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Doug the Gardener
Doug Gibbs is an Amateur Gardener, one of the very few of those
listed as a Member of the National Gardens Scheme.
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joins Horn Park and Mapperton in this distinction in the Beaminster area This is the entry in the Yellow Book for his garden: “¼-acre plantsman's garden created
and looked after entirely by owner. Divided by hedges and walkways into smaller spaces. Water garden, subtropical garden,
orchid house. Camellias, azaleas, hydrangeas all in pots. Conservatory and rain forest leading back out into Chantry Lane
with very colourful frontage. Expect the unexpected!”
In addition he is a self-taught painter - a naïve artist - scarcely recognised or appreciated in
his "pays de vaches". His garden is also his art gallery! Come along and see it for yourself, you won't
be disappointed
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"Here I can blow a garden with
my breath,
And in my hand a forest lies asleep."
From
The Seed Shop ©Muriel Stuart
MOUNT PLEASANT is the location
of Doug Gibb's extraordinary garden and Art Gallery! It lies a few hundred yards from the heart of Beaminster, The Square.
Walk up Fleet Street, past Beaminster School, turning left at Chantry Lane. Mount Pleasant lies on the left, just a little
way along.
'phone 01308 862578 |
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| Mount Pleasant |
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| Home to Doug Gibb's Extraordinary Garden |
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| Doug, in his new studio, shows his latest painting of Mount Pleasant |
| St. Mary's Church, Beaminster |
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| © The Artist (Doug Gibbs) copyright 2009 |
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