tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post5865703763252738376..comments2024-03-28T11:43:03.678+01:00Comments on wcs: Cheverny : Exteriorwcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-43616185252007123012008-04-11T08:28:00.000+02:002008-04-11T08:28:00.000+02:00louise, both cultures excel in gardening, but the ...louise, both cultures excel in gardening, but the styles are very different. English gardens strive to evoke natural settings while French gardens tend to reflect man's ability to control and shape nature.<BR/><BR/>simon, I didn't know that! Maybe that explains the Tintin museum at the château...wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-68780178235920691202008-04-10T17:43:00.000+02:002008-04-10T17:43:00.000+02:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike_HallI WIL...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike_Hall<BR/><BR/>I <B>WILL</B> get it right!Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203768991989701121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-39785055927965159762008-04-10T17:42:00.000+02:002008-04-10T17:42:00.000+02:00Markinspike Hall, the residence of Captain Haddock...Markinspike Hall, the residence of Captain Haddock in the Tintin comic books, is based on Cheverny.<BR/><BR/><A> href "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlinspike_Hall" </A><BR/><BR/>This is one of the best known little know facts I knowSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06203768991989701121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-8375599547317818442008-04-10T15:14:00.000+02:002008-04-10T15:14:00.000+02:00All my gardening life I'd heard that the British w...All my gardening life I'd heard that the British were the best gardeners, but from what I've seen, the French are not far behind. I can't see what's what in your photo of the formal garden, but there's plenty of green there--in early April.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com