Author Archives: The Garden History Blog

Benington Lordship wears its long history with a welcoming smile.  Lived in by the same family for well over a hundred years it has actually been inhabited since Saxon times.  It still boasts the remains of a mediaeval castle  as … Continue reading →

I’ve discovered I’m a snob. Not so much about people but about plants.  I suppose I’d always known that I had that tendency but my trip last week to the Orchid Festival at Kew bought it home in no uncertain … Continue reading →

The Gardens Trust is working towards  publishing a book on Unforgettable Gardens and together with a few colleagues I’ve recently spent ages trying to decide which ones to include and why.  Our debates reminded me of a similar dilemma which … Continue reading →

This could be  a fairy tale story. A dashing young American millionaire buys a Moorish castle in a breathtaking position, from an ancient aristocratic Spanish family promising to restore it. Imagine the excitement when he announces he has found hidden … Continue reading →

This was supposed to be a really  easy post to write because there are lots of nice pictures and, I thought, a reasonably straightforward story to tell.  But it’s been anything but!    It follows  on from last week’s post … Continue reading →