tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post2346191076007178040..comments2024-03-23T20:10:59.775+00:00Comments on greentapestry : The Icing On The CakeAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-4910388528775751202013-06-13T22:32:51.153+01:002013-06-13T22:32:51.153+01:00What wonderful garden visits and like everyone els...What wonderful garden visits and like everyone else I too love the decoration on that slice of cake. Fondant rose making is my thing but I've never seen a side or top decoration to a carrot cake quite like that. I'll remember this inspiring cake (thanks for sharing it) the next time I make fondant roses which will be quite soon ;-) Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12956905954971466579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-18352460722154742352013-06-12T20:46:26.456+01:002013-06-12T20:46:26.456+01:00What a spectacular cake and your weekend of visiti...What a spectacular cake and your weekend of visiting a real treat. I think I'm adding Wollerton Old Hall on a must visit soon list.Annie_Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140041665657746319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-2692157703462459802013-06-06T22:30:34.589+01:002013-06-06T22:30:34.589+01:00The cake rounded the weekend end off most nicely. ...The cake rounded the weekend end off most nicely. The two gardens were a perfect contrast to visit Janet and both just down the road to each other and where we were staying :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-24382050986206405642013-06-06T22:27:52.157+01:002013-06-06T22:27:52.157+01:00Oh I do hope that you get to Wollerton before long...Oh I do hope that you get to Wollerton before long WW - it's a fine garden which I'm sure you would enjoy. The trip later this year should be fun as long as the weather obliges :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-35961042469190893922013-06-06T22:25:01.908+01:002013-06-06T22:25:01.908+01:00Welcome and thanks for your comment RD. Glad to se...Welcome and thanks for your comment RD. Glad to see that somebody else is an eater rather than a baker. I feared it was just me :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-75696605967953394542013-06-06T22:23:58.234+01:002013-06-06T22:23:58.234+01:00Now that's taking worrying to the extreme but ...Now that's taking worrying to the extreme but I quite understand :) Wollerton is my favourite too but really enjoyed the visit to Hodnet where the gardens were at their peak :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-7235854994533437752013-06-06T22:14:25.817+01:002013-06-06T22:14:25.817+01:00Welcome and thanks for your comment Helen. I do h...Welcome and thanks for your comment Helen. I do hope that you get to visit Wollerton before long. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-39837508024957227942013-06-06T22:11:39.977+01:002013-06-06T22:11:39.977+01:00Thanks for your most kind comment Cathy. The cake ...Thanks for your most kind comment Cathy. The cake was every bit as good as it looks. We arrived at the garden just ahead of opening and most of the other visitors in the queue headed off in the direction of food hence people free photos :) Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-37604907865433376342013-06-06T21:57:44.245+01:002013-06-06T21:57:44.245+01:00Yes Annette it is good to have a break from normal...Yes Annette it is good to have a break from normal routine and as you say see something fresh. I may have worried too much about my plants. I think that I worried about them too much whilst they just got on with things on their own :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-51923797486837948502013-06-06T21:52:42.996+01:002013-06-06T21:52:42.996+01:00Thanks Karen - exactly my sentiments :)Thanks Karen - exactly my sentiments :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-4842777570678476652013-06-06T21:52:01.291+01:002013-06-06T21:52:01.291+01:00Would I were that profficient when it comes to ici...Would I were that profficient when it comes to icing cakes :) I The icing was surprisingly very soft and not that sweet although I did not want much to eat for the rest of that day! Wollerton is in Shropshire so hopefully not too far away for you to visit. Well worth a detour :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-15459511328068283872013-06-06T21:47:29.641+01:002013-06-06T21:47:29.641+01:00Thanks for your comment Cathy :) Will try to post ...Thanks for your comment Cathy :) Will try to post more about the gardens soon.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-60201387355086485022013-06-06T21:45:48.885+01:002013-06-06T21:45:48.885+01:00Yes the cake was a work of art Pauline and most fi...Yes the cake was a work of art Pauline and most fitting for the post :) What a lovely piece of Hodnet to have in your garden. The stuffed animals are not my cup of tea but I suppose they contribute to giving the place a unique atmosphere. I just turned my back to them when we had lunch.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-82806279013367348202013-06-06T21:41:17.253+01:002013-06-06T21:41:17.253+01:00The weather had just warmed up nicely in time Jo f...The weather had just warmed up nicely in time Jo for garden visiting and in fact it was almost too sunny for taking photos! Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-63876355083381304312013-06-06T21:39:28.720+01:002013-06-06T21:39:28.720+01:00Not sure where you would start either Rob :) Wolle...Not sure where you would start either Rob :) Wollerton is a most intimate garden - there is a clear formal structure which includes some most beautiful floaty planting. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-30934915668229909052013-06-06T21:33:28.560+01:002013-06-06T21:33:28.560+01:00I was rather taken aback by the cake VP :) Thanks ...I was rather taken aback by the cake VP :) Thanks for providing me with the perfect excuse for eating it. I had not clicked about canals and cuts but it's come back to me now after the event! I know that you would enjoy both gardens different though they are. Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-11166224464666551902013-06-06T21:28:22.712+01:002013-06-06T21:28:22.712+01:00I thought of you when we were at Hodnet Helen reme...I thought of you when we were at Hodnet Helen remembering your liking for rhodies. If you can get to Wollerton and back in a day you Hodnet is only about a mile and a half away! With you on the cake - I would just want to look at it :)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-90985890406040237562013-06-05T20:54:44.338+01:002013-06-05T20:54:44.338+01:00What a perfect end to your weekend, the cake looks...What a perfect end to your weekend, the cake looks amazing, but I am so glad your plants survived. Love the look of Wollerton, somehow it appeals more than the riot of colour, though on another day I would probably say the reverse, so a good combination.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-38158673834420165292013-06-05T18:11:52.693+01:002013-06-05T18:11:52.693+01:00Oh I'm jealous. I've wanted to visit Wolle...Oh I'm jealous. I've wanted to visit Wollerton Old Hall for so long now. And that cake is INCREDIBLE. What amazing decoration. Loving the sound of your long trip this summer in the camper. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-76510865649850515882013-06-04T23:37:01.032+01:002013-06-04T23:37:01.032+01:00Wow, what gardens you chose to visit! I love the l...Wow, what gardens you chose to visit! I love the look of Wollerton, that is truly a garden to inspire! And I'm with you on cake, much prefer to eat than to bake! rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-83456198244849522392013-06-04T20:59:20.476+01:002013-06-04T20:59:20.476+01:00Mmmmm....cake! Oh my, almost too pretty to eat - a...Mmmmm....cake! Oh my, almost too pretty to eat - almost! :)<br />Love both the gardens but I think I lean towards the Wollerton, love the green and the structure. I understand you worrying about your plants, I am already thinking of my potted tomato plants and we are not going away until August! Northern Beauty Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805215769692200647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-25819452570940886842013-06-04T09:26:15.724+01:002013-06-04T09:26:15.724+01:00Super pictures. Shropshire's a huge favourite ...Super pictures. Shropshire's a huge favourite of ours, yet we haven't visited either of those. They've gone straight on the list of what to see next time, especially Woolerton - I'm a sucker for topiary. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-11072028871263548102013-06-03T20:46:49.134+01:002013-06-03T20:46:49.134+01:00What a delightful post, Anna - I loved everything ...What a delightful post, Anna - I loved everything about it. The award winning tea rooms have amazing looking cakes - but what was the cake itself like? No point it being so pretty if the actual cake was below par! Coincedentally, I was just checking opening times of Wollerton yesterday, as I was suggesting a detour on a birthday day out for the Golfer (day out for him, garden for me!) - loved it in September 2011, and wanted to see it earlier in the year. Was there no-one else there when you were - no people in your pics!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-62964011512516144412013-06-03T20:11:12.430+01:002013-06-03T20:11:12.430+01:00Dear Anna, thank you for taking me with you, such ...Dear Anna, thank you for taking me with you, such a delight! The cake looks too beautiful to eat though ;). Love your pics of Wollerton Old Hall...only goes to show where true garden art is still to be found. It's nice to go away and see something different from time to time and even better to get home and find all's well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12357501.post-69555076711740283462013-06-03T18:45:53.523+01:002013-06-03T18:45:53.523+01:00What lovely garden images Anna - will have to put ...What lovely garden images Anna - will have to put those gardens on my list of places to visit.<br />As for the cake!!!!! Yum Yum It looks so beautiful, shame to eat it .... almost<br />K<br />xxKaren Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685625739001044636noreply@blogger.com