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The Wizard Earl & his miniature conundrum

Posted on 21/11/2020 by The Garden History Blog

This painting has intrigued me since I first saw it, and I’ve included it in lectures on both Elizabethan gardens and art history, for reasons that I hope will soon become apparent.  The sitter [or rather the recliner] is Henry … Continue reading →

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Movers and Shakers

Posted on 14/11/2020 by The Garden History Blog

Last week’s post ended with the image printed in 1828 of  Sir Henry Stuart’s balance-men being catapulted through the air while trying to move a tree, but over the following twenty years or so  gardeners, foresters and landscapers invented a … Continue reading →

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Transplanting Trees

Posted on 07/11/2020 by The Garden History Blog

  A 250 year old wild pear tree hit the news headlines recently [Oct 20th 2020] for the second time in recent years.  In 2015 it was voted Britain’s Tree of the Year but the latest mention was no cue … Continue reading →

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The Bloedel Reserve

Posted on 31/10/2020 by The Garden History Blog

Doesn’t time fly?  This time last year I was lucky enough to visit this beautiful house and its even more beautiful garden.  Despite appearances it’s not an elegant little 18thc chateau in France but  a 1930s building  on an island … Continue reading →

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The March of Bricks and Mortar

Posted on 24/10/2020 by The Garden History Blog

More on London squares. A couple of weeks ago I looked at the beginning of Rus in Urbe – the idea of the countryside  being  bought into the city and the way that it changed their layout and planting. What … Continue reading →

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