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The English Garden

Laburnum walk in May at Barnsley House, Cotswolds, via their facebook page, as seen on http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Inspiration from Barnsley House, a luxury retreat hotel in the Cotswold countryside.

Barnsley House & Gardens via Facebook page as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

"Above our garden door, you'll find '1697' and 'BB' carved into the Cotswold stone. The carvings mark the date Brereton Bouchier, Barnsley Village's squire, built the property..." -excerpt from Barnsley House HERITAGE

Barnsley House Potager Garden via Facebook page, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

"...Centuries later in 1952, architectural historian David Verey and his wife Rosemary Verey, fell in love with the house and moved in. As keen gardeners, both spent many hours transforming the grounds into a place that enjoys international acclaim for its beauty." -excerpt, Barnsley House HERITAGE

Barnsley House, Pavilion and pond, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Crab Apples, Barnsley House, via Facebook page, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Garden Scarecrow, Barnsley House, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Looking through the open door from the Morning Room to the garden via Barnsley House Facebook page as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Chapel,Barnsley House Grounds, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Laburnum Walk, Barnsley House, from the website, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Rosemary Verey

The Life and Lessons of a Legendary Gardener

by Barbara Paul Robinson

BOOK REVIEW by Dan McCarthy - Garden Designer to Prince Charles, Elton John, billionaires and everyman. - Rosemary Verey, in her forties; with no training in gardening; with only four acres in Cotswold; with scant financial support, metamorphosed into the undisputed Queen of traditional English Gardening. She authored 18 best-selling books; advised fashion luminary Oscar de la Renta; was the 'must have' garden designer to HRH Prince Charles, Sir Elton John, King Hussein, American millionaires, billionaires and the New York Botanical Garden. Verey transformed a small grass plot into arguably the most photographed garden ever; attracting 30,000 visitors annually...[Robinson] illuminates the personal characteristics that catapulted Verey from a supportive, compliant, impecunious housewife and mother of four, into the acclaimed authority on traditional garden design, recipient of the Order of the British Empire. The author explains the appeal of Verey's self-effacing, empowering mantra; "If I can do it, so can you. Just get on with it!" {cont}

Barnsley House Gardens, image via their facebook page, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

lunch and afternoon tea on the terrace at Barnsley House, via the facebook page, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

The Potager - a Garden and a Restaurant. Barnsley House, via their facebook page, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Blossoms, Barnsley House, image via the facebook page, as seen on linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

"And Spring arose on the garden fair,

Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;

And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast

rose from the dreams of its wintry rest."

~Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1820 The Sensitive Plant

images via the Barnsley House website

and the Barnsley House facebook page.

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Afternoon Tea on the Terrace, Barnsley House facebook page as seen on linenandlavender, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

Books by Rosemary Verey (us) ~ (uk) ~ (fr) ~ (ca) ~ (it) ~ (es)

Barnsley House Potager Garden Harvest, via the website, as seen on linenandlavender, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-english-garden.html

More garden inspiration in the emporium
BOOKS: Garden

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garden inspiration, previous posts:

Patience, My Dear.

Spring

Jardins du Botrain

"If you build it...
Flowers in Profusion - Tasha Tudor's Garden in June

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More to admire from 't Achterhuis (nl)

image from project 6, 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial (nl) - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

Today I pulled a few inspiring images to share from various projects using historic building materials from 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial as well as from the Achterhuis showroom—see the extraordinary chandelier that follows. —Enjoy!

chandelier from 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial showroom (nl) - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

chandelier (item 1141) from 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial showroom (nl) - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

stairway and flooring from 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial showroom (nl) as seen on linenandlavender - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

image from project 5, 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial (nl) - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

herringbone parquet, image from project 1, 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial (nl) - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

limestone fireplace surround, trumeau, 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial (nl) - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

bath with bluestone floors, 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial (nl) - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

bedroom, reclaimed wood floors, 't Achterhuis Historische Bouwmaterial (nl) - http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/03/more-to-admire-from-t-achterhuis-nl.html

a favorite kitchen, (see previous post for all photos of this kitchen): Kitchen image via 't Achterhuis Historic Building Materials, The Netherlands, as seen on Source Sharing, linenandlavender.blogspot.com, post: http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/source-sharing-t-achterhuis-nl.html

These last two images are new views of a favorite kitchen. To see all images from this lovely space, see this previous post:

{Source Sharing ~ 't Achterhuis (nl)}

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Book Cover - Building and Renovating with Reclaimed Materials, recommended by L, available in the emporium by linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/source-sharing-t-achterhuis-nl.html

't Archterhuis Historic Building Materials

featured in the pages of:

Building and Renovating with Reclaimed Materials

published February 16, 2013 by Beta-Plus Publishing

available in the emporium by linen & lavender here: (us) (uk) (de) (fr) (ca)

image from Building and Renovating with Reclaimed Materials, recommended by L, available in the emporium by linenandlavender.blogspot.com http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/source-sharing-t-achterhuis-nl.html

and in Italy and Spain:

Building and Renovating With Reclaimed Materials (it)

Building and Renovating with Reclaimed Materials (es)

't Achterhuis Historic Building Materials, The Netherlands, as seen on Source Sharing, linenandlavender.blogspot.com, http://www.linenandlavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/source-sharing-t-achterhuis-nl.html

't Archterhuis historische bouwmaterialen bv

Kreitenmolenstraat 92, 5071 bh Udenhout Nederland

ABOUT 't Archterhuis:

About 't Achterhuis, Historic Building Materials: www.achterhuis.com as seen on Source Sharing, linenandlavender.blogspot.com

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I can't resist! . . .One more image from 't Achterhuis...

What child wouldn't love this? - (I'd still climb up there if I thought I could fit.)

Make it a great day! :) ~L

Bernard De Clerck ~ Architect (be)

#01 - Restored Farmhouse by Architect Bernard de Clerck

The inspiring restoration work of architect Bernard De Clerck with reclaimed wood floorboards supplier, Corvelyn.

#02 - Restored farmhouse by Architect Bernard de Clerck, image via Corvelyn

#03 - Restored farmhouse by Architect Bernard de Clerck

The old planks in this kitchen are from a warehouse in France and have a width of up to 50 cm (over 19 1/2 inches.)-Corvelyn (new & reclaimed wood floors)

#04 - Restored farmhouse by Architect Bernard de Clerck

#05 - Restored farmhouse by Architect Bernard de Clerck

The wide planks have the unusual characteristic of being tapered; the original craftsman wanted to keep the planks as wide as possible, so followed the natural tapering of the trunk when he cut the wood. -Corvelyn (new & reclaimed wood floors)