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Gardens on the Wall part 1: John Baptist Jackson

Posted on 12/11/2016 by The Garden History Blog

There are several ways of gardening indoors and several of gardening on walls but this post is about a way of doing both at once: wallpaper. Wallpaper has long used floral motifs. We’re all familiar with flowery wallpaper – some good, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chinoiserie, wallpaper | 1 Comment

Westonbirt & the Holfords

Posted on 05/11/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Everyone’s heard of Westonbirt Arboretum, one of the most extensive and beautiful collections of trees in the country. But how about the other gardens at Westonbirt? Perhaps not. Yet like the arboretum they were created by the same visionary, Robert Stayner … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arboretum, Chatsworth, conservation, Earl of Morley, Forestry Commission, garden buildings, George Holford, Italian Garden, orchids, Pulhamite, Robert Holford, Rockery, Royal Horticultural Society, Trentham, water gardens, Westonbirt, William Goldring, william sawrey gilpin, Wollaton Hall | Leave a comment

Peas, perfect peas

Posted on 29/10/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Move over Capability Brown, you have to share your year of fame with peas! It has probably slipped your notice (as I confess it did mine) but the United Nations has declared 2016 to be the ‘International Year of Pulses’ (IYP) , … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cries, Gregor Mendel, James Carter, John Gerard, John Parkinson, John Worlidge, Leonard Meager, seeds, Stephen Switzer, Suttons, thomas knight, thomas Tusser, vegetables, Vilmorin, william cobbett | 3 Comments

Bodiam Castle

Posted on 22/10/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Bodiam in Sussex has been described as the most written about and photographed castle in the whole of Britain. This is not just because it’s a wonderfully photogenic site with opportunities to show off even an amateur’s camera skills. Bodiam doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archaeology, bridge, Mediaeval, water gardens | Leave a comment

It was hard not to smile when, whilst researching for a lecture on Chinoiserie in the garden, I flicked through the pattern books published by William Halfpenny, a virtually unknown 18thc architect. Very little of his work appears to have survived, although what … Continue reading →

Posted on 15/10/2016 by The Garden History Blog | Leave a comment