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Romneya's Garden!

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As a much-belated follow-up (Sorry!!) to the blog about the Dundee Food & Flower Show, here is the promised visit to the wonderful Romneya’s garden!
we arrived in the early evening, & were made very welcome indeed. Our tour of her large & hillygarden was fascinating. We even helped to apprehend some wierd bug from her pond that was eating the young fish & tadpoles! Yuk!

No, silly! Not him! That’s David! And meet Romneya!
Romneya grows & sells plants for a charity, so if you want to know more about it, drop her a pm & try to get her to do a blog about her cause!

And this is Robbie, the head gardener, dressed for dinner!

Then we met……..The bear!!!

Sleeping beauty’s bed? Looks like it!

Ahhh! Thats why she slept so long, her beds on a chamomile lawn!

The famous drinking pit!!

The view inside the drinking pit!

How’s this for a woodpile! I expected a fairytale witch or something!

A lovely place to sit & watch the world go by!

At this point my batteries ran out! (Well the camera’s did! )
There was LOTS more to see, &
I came away with lots of lovely plants, including lemon balm, thymes, tibetan/himalayan primulas (cant remember which) a lupin, & lotsmore! I’m hopeless with the names still! Need to remember to take notes!
Oh, I remembered the chamomile (for a lawn!!) & the bergamot, or “punk plant” as I called it!!

Thanks for making us so welcome Romneya, & we both LOVED your garden!
A quick update! I just got a pm from Romneya telling me her garden has been accepted for the ScotlandsGarden Scheme – the yellow book no less! July 4th and 5th next year.
So A date for your Diaries GoYs!!

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What a great place loved the bed could imagine looking up on a starry night on it what sweet dreams?

22 Sep, 2009

 

It looks a lovely wild and romantic place super, The bed is just dreamy love the logpile bet there is a hobgoblin in residence come nightfall!
thanks for the tour and I hope your flowers do well

22 Sep, 2009

 

Amazing, isnt it? And my camera ran out less than half-way round!! The house is stunning too!

22 Sep, 2009

 

Just looked again love the bower seat too :o)

22 Sep, 2009

 

Its just so gardeny!!! Madpeth I could move in tomorrow.

22 Sep, 2009

 

Me too! Honestly it was so big, & there was a surprise round every corner! My pic of Chelsea the tin cow didnt come out! :~((

22 Sep, 2009

 

Great pics Madperth, such a lovely garden love the "Drinking Pit" & the bed looks so relaxing,hope you had a nice day thanks for sharing :~))))

22 Sep, 2009

 

It was the perfect end to a wonderful day out! I could've happily wandered there for days!

22 Sep, 2009

 

Great blog Marie what a shame yer camera batteries died, Hmmm if you had thought like us men you would have put spares in yer pocket just in case :o))))
How to relax in the garden? what a great idea of where to get rid of an old bedstead brilliant idea.

22 Sep, 2009

 

I forgot them altogether! I was using Davids spares!! I'd put all mine on charge & left without them! :~((
David's looking for a bedstead I believe!

22 Sep, 2009

 

Doh what you like? That bedstead looks brilliant dont it?

22 Sep, 2009

 

It's gorgeous!

22 Sep, 2009

 

I liked the blog Hatter and the garden was fab.
Fancy your batteries running out half way round? tsk tsk.

22 Sep, 2009

 

Only I could carefully charge all my batteries & forget them!! :~((

22 Sep, 2009

 

I PM'ed you and was talking to you on my blog but your ignoring me hmmmmmph. :~((

22 Sep, 2009

 

Great garden, what an imagination Romneya has, love it!

22 Sep, 2009

 

Magical! AND she grows & sells plants for charity!

22 Sep, 2009

 

Me too on our Open Days, the rest of the time I'm an easy touch 'cos I give them away(duh!)
Loved the bedstead and drinking pit too.

22 Sep, 2009

 

Me too! It was great! The pit keeps the wind away! The views are superb too! she lives up a hill with the most amazing vista!

22 Sep, 2009

 

I'm off to bed, back's getting achey, I've sat too long!
Night!

22 Sep, 2009

 

Sounds great, lucky you for visiting.

22 Sep, 2009

 

Night M, sleep well.

22 Sep, 2009

 

Ardent and wild gardener (s)! Glad you shared your day. Wonder if there's a camera charger adaptor to go in the car lighter socket like there is for cell phones?

23 Sep, 2009

 

Wonderful - and all done for charity. That's great.

23 Sep, 2009

 

FABULOUS !!! Sort of place you could spend a week in, let alone a day !! Cheers M ! :-)))

23 Sep, 2009

 

That's a great idea, Orgratis! I'll have to find out! A car charger! Neat!
i honestly didnt want to leave, Sue, I was loving it so much!

23 Sep, 2009

 

That looks to be a VERY nice garden, M. Pleased that you enjoyed your visit.
Rather than a car battery charger I, nearly always, carry a spare set of batteries with me. Batteries always seem to run out at the wrong moment and it just takes a minute to change them. When we go abroad we carry two or three spare sets rather than take a charger.

23 Sep, 2009

 

So do I normally! I'm too distracted with the uni thing I suppose! I'm gonna have to start making checklists or something!! :~))

23 Sep, 2009

 

looked great mari and so differant with the bed hahah, sounds like you had a great time and came away with some nice plants to :o))

23 Sep, 2009

 

It was great!

23 Sep, 2009

 

Just what I want this place to turn out as....guess it was tons of work...but worth it

Thanks so much for think of us and sharing!

23 Sep, 2009

 

what a lovely blog and garden R has you were sooooo lucky to have had your batteries last sooo long M. Isnt technology wonderful eh!!!!

23 Sep, 2009

 

Great blog MP and nice pics of a wonderful place!

Drc726: you will have to get in the queue to move in....I'm already there!!

Just one thing tho Marie.......the spare batteries?
..........Did you put them in the fridge?

Sorry, couldn't resist..:0)~~

23 Sep, 2009

 

I had been taking pics all day at the flower show, Indy!!
So yes, I was lucky!
Dan, sorry, but I'm first, & I know where it is! LOL!
:~)D
No, they were in the ****Ing charger!!

23 Sep, 2009

 

A quick update! I just got a pm from Romneya telling me her garden has been accepted for the ScotlandsGarden Scheme - the yellow book no less! July 4th and 5th next year.
So A date for your Diaries GoYs!!
(putting this in up the top too!)

24 Sep, 2009

 

Well done Romneya.
I've just pm'ed you, 01:30

24 Sep, 2009

 

Excellent news well done R !!! :~)))))

24 Sep, 2009

 

Well done Romneya...join the club!
With a wonderful garden like that she's sure to inspire all that visit, just wish it was closer, I'd be there like a shot!

24 Sep, 2009

 

You could always stay over in Perth, Jen!

24 Sep, 2009

 

Great report, Marie, except, perhaps, for linking words such as "bed" and "bug" to my name? LOL!

Many Congrats, Romneya, on getting into Scotland's "Yellow Book". Have noted the dates. :-)).

24 Sep, 2009

 

LOL! That's just your perception!

24 Sep, 2009

 

Ooooh that'd be a laugh and a half, I've visited Edinburgh but not Perth...watch this space! :o)

24 Sep, 2009

 

Personally I prefer Edinburgh, but its my home town! Tho Perth is very pretty! And i dont see me moving back to Auld Reekie anytime soon!
You'd be more than welcome to squeeze into my hovel!! LOL!

24 Sep, 2009

 

It's lovely, I liked that big park in the middle of the city, beautiful fountain there.
Awwww aren't you lovely, that would be great! Hovel indeed, not judging from the standard of your garden!

24 Sep, 2009

 

LOL!
You mean Princes Street gardens! Yes, its gorgeous! I miss the art galleries!
Believe me, right now its a total tip!
Anytime you want to come up, just let me know!

24 Sep, 2009

 

Yep, that's the one,a real haven from the hustle and bustle of all the shops, Jenners was interesting!
I could give you a hand in the garden!

24 Sep, 2009

 

Ah, Jenners! I was thrown out of there when I went to get my uniform for boarding school cos I was wearing jeans!!!
You COULD! Help me work out what's supposed to be where! LOL!

24 Sep, 2009

 

You little rebel...JEANS???? What were you thinking of??!!
Don't start me off moving things, once i start my feng shui it's hard to st.........!

24 Sep, 2009

 

LMAO! It could do with some feng shui, I just have a problem with clutter! Cant function without it!! LOL!

24 Sep, 2009

 

It's not all about clutter, a lot of it's to do with balance...that's another blog though. <:o)

24 Sep, 2009

 

Oh yes! Please??????

24 Sep, 2009

 

Balance??? After talking about going to the pub after lectures earlier today????? (wish I knew how to signify a wink with a keyboard). Yes, Jen, you ought to make this a priority! :-))

24 Sep, 2009

 

;) ?

25 Sep, 2009

 

Yes, O, I'd do ;~) but its the same!
Anyway, it was Wednesday NIGHT! Cheeky B!!
AND they encouraged us,gave us free drinks after the lecture! Tho the pub was extra-curricular (as was the lecture, actually!) LOL!

25 Sep, 2009

 

I'm perfectly well balanced, as you know, David! Hee hee!

25 Sep, 2009

 

Hope Junglejen does a blog soon on Feng Shui. Morgana has gotten quite a discussion going on that on my second blog on Quince Water Features & I don't know enough (ever!).

26 Sep, 2009

 

Ooooh I'm going to look now

26 Sep, 2009

 

I went to Romneya's garden onSat with a friend it is just stunning well done and thank you again for you rhelp today.

Kath

7 Jul, 2010

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