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After the rigours of bundling a very reluctant feline into his box and taking him to the cattery, followed by the joy that is the M25 and M6 we were ready for our break at Packwood House. It truly is balm for the soul and is at its peak at this time of year. The house was closing as we arrived, but it meant we spent our time there just enjoying all the beautiful plantings before we resumed our journey to our holiday destination. The jury's out though with regards to those brown flowers!
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Packwood turns out to be one of Lord Jon's ancestral homes, a wonderful discovery as it's been one of our favourite local places for years! xxx
ReplyDeleteIt must make it even more special with a personal connection to it. I hope to see the house if we return again. Arilx
DeleteThe brown ones ard loved by us - they belong here - and we wonder if you sneaked onto our balcony, we have got versions of them all down to (including) number 6!
ReplyDeleteI'm not telling whether I've sneaked onto your balcony! They're really unusual and I haven't seen them before, but they wouldn't last in the clay we've got here. Arilx
DeleteI like having stops on route to a destination. I need to do some travel planning.
ReplyDeleteIt does add an extra dimension to our travelling and gives Mr GBT a break from driving. Arilx
DeleteNot sure about the brown ones but they are certainly interesting
ReplyDeleteI had never seen anything like them. Arilx
DeleteA neighbour who had previously lived in Spain brought some of those 'brown flower' plants back and successfully reared them in her garden. She gave me one in a pot, advising me it should stay inside for the colder months but would love to go outside in the summer.
ReplyDeleteHmmm . . . it did OK for a while but after a few days of rain it started to fall to pieces - first one lower branch fell off, then another. I brought it back inside but I obviously didn't have my neighbour's green fingers. It died. Privately, I confess I wasn't enamoured of the brown flowers . . . they felt artificial, being dry and hard to the touch.
I wonder if they're better in dry conditions. Unfortunately I have black thumbs so stay away from any plants. Arilx
DeleteI've never seen flowers the color of some of the ones you found. I don't think my last comment 'took' on the post about the foxes, but you know what a group of foxes is called? A 'skulk'. Isn't that great? A skulk of foxes?
ReplyDeleteI do so love a good collective noun and a skulk is a new one to me. It's a perfect description! Arilx
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