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An Easter Parade… of Roses in the Pub

Posted on 19/04/2025 by The Garden History Blog

Easter is always a difficult time for garden-related bloggers – there’s only a limited and rather obvious range of possibilities – bunnies, chocolate, easter lilies, ,passion flowers, chickens and eggs and over the last 12 years I’ve done most of them. … Continue reading →

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Hunting for Rhododendrons in the Himalayas

Posted on 12/04/2025 by The Garden History Blog

As we saw last week Joseph Hooker was enamoured from an early age by botany, and having returned from the Erebus expedition to the Antarctic he looked for new plant hunting opportunities. His friend Dr. Hugh Falconer, the future Director … Continue reading →

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Joseph Explores Antarctica

Posted on 05/04/2025 by The Garden History Blog

I was at Kew last week amongst hordes of people admiring the displays of cherries, magnolias and spring bulbs amongst other things. I wondered as I wandered, especially in the more popular areas around the main Victoria Gate entrance what … Continue reading →

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Queluz

Posted on 29/03/2025 by The Garden History Blog

Appearances can be deceptive. A couple of days ago I took a train out into what was once the countryside surrounding Lisbon, hoping to see a garden that I’d mentioned in passing in an earlier post. Ten minutes stroll … Continue reading →

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Daffodil Day

Posted on 22/03/2025 by The Garden History Blog

Happy Daffodil Day! Daffodil Day is celebrated annually on March 22nd and has been a key fundraising event organised by cancer charities across the world since the 1950s because the show of bright colour so early in the year represents … Continue reading →