Chatsworth Gardens

Olympics (8 of of 14 ):

After we had toured the house, we had lunch. A Cornish Pastie of course. Chatsworth is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire. The "National" dish of Devon and Cornwall is the Cornish Pastie. And it was very good. Three types: Ali had Cheese and Onion, Elisabeth had Beaf, I had Lamb and Mint, and Swift enjoyed a little bit of each. We all thought it were really good.

The Gardens at Chatworth are stunningly beautiful. You have to go to see for yourself. Too much to look at in 2.5 hours. The Most Beautiful Garden I've ever seen.

We took a few photos as we left the estate and then back to Sheffield. Elisabeth's son Gareth dropped by to say hello and we met his partner Vicki for the first time. Very nice to see them both. I was going to run, then it started to rain very heavily, so had dinner instead. I never feel like running after eating.

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Greenhouses and Stables

Main Drag to Gardens

Cocosmia and Day Lilly

Beautiful Day Lillies

Herbacious Border

Flowers outside Orangery

Roman Long Walk Vista Point

Ali and Swift

Lunch

Swift and Elisabeth

The Long Walk

Lawn to Cascade

Front of House

Walk to Cascade

One of many statues

House and Fountain

Rose Garden

Roman Garden

Foot of Cascade

House from Cascade

House

House on Telephoto

Water Lillies

As good as Monet

Mrs Duck and Baby Ducks

Water Lillies

Lillies and Ducks

Elephant

Canal Pond and Fountain

Front of house

View from Canal Pond

Modern Embedded Slate Sculpture

Roman Bust

Garden and Maze

Bridge

American Pie

Sign

Pink Dalias

Yellow Dwarf Dalias

Steps into Garden

Robin in Garden

Sundial

Hour Stones

Steps from Garden

Maze

Swift, Ali and Elisabeth

Swift

Ali

Rock Garden

Looks like Arizona

White Old-fashioned Rose

Pink Old Fashioned Rose

Fragrant Pink Roses

Rocks

Waterfall

Man Eating Rhubarb

Elisabeth and Swift

Climbing the rocks

Looking down

Up a bit

From the top

Lillies from top of Rocks

Ali on Pavement

Rock Garden

Yellow Daisies

Sprinkling Willow

House through trees

Rock Path

About the tunnel

Explanation

Ali at Tunnel Entrance

Robin in Tunnel

Robin Flashed in Tunnel

Exit

River through Rocks

Looking to top of Rocks

Another Statue

Foxgloves

Ducks

Irises and Daisies

Path to Statue

Ali at Cascade

Cascade and house

Top of Cascade

Fountains and Cascade

View from Summer House

Down the cascade

Summer House

Pond to manage cascade

Top of Cascade

Woodlands Pond

Lillies

Another Summer House

Peaceful

Duck

Cave

View from cave

Another Summer House

Lady and Summer House

Pond and Life Ring

Willow Sculpture

Bigger Willow Sculpture

Garden Flowers for the House

Pansies

Fushcia

Pink Dalia

Yellow Dalia and Insect

Red Dalias and Yellow Marigolds

Roses

Another Dalia

Sculpture in Kitchen Garden

Vegetable Garden

Riot of Color

Path up to Sculpture

Nursery

Geraniums and Blue Lobelia

Ornamental Hedge

21st Century Art

Timepiece

Timepiece

Cockeril and Hen

Vinery

Growing the Duke's Tipple

Modern Growing House

House from Road

River

House from Bridge

House in Late Afternoon Sunshine

River and House

Last Glimpse

Moors from A625 to Sheffield

Heathcliffe, it's me, Kathy!


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