Monthly Archives: April 2026

Prospect Cottage

Posted on 25/04/2026 by The Garden History Blog

Prospect Cottage stands on the spit of shingle that is Dungeness on the Kent coast, the most south easterly corner of England, sometimes known as the fifth quarter of the globe, a phrase which evocatively describes the uniqueness of this … Continue reading →

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Francis Bacon and His Later Gardens

Posted on 18/04/2026 by The Garden History Blog

Last week’s post looked at the gardens created by Sir Francis Bacon before he managed to climb the greasy pole of political advancement. This week I’m going to look at the gardens, theoretical and real, that he designed once he’d … Continue reading →

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Francis Bacon and His Early Gardens

Posted on 11/04/2026 by The Garden History Blog

April 9th marked the 400th anniversary of the death in 1626, of the philosopher, statesman and gardener Sir Francis Bacon. The opening lines of his essay “Of Gardens” must surely be amongst the most famous words about gardens in history: “God … Continue reading →

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Wearing White for Eastertide

Posted on 04/04/2026 by The Garden History Blog

“Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide…” Housman’s haunting poem, part of his Shropshire Lad collection written in 1896, is one of the nation’s … Continue reading →