tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post6042361664138680596..comments2023-05-27T08:45:07.836+02:00Comments on Het Bloeiende Buitenleven: LANDGOED DORDWIJK - VILLA AUGUSTUSJanneke http://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-20437993095227160252015-04-28T20:11:59.464+02:002015-04-28T20:11:59.464+02:00I'm so glad you took us with you on your tour ...I'm so glad you took us with you on your tour of this lovely garden! It is interesting to see the differences and similarities between large gardens here and in Holland. The picture of the beech tree is fantastic and I love the view from the Italian garden down to the rivers. (Oh dear I am always attracted to the water aren't I?) The campsite you stayed in some many years ago is just up the lane from us. It is bad enough being in a house when the wind is strong I'm surprised you didn't get blown away too! Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-39543088053457360842015-04-22T06:23:25.770+02:002015-04-22T06:23:25.770+02:00Dear Janneke, sounds like you had a fabulous day a...Dear Janneke, sounds like you had a fabulous day at the country estate Dordwijk and the Villa Augustus with your garden club. The orangery of the country estate is architectually one of the finest that I have seen so far. Just beautiful! I love the salads in the greenhouse. They look so crunchy and fresh and ready to eat. It is great that the Villa Augustus restaurant is growing its food in their own gardens close by. I had read about this hotel/restaurant in another blog already and it seems to be a quite outstanding place. If I ever travel to the Netherlands I would love to visit it and have lunch there myself! Thanks for this great blog entry! <br />Warm regards, <br />Christinaorganicgardendreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122516730008378516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-21081524765027707872015-04-22T03:52:20.245+02:002015-04-22T03:52:20.245+02:00What an impressive place! I've never seen such...What an impressive place! I've never seen such a majestic water tower! The gardens must be incredible in the summer.Casa Mariposahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647089868277238456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-692374999852699002015-04-21T18:01:54.572+02:002015-04-21T18:01:54.572+02:00A very majestic estate with fantastic gardens, esp...A very majestic estate with fantastic gardens, especially for vegetables!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-36732517076157189092015-04-21T11:07:42.258+02:002015-04-21T11:07:42.258+02:00Heel interessant verslag van deze excursie met je ...Heel interessant verslag van deze excursie met je tuinclub, Janneke!<br />Mooie foto's, we liepen op deze manier haast een beetje met je mee.Zemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356586354953086773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-89449973891393826712015-04-21T01:08:39.375+02:002015-04-21T01:08:39.375+02:00What a beautiful tour, Janneke! So much to see! I ...What a beautiful tour, Janneke! So much to see! I love how the restaurant has it's own garden. What a feast!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914703548887252991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-38177370893441950572015-04-21T00:26:34.124+02:002015-04-21T00:26:34.124+02:00Vast een heel gezellige dag geweest samen met de d...Vast een heel gezellige dag geweest samen met de dames van je tuinclub.<br />Prachtige foto's heb je gemaakt die een goede indruk geven over wat er zoal te zien is.<br />Voor mij een tip om te onthouden, al zal lang lopen er voor mij voorlopig niet inzitten:-((<br /><br />Lieve groet,GerGerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479835696683507454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-7231772652126749972015-04-20T21:50:13.062+02:002015-04-20T21:50:13.062+02:00Your tours are always a pleasure, Janneke, and tod...Your tours are always a pleasure, Janneke, and today's is no exception! Following you along, through these grand gardens, of this most beautiful estate, we are lucky to see such pretty patches of various vegetation, sparkling waters, and resident critters! Your lunch of swordfish salad, soup and wine, surrounded by all your fellow gardeners, sounds like the perfect reward at the end of this lovely tour!<br /><br />PoppyPoppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980323586402386609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-32309839431288336012015-04-20T21:08:37.025+02:002015-04-20T21:08:37.025+02:00What a fascinating day for you all. I love the Ora...What a fascinating day for you all. I love the Orangery and think that the restoration work on it is first class.Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-83211163442071879172015-04-20T17:14:17.783+02:002015-04-20T17:14:17.783+02:00What a beautiful place to visit! The orangerie is ...What a beautiful place to visit! The orangerie is magnificent, as is the long pond and formal gardens. And the flower gardens were quite pretty. Don't blame that poor cat if she wants to use those nice soft fluffy beds for what they are obviously intended to be use for: a nicely prepared litter box!Garden Fancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283184170369157189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-85757840426834723712015-04-20T11:58:46.942+02:002015-04-20T11:58:46.942+02:00Indeed Nadezda, it was first misty and gloomy in t...Indeed Nadezda, it was first misty and gloomy in the morning. By middday the sun came through.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-30788902308840940102015-04-20T11:12:20.131+02:002015-04-20T11:12:20.131+02:00I think the weather was not pretty in the morning ...I think the weather was not pretty in the morning and then it became better. I love the backyard of Villa Augustus and the old water tower seems to be very comfortable. Sure you had nice time with garden club the Leprechauns. <br />I also liked the old beech!Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-2097554520384384992015-04-20T10:08:35.096+02:002015-04-20T10:08:35.096+02:00You certainly had a lovely day out with your garde...You certainly had a lovely day out with your garden club. Every corner of the estate looks interesting with so many beautiful features. Villa Augustus, a former water tower, is an amazing building and with the Italian garden and waterway next to it I think it was a pleasant place to have your delicious lunch.Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-30069278815324711542015-04-20T09:38:21.644+02:002015-04-20T09:38:21.644+02:00Prachtig! Ik ben ook fan van Villa Augustus, heerl...Prachtig! Ik ben ook fan van Villa Augustus, heerlijk sfeertje en mooie moestuin.Petra / Tuinwaartshttp://www.tuinwaarts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-36030233254813872292015-04-20T03:07:49.588+02:002015-04-20T03:07:49.588+02:00What a gorgeous estate. The gardens are magnifice...What a gorgeous estate. The gardens are magnificent. I also enjoyed the vegetable garden. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing with us.<br /><br />Wishing You A Blessed Week.<br /><br />Janet Rosemary-Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10228890422535470624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-11519349046983761952015-04-20T01:31:33.901+02:002015-04-20T01:31:33.901+02:00I had to smile when you said the name of your gard...I had to smile when you said the name of your garden club is the leprechauns, an enchanting description. Our garden clubs are simply known by the town where the meetings are held. You had an outing at a fabulous place for plants and photography.<br />The orangery is a magnificent building, isn't it?Judith @ Lavender Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361061491506137380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-82361149833050076482015-04-19T22:18:20.050+02:002015-04-19T22:18:20.050+02:00What a wonderful place so much variety and differe...What a wonderful place so much variety and different styles of garden I would love to see it later on when more flowers are about. Your lunch sounded delicious I have never eaten swordfish.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-70893619598150138902015-04-19T20:22:24.221+02:002015-04-19T20:22:24.221+02:00I truly appreciate to sharing your day out with us...I truly appreciate to sharing your day out with us Janneke. Nice place and the grounds/gardens are immaculate - apart from the pussy cat's toilet that is ;)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-18289797397395304972015-04-19T20:05:01.519+02:002015-04-19T20:05:01.519+02:00Door jouw ogen en met je verhaal erbij ziet het er...Door jouw ogen en met je verhaal erbij ziet het er heel aantrekkelijk uit..al die planten, de prachtige paden en lanen, de details...<br />Een geslaagde dag met een heerlijke maaltijd:)<br /><br />Lieve groet, EefieWhat's in a dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952703807611522158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-41137196260369358972015-04-19T16:13:00.165+02:002015-04-19T16:13:00.165+02:00Just gorgeous. What beautiful places to get inspi...Just gorgeous. What beautiful places to get inspired. Thank your for sharing. How amazing that a Sequoia can grown just about anywhere. I love our Sequoia forest here in California. They are beautiful trees. Love the photo of the cat in the garden, too funny.<br />Have a lovely day. Blessings!<br />Bobbie LynnBobbie Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13734281504628586990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-90140205843007617472015-04-19T16:03:44.289+02:002015-04-19T16:03:44.289+02:00klinkt allemaal erg leuk een zwaardvis salade all...klinkt allemaal erg leuk een zwaardvis salade alleen de naam al super<br />mooie fotos van de tuinen ook ziet er uit als een mooie dag<br />groetjes leon10leon 10https://www.blogger.com/profile/13430999051846683635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-68656678607295091292015-04-19T16:03:32.576+02:002015-04-19T16:03:32.576+02:00Very interesting place! I want to visit there!Very interesting place! I want to visit there!Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-25557585709070747542015-04-19T14:26:48.707+02:002015-04-19T14:26:48.707+02:00Thank you for the "rondleiding." I don&#...Thank you for the "rondleiding." I don't remember ever going to Dordrecht, but now I have a reason to go there. What a beautiful villa and garden! Good luck with the tree sowing. And I just noticed your Black Tulip magnolia in your previous post. Monty Don showcased his new tree in last Friday's Gardener's World. We have a new Slingbox so that my Dutch hubby can see the Dutch news and I can watch the real BBC programs! Who would have ever thought? Now out to take cuttings from our luscious boxwoods to replace the 150 dead plants from last dry hot fall.. Have a great Sunday evening. Linda@Wetcreek BlogLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418803664950404235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-86937671754941482022015-04-19T14:23:42.429+02:002015-04-19T14:23:42.429+02:00Oh, dear Janneke, I'm almost out of breath aft...Oh, dear Janneke, I'm almost out of breath after this magnificent tour! :)<br />Gorgeous parks and buildings and greenhouses and kitchen gardens...<br />You must have had a wonderful day with your friends. Thank you for sharing it with us!<br />Have a lovely week ahead!Sara - Villa Emiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402655388283396110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4907550779420477718.post-67206195193315626162015-04-19T13:48:58.251+02:002015-04-19T13:48:58.251+02:00Wat een mooi park waar jullie waren, ik ken het ni...Wat een mooi park waar jullie waren, ik ken het niet. Natuurlijk wel Villa Augustus, wat een heerlijke plek is dat toch. Leuk om het in het voorjaar te zien want ik ben er in de zomer of najaar geweest. Jolandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10759628051453619523noreply@blogger.com