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Cottage Gardens – Cabbages and Chocolate boxes

Posted on 22/05/2021 by The Garden History Blog

I wrote a couple of weeks back about the origin of the cottage garden,  and today I want to take the story forward and look at how by the middle of Queen Victoria’s  reign  rural cottages and their gardens had … Continue reading →

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The Cottage Garden and its origins

Posted on 08/05/2021 by The Garden History Blog

We all know what a cottage garden looks like don’t we?  We might even be able to describe its main features, although a short  definitive account is quite elusive. So where does the phrase come from? When is it first … Continue reading →

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Audley End’s Walled Kitchen Garden

Posted on 01/05/2021 by The Garden History Blog

Another lockdown escape last week took me to Audley End, near Saffron Walden in Essex.  Although the mansion itself is still closed because of Covid restrictions the extensive grounds which were completely redesigned  by Capability Brown in the mid 18thc, were open. … Continue reading →

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The Gibberd Garden

Posted on 24/04/2021 by The Garden History Blog

Wednesday was escape day in north London – the first visit to a garden for many long months. Thank goodness it was sunny, although I think even if it had been pouring with rain the planned escape would still have … Continue reading →

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The English Travels of Cosimo III

Posted on 17/04/2021 by The Garden History Blog

Apologies to regular readers for the false alarm about a post yesterday. I’m afraid there was a slip of the editorial finger when instead of saving the draft of next week’s piece I hit “publish”. It happens even to the … Continue reading →

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