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Title: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 February 2014
Post by: David Nicholson on February 16, 2014, 07:38:26 PM: A beautifully sunny day today following many weeks of truly horrendous weather so this was our first garden visit of the year. Swathes of the higher parts of the garden were closed to the public as a result of fallen trees or trees left in a dangerous condition by the high winds.

Still it was nice to get out and some nice coffee and piece of lemon drizzle cake set us up for a stroll through the garden that remained open to visitors.

Snowdrops were to the fore of course with vast drifts of them with this photographer failing to capture the 'majesty' of them.
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 February 2014
Post by: David Nicholson on February 16, 2014, 07:43:46 PM: More from Killerton.

In some areas Snowdrops were challenged in the 'beauty stakes' by Crocus tommasinianus. Primroses were beginning to come into their own, and surprisingly Cyclamen coum was only dotted around in small clumps (but wait for the Churchyard!)
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 February 2014
Post by: David Nicholson on February 16, 2014, 07:45:53 PM: Last batch from Killerton.

Of course it was, as usual, the Cyclamen coum in the Churchyard that took the breath away.
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 february 2014
Post by: Maggi Young on February 16, 2014, 08:14:22 PM: Now that is a place to die and be in heaven.
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 february 2014
Post by: johnralphcarpenter on February 16, 2014, 08:15:40 PM: Stunning!
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 February 2014
Post by: Lvandelft on February 16, 2014, 09:58:24 PM: What a lovely place to visit, aah, those cyclamen 8)
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 February 2014
Post by: johngennard on February 16, 2014, 10:29:54 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on February 16, 2014, 08:14:22 PM
Now that is a place to die and be in heaven.

I couldn't agree more Maggie.What a magnificent sight.
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 February 2014
Post by: Maggi Young on February 17, 2014, 10:54:12 AM: Knowing what a beautiful garden you have , John, with such extensive naturalised plantings, if you find Killerton to be magnificent it is praise indeed.
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 February 2014
Post by: Luc Gilgemyn on February 17, 2014, 11:32:05 AM: I visited Killerton House a couple of years ago a bit later in the season !
Nice to see the magnificent early season blooms David !
Thanks a lot !
Title: Re: Killerton House, Nr Exeter, Devon-16 February 2014
Post by: Tim Ingram on February 17, 2014, 04:22:04 PM: My goodness - those Cyclamen coum are astonishing; do you know how long they have been there? Would like to repeat that on the smallest of scales by comparison in our garden, with the snowdrops and hellebores. So far (and hard to believe) we haven't really managed to build up really good drifts of Crocus tommasinianus, which is glorious with snowdrops in a local garden near to Rochester.