Thursday 8 April 2010

A Beautiful Day in Kent


Today was warm and sunny so we went to Hole House to see the gardens. It is a little early for the full bloom of flowers but nevertheless the gardens were wonderful. A few pics below.





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  1. Hugh Walter8 April 2010 at 23:36

    You can't beat a carpet of Daff's, I've just put a load of the boss and my Mother's up on my Gardening blog, but these are a better spectacle!

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  2. Anonymous9 April 2010 at 02:10

    Beautiful pics. It has been unseasonably warm here in the northeast of the United States for April. We had a very rough winter this year, so I think the flowers and green shoots are appreciated just a bit more than usual :D

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  3. DB Subashi9 April 2010 at 06:06

    So when are you going to translate all that into some cool gaming scenery?

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  4. John Lambshead9 April 2010 at 09:03

    Dear Maverick
    Agreed. It's been a good year for them.
    J

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  5. John Lambshead9 April 2010 at 09:05

    Dear Jonathon
    Early spring again here too. We had a cold snap that was quite like old times (and wrecked the roads) but it didn't last.
    j.

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  6. John Lambshead9 April 2010 at 09:06

    Dear DB
    LOL. A bit beyond my meagre skills unfortunately.
    j

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  7. Zzzzzz9 April 2010 at 10:02

    Even though Oxfordshire is less than 40 miles north of Maidstone, I'm constantly amazed that spring is so much sooner in Kent. I've been visiting the Weald for work for over a year now and this year I shall be noting the lapse between bluebells there and bluebells up here in artic Oxfordshire

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  8. Sidney Roundwood9 April 2010 at 16:11

    John
    Fantastic photos....just makes me even more depressed that my kids have trampled about 80% of my daffs so far this year playing football on the lawn....(sighs) LOL

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  9. Hugh Walter9 April 2010 at 16:22

    John - the Daff's needed to be good this year, I don't know what it was like in Kent but both here (W.Berks) and at my Bro's & Mums (both Hampshire) the Crocuses and Snow-drops were both very disappointing, thin, weedy and over in a week?

    Also the cold seems to have given the Sycamore helicopters a real boost, their little twin umbrella's are coming up everywhere!

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  10. John Lambshead10 April 2010 at 08:44

    Dear ZZZ
    It has always astonished me how much climatic variety there is in such a small island. In S. Cornwall they used to grow pineapples outdoors.
    John

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  11. John Lambshead10 April 2010 at 08:45

    Dear Sidney
    Wait until the kids are a bit older. never mind the daffs, think of the university fees.
    John

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  12. John Lambshead10 April 2010 at 08:47

    Dear Maverick
    Medway has been a blaze of colour. It's been a good year for spring flowers.
    John

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