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Gaynor Madoc Leonard
Aberglasney House, 9 Apr 2011
Aberglasney is known as "a garden lost in time". There have been gardens here for hundreds of years. I quote from the guide book: "Five hundred years or so ago, just before Henri Tudur became Henry VII, there were nine green gardens in the area, according to the bard Lewis Glyn Cothi, as well as orchards, vines and oaks; their owner was commended for his husbandry....The property was not known as Aberglasney until the mid-1600s, when the house was built by Bishop Rudd".
In 1995, the house was completely derelict and the gardens covered in weeds. The Aberglasney Restoration Trust has done wonderful work in restoring both house and gardens. In the summer there are concerts held in the gardens.
In 1995, the house was completely derelict and the gardens covered in weeds. The Aberglasney Restoration Trust has done wonderful work in restoring both house and gardens. In the summer there are concerts held in the gardens.
I give you Laurence Llewellyn Bowen: www.llb.co.uk
To be fair, LLB does know a lot about architecture, design etc., but we don't have to agree with him about flowers. As far as I'm concerned, daffs really gladden the heart as they are a true sign of spring. My own daffodils have gone now but I have bluebells and the blossom is out on the quince tree.
Agreed! Two questions spring to mind.......what in the world is a 'style guru' and how can a plant be 'vulgar'? Preposterous
Hmmm...so L Llewelyn Bowen thinks they are vulgar. What does he know? Daffodils are such happy flowers. I really recommend Aberglasney to anyone visiting Carmarthenshire; it's the most tranquil and beautiful place. They have concerts in the summer and art exhibitions at other times.
One of the best gardens for spring daffodils apparently:- http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/04/07/why-the-under-rated-daffodil-deserves-to-be-pick-of-the-bunch-91466-28474216/