Peter Bowen Art

Looking at nature is a wonderful experience. Just take a walk in any country garden and you will discover some amazing designs and complex patterns that mother nature has created. Resently we visited Waterperry Gardens - eight acres of landscaped ornamental gardens, that are guaranteed to delight and inspire garden-lovers and artists from across the country and the world. Founded more than seventy years ago as a School of Horticulture for Ladies, the gardens at Waterperry have evolved into a stunning oasis of calm and beauty in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside. It's not until you stop to smell the roses that you realize how complex the very nature of flowering plants are, and how wonderous they can be with their own unique methods of attracting insects (and us) to them. Nature can accomplish feats that engineers have only been able to dream of until now. But as scientists peer deeper into the cellular and molecular workings of nature, engineers are starting to find informa

The Antrim Coast — Northern Ireland This is one of the most interesting and scenic coastlines in the United Kingdom. There is lots to see and do including castle ruins, tour the world's oldest whiskey distillery, discover small harbours, and hike along the famous Giant's Causeway (a World Heritage Site). Dunluce Castle These romantic ruins, perched dramatically on the edge of a rocky headland, are testimony to this region's turbulent past. During the Middle Ages, the castle resisted several sieges. On a stormy night in 1639, dinner was interrupted as half of the kitchen fell into the sea, taking the servants with it. That was the last straw for the lady of the castle. The countess of Antrim packed up and moved inland, and the castle "began its slow submission to the forces of nature." While it's one of the largest castles in Northern Ireland and is beautifully situated, only ruined walls are left standing today but well worth a visit. The 16th-century expansio