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Walter rules the garden … or does he?

Posted on 08/07/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Last week I looked at the origins of Margery Fish’s garden at East Lambrook,  which led to all sorts of mind-struggling with her husband Walter.  This week I want to turn to questions of planting the garden where, you probably won’t be surprised to hear there was … Continue reading →

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A Gardener’s Revenge

Posted on 01/07/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Although I knew the name Margery Fish I didnt really realise how significant a character she was until I heard Catherine Horwood talk about her in one of the Gardens Trusts on-line lectures earlier this year.  Catherine recommended Margery’s first … Continue reading →

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The non-existent plant that actually existed

Posted on 24/06/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Take a close look at this image of the Garden of Eden which appears on the  title page of John Parkinson’s Paradisi in Sole.  How many of the plants can you identify?  Are there any there you don’t recognise? I … Continue reading →

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The Golden Oranges and Lemons of the Hesperides

Posted on 17/06/2023 by The Garden History Blog

We saw last week how the story of the Golden Apples from the legendary Garden the Hesperides was adapted by 17thc gardening writers to imply that Hercules didn’t steal apples but golden oranges and lemons  instead.   That switch from … Continue reading →

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The Golden Apples of the Hesperides

Posted on 10/06/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Greek myths are eternally popular, so after a recent post on the story behind aquilegias today I’m turning my attention to another garden-related classical legend , that of the Garden of the Hesperides. The garden  belonged to the queen of … Continue reading →

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