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Old 06-06-2017, 09:21 AM
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I was recently briefly in England, and took these photosin Highlands Park Essex
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Old 06-06-2017, 09:57 AM
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That is beautiful. Thank You.
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Lovely. Thank you for sharing.
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Here's one from my trip to Scotland. Amazing amount of work this must take. I have trouble with my Villages yard. This is Drummond Castle. Owner is a lady who lives there part time and in London. The picture takes in about half the garden.
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Imagine the gardening bill.
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Old 06-06-2017, 11:48 AM
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Imagine the H2O bill if it were in TV. [emoji41]


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What BILL? I'll bet the Tax payer's pay for it. JMO

It's still a Beau-T-full Picture. Thanks....
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What BILL? I'll bet the Tax payer's pay for it. JMO



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It certainly is. Just spectacular.


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Thanks to you both for sharing your beautiful photos!
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Just lovely. Unfortunately one cannot have an English garden in Florida
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Yup, it was Spanish, unlike the original 13 colonies.


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Me too, love your photos! Thanks for sharing!
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Here's one from my trip to Scotland. Amazing amount of work this must take. I have trouble with my Villages yard. This is Drummond Castle. Owner is a lady who lives there part time and in London. The picture takes in about half the garden.
The 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby by any chance?
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