This
is the main house on Clandeboye Estate where Lady Dufferin lives and you can see that the young trees have been
‘fenced’ in for protection.
Do
you see the sign for the Bear Garden in the above shot?
In
we go! I did ask later why it was called
the Bear Garden and discovered there had indeed been a brown Bear kept in this area many years ago and
that is why these very high walls were built. Now it is a beautiful walled garden with a lovely conservatory and garden room.
Hope you are not disappointed, I certainly wasn't!
Hope you are not disappointed, I certainly wasn't!
I hope you enjoyed yet another part of this estate.
I am linking this post with GOOD FENCES.
Many thanks for visiting and also to all those who leave comments.
I am very happy that you told us why it is called The Bear Garden! Because I was going to ask. The first picture is just gorgeous, it looks like an Andrew Wyeth painting. And I have never seen a hedge like the one in your second picture! So I think the first two pictures are my favorite today.
ReplyDeleteIt is extremely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteNo disappointment here.
The more I see of Clandeboye Estate the more I would love to visit. It looks as though you had wonderful weather too. Have a lovely Thursday :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series of pictures of this garden.
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It's another lovely spot you found Margaret. I'm glad I don't have the job of maintaining the grounds though. It must take an army of workers.
ReplyDeletePhil Amazingly,as I say on Mondays post, the grounds are tended by head gardener Fergus Thompson with only one assistant.
DeleteLooks like a nice bachelor pad/weekend bolthole............I wish.
ReplyDeleteMy kind of place if someone else cleans it. Lovely grounds.
ReplyDeleteHello, it is a lovely estate. The gardens are beautiful. Thank you for the wonderful tour and photos. Wishing you a happy day and weekend ahead!
ReplyDeleteloved the hedge, but the stone walls! wow!
ReplyDeleteI feel for the brown bear kept in captivity, but alas, he did leave a beautiful place for a garden. I can't imagine how expensive it must be to keep gardens and an estate like this in such good repair. But, I am grateful someone can do it because it certainly is eye candy for those of us who enjoy beauty :)Great post, Margaret ...
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Dear Margaret!
ReplyDeleteFantastic photographs showed us wonderful garden.
What a beautiful conservatory and wonderful blooming flowers.
Greetings from Poland.
Lucja
what a gorgeous place!
ReplyDeleteOh those gardens are so lovely! I'm enjoying your latest series.
ReplyDeleteTruly wonderful gardens and your photos do the estate proud!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! The red flowers in the tree really caught my eye! Thank you for showing us around. x K
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely tour of these gardens. There is certainly the touch of a Master Gardener at work here. Is that him in the distance?
ReplyDeleteWow! So beautiful garden, flowers and stone walls!
ReplyDeleteThe main house on Clandeboye Estate looks wonderful!
Thanks Margaret, for your always nice comment on my blog.
Margaret, I just scrolled through all the posts about this estate and may I just say, Wow! What a truly beautiful place this is. So many lovely flowers, birds, stone walls, fences, etc...not to mention the house itself. It's truly a delightful series of photos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos. I was wondering about the name.The flowers are certainly prettier than a bear,although I do love animals.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful area to have a late breakfast!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! Thank you for sharing :o) I wasn't disappointed in the bear garden or any of it!
ReplyDeletelooks a nice garden, nice stone walls
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What a breathtaig place. I enjoyed the tour through your lens.
ReplyDeleteInteresting about the high walls, the bears, and its history. Loved the gardens with the flowering trees, the sculpture.
ReplyDeleteAnd the use of wrought iron to protect the young trees.
Such a grand home and so many beautiful things to admire! I love the Bear Garden.
ReplyDeletean old one. Love the garden but think the building look sad. So very unlike our castles.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures of this beautiful garden !!
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