Monthly Archives: November 2023

On a recent  visit to the Garden Museum in the former church of St Mary next to Lambeth Palace,  it was hard to miss  the impressive tomb of Admiral William Bligh, which stands in the middle of their courtyard.  Better … Continue reading →

Short of space in your home? Love indoor plants but haven’t got enough room to grow many? Want to have goldfish …or maybe frogs or snakes as pets? How about a budgie or a parrot? Any good at DIY? If … Continue reading →

In 1901 two highly respectable academic women – the first principal of St Hugh’s College, Oxford and her deputy – met Marie Antoinette in the gardens of  Versailles. That’s quite a challenging thought  considering the Queen of France had actually … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago I wrote about the history of biological controls in gardening and noted that these days they were once again most people’s preferred way of tackling disease and pests. However no one in Victorian England – or indeed most … Continue reading →