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Dumfries House East Ayrshire

Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
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Prince Charles helped to rescue this at the 11th hour. it is being restored and things rebuilt in HRH style. Very impressed. The gardens are superb. Haven't been for about a year and what a difference! Worth a visit if you ever un the area

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Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
A A Milne

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  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845

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    The restored greenhouses are super but can anyone explain why there is a little black door in the cold frames? Must open into the greenhouse at floor level. Bamboozled!

    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,065

    For heat in winter?  The greenhouses probably had heat piped around or under them from big furnaces at the back of them.

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,030

    In the house I grew up in the grapevines were planted in the cold frames outside, the trunk passed through into the greenhouse (it was actually a conservatory) so that the grapes were in the warmth to ripen.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,352

    Lovely photos Lily P - the knot garden / bed is looking good.

    Can you go in the house yet? Seem to remember watching a programme about this place a couple of years ago.

    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845

    Sorry not to reply, had a problem with the site today

    yes, the house is now open and a very interesting tour, and the coffee shop excellent. We went for the Sunday Roast Lunch the Restruant. Superbimage

    Thanks for the explanations re the cold frames, very interesting

     

    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845

    48 to be precise pansy!image

    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Lovely pix LP. I remember the programme but can't recall exactly what they showed in terms of the restoration.image

    Know what you mean pansyface image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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