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Cowbeech House, Hailsham, East Sussex, UK

Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

The Entry to Cowbeech Estate, Hailsham, UK

The Entry to Cowbeech Estate, Hailsham, UK

The Patio Garden at the Hailsham Estate, UK

The Patio Garden at the Hailsham Estate, UK

Where There is a Him There is a Her, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Where There is a Him There is a Her, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

I love surprises don’t you? That is why I so look forward to the gardens on the National Garden Scheme in the UK! They are all so unique! The gardeners really shine at bringing out the best of their gardens and also their personal tastes and likes. Cowbeech House had many surprises! First of all, there was the car collection! Wow! And then we saw the sculpture collection in the garden that surrounded this beautiful country estate! Mr Cowbeech loved modern art also. So let’s take a walk in this great estate garden!

The Patio Garden at the Hailsham Estate, UK

The Patio Garden at the Hailsham Estate, UK

The Patio Garden at the Hailsham Estate, UK

The Patio Garden at the Hailsham Estate, UK

This is the butterfly garden guarded by the lions!

Art in the Garden, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Art in the Garden, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Patio Garden at Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Patio Garden at Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Mr Cowbeech also liked cannons!

The Cannon Gazebo, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

The Cannon Gazebo, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

The Lawn at Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

The Lawn at Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

The Vegetable Patch, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

The Vegetable Patch, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

The Pond at Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

The Pond at Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

And a Very Big Mosquito, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

And a Very Big Mosquito, Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Well this piece reminded me of a mosquito! But, I liked this little guy tucked into the bushes!

Sculpture at Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Sculpture at Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

Cowbeech House, Hailsham, UK

It’s clear to see Mr Cowbeech is a man of the world! As we say goodbye to Cowbeech House and move on to another garden I had to know, “what is a cowbeech?”

The name Cowbeech was first recorded in 1261 as Coppetebeche, referring to a ‘capped’ or pollarded Beech tree. This was then shortened over the years to Coppebeche, Cobbeach and then to the Cobeech, before becoming the modern Cowbeech. Ahh, that explains it!

See you tomorrow in the garden!

 

JNW’s Halloween Challenge: Treat

Stations of the Cross Walk, Cathedral of St Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada

Stations of the Cross Walk, Cathedral of St Anne de Beaupre, Quebec, Canada

A Lovely TREAT is any walk in Autumn in Quebec, Canada.

Have a spooktacular time with JNW’s Halloween Challenge! Enjoy!

JNW’S Halloween Challenge: Trick

 

A Trick in Quebec City, Canada

A Trick in Quebec City, Canada

How do you get a ship full of pumpkins into a wading pool of water?

Have a spooktacular time with JNW’s Halloween Challenge! Enjoy!

Art In the Potting Shed Garden, Benenden, UK, Post Four

 

A Garden Gate at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

A Garden Gate at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Well let’s go through this extraordinary garden at the Potting Shed once last time! First go through another garden gate. Charlotte has made gates into  an art form, that’s for sure!

Another Outdoor Eating Area at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Another Outdoor Eating Area at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

In the Garden, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

In the Garden, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

In the Garden, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

In the Garden, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

And Through Another Gate, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

And Through Another Gate, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Into the Vegetable Garden at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Into the Vegetable Garden at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

hroughout the Garden at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Art Throughout the Garden at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

hroughout the Garden at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Art Throughout the Garden at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Look up, look down, we don’t want to miss a thing! And then into the Cutting Flower Garden!

Into the Vegetable Garden at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Into the Cutting Flower Garden at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Through the arbor!

 Through the Arbor, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Through the Arbor, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

We must stop by and see the turtles!

The Turtles Pen, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

The Turtle Pen, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

And the turtles up close!

The Turtles

The Turtles

Through another gate!

Through Another Gate at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Through Another Gate at the Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Onward to the bee keeps.

 The Bee Keeps at The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

The Bee Keeps at The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

And then to the Artist’s Retreat!

An Artist's Retreat, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

An Artist’s Retreat, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Through another gate!

The Last Gate, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

The Last Gate, The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

To the last Retreat!

Another Artist's Retreat,The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Another Artist’s Retreat,The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

Don’t throw away anything! Charlotte has re-cycled everything in her garden from thrown away treasures! See what you can do with them? Old gates, old doors, old odd windows here and there! Save the fallen branches too!

The Artist's Retreat,The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

The Artist’s Retreat,The Potting Shed, Benenden, UK

You can see what an unusual gardening experience this is! It was an absolutely charming and very restful garden and lodging to come back to at the end of a touring day!

Don and Charlotte at the Potting Shed, can be reached Here.

PS…. I took photos of Don and Charlotte, and you can see why this garden is so magical, just by the look of them! But…….. they requested their photos not be published on the blog…….so I am honoring their request!

Tomorrow we’ll be touring a garden on the National Garden Scheme!  See you there!

Thursdays Doors: Windsor Castle

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Today we are strolling around Windsor City and Windsor Castle! I Love the old bricks and stones, and the REPAIRS!

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

This is one of my favorite photos. There is something about the doors! There is this huge building and yet the doors are side by side!

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

Windsor Castle, UK

God Save the Queen!

This is just one of many photos in the Thursday Door Collection featured by Norm2.0!   Won’t you join in or take a peak at all the doors?

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