tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post2844641161367075388..comments2023-09-22T02:49:05.342-07:00Comments on Bay Area Tendrils: Portal to a Mediterranean Garden - Chateau St. Jean WineryBay Area Tendrilshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-7947693744041148762009-08-15T18:40:39.944-07:002009-08-15T18:40:39.944-07:00Helen,
The detail photo of violet trumpet vine is...Helen, <br />The detail photo of violet trumpet vine is, in fact, the profuse bloomer cascading from the pergola. It's a tongue twister: Clytostoma callistegioides.<br />I hope very much to visit Wales & Portmeirion. Have never been :(<br />Do you have direct flights from Toronto to Wales? Cheers!Bay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-4838840738734729752009-08-15T13:34:19.485-07:002009-08-15T13:34:19.485-07:00What a lush and lovely setting. The chateau makes ...What a lush and lovely setting. The chateau makes me think of Portmeirion in Wales. That Italianate architecture is probably roughly the same vintage. Are the purple flowers you show in detail the same as the ones cascading down the pergola?Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14527649631254016576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-5121146860342107762009-08-14T19:43:37.719-07:002009-08-14T19:43:37.719-07:00Karen,
Next time we should visit wine country tog...Karen, <br />Next time we should visit wine country together, and raise a glass of vino to the blogosphere! (Maybe by now the skies have cleared?)<br /><br />James, <br />Sorry you didn't dip south into Marin, but glad you were able to fit in a bit of winetasting. It's definitely one of the best ways to spend time on a visit to Sonoma.<br /><br />Carrie, <br />my dear, thank you for Bay Area Tendrilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02559534912850380427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-49288299462641989682009-08-14T12:56:36.662-07:002009-08-14T12:56:36.662-07:00Lordy, bless us all! I have you as a fave on Botan...Lordy, bless us all! I have you as a fave on Botanicals since I joined but only now did I realise you weren't on my blogroll. No wonder I've been missing your fab travels. All is fixed now. Hugs for a weekend of fun xCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-42144645316173144832009-08-14T11:34:15.527-07:002009-08-14T11:34:15.527-07:00I was up in Sonoma County last weekend for a whirl...I was up in Sonoma County last weekend for a whirlwind family thing. But we made sure there was time for a little winetasting. We didn't make it to Kenwood, but the gardens in the area always make for a great part of the visit.lostlandscape (James)http://soenyun.com/Blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503383579285260292.post-4716702082448204982009-08-13T19:59:26.446-07:002009-08-13T19:59:26.446-07:00Oh, lovely! I visited there with my parents many y...Oh, lovely! I visited there with my parents many years ago, maybe right after college. The Dark Ages. It all looks kind of Italian until you see those palm trees! Well, maybe those grow in Italy too, just not so much in the north where I've mostly been. Great pics, thanks for the tour! I feel warmer now despite the crummy skies and rain (oh wait, I said I wouldn't complain when it Karenhttp://greenwalks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com