Author Archives: The Garden History Blog

Today’s post is a  look at what has become  more trendily known as “aquascaping” rather than the rather the more mundane sounding “underwater gardening” which I wrote about last week. If I’m honest I’d never heard of “aquascaping” until recently, … Continue reading →

I’m writing this as the rain lashes down outside – again – but it’s not, as the title might suggest,  a post about how to manage a flooded garden, instead it’s another one about water gardens, but water gardens with … Continue reading →

Last week’s post looked at the creation of the picturesque landscape at Piercefield, near Chepstow. Today I’m going to look at the decline  and fall of the estate and how all the conservation and heritage protections in the world still … Continue reading →

These days Garden visiting is a popular pastime but actually it has been so since at least the 18thc  and one of the earliest estates to become a tourist attraction in its own right  is Piercefield, which stands above the … Continue reading →

I found a copy of  The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett when sorting out some old books recently and flicked through it again – hence this post.  I suspect you probably  have read it yourself,  read it to children, … Continue reading →