a little picnic lunch, put up in a red and white spotted handkerchief tied to a stick. As for where I'd picnic, I'd be spoilt for choice with lake and woodland and stream, to say nothing of baby owls. You have your own little Eden; what more can I say!

Hello Tues, your comment is very warming, lovely, thank you. I know home is mine but you've put what I feel into words.

I grew teasels a few years back to supply food for the gold finches. Now I have heavy clay here and they are fine. I grew them in seed trays, potted on and then set them out. They do seed around readily so be careful where you plant them, I think they will grow pretty much anywhere.

I saw a baby owl this morning, just posted a pic.

Hope you get your water feature very soon.

Thanks again.

That's exciting - am off to look for it!

See you too have been. Away .. I have. Missed. This site .. But just had too much on , did visit. Now and again too ... Your garden is delightful. .. Heaven on earth... Xxx