Just thought I would share a photo that I took last month when two lovely friends took me to Charleston in East Sussex as a belated birthday treat - the gift of a wonderful memory! We had a perfect summers day, which, with this summer being hit and miss, was lucky.
The gardens were a riot of colourful blooms. A vibrant magenta Everlasting Sweetpea was growing up through an apple tree's rosy crop and the Dahlias were majestic. I've posted this photo as I loved the colour combination of hot pink Cosmos in front of the dusty blue window frames.
The English Botanics card with the photo was inspired by the patterns painted by Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell on the interior walls of the house. One of the lovely florists at Eden Blooms in Farnham, Surrey, who I would like to thank for creating the bouquet featured on the English Botanics website, picked up on this. She had been to Charleston the weekend after we were there - what a coincidence!
So if you are ever in the area drop in and spend an hour or two visiting the home of The Bloomsbury Set. I'm sure you would find lots of inspiration there too, along with great cakes. I know I always feel more inspired after a slice of Lemon Drizzle!
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