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The adventures of Maria Graham

Posted on 07/12/2019 by The Garden History Blog

As most people know the role of women in  garden history – ok all history – has been under-recorded and severely underrated.  But things are changing. In particular women’s  place  in the study and collection of plants in the late … Continue reading →

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“An easy first in his profession”

Posted on 30/11/2019 by The Garden History Blog

If you’re someone who reads this blog regularly then you can probably name many of Britain’s great garden designers, but who is/was the most prolific?  Was it Capability Brown with more than 200 major projects? Gertrude Jekyll who is now … Continue reading →

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THE Concise British Flora….

Posted on 23/11/2019 by The Garden History Blog

In the early 1960s a shy Devon clergyman  was persuaded to send in some of his drawings and watercolours of British wild flowers to a publisher.  They agreed to publish but could hardly have been expecting the public response to … Continue reading →

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Piranesi and the Gardens of Rome

Posted on 16/11/2019 by The Garden History Blog

Italy has always been famous for its classical monuments and, since the Renaissance,  for its gardens too.  Both attracted tourists in growing numbers, particularly as the Grand Tour became an essential part of the education of almost every young northern … Continue reading →

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Spheres of Influence…

Posted on 09/11/2019 by The Garden History Blog

There is a long history of philanthropic and/or paternalistic  industrialists  providing recreational and garden space for their employers. We’ve all heard of Bourneville, Port Sunlight and Saltaire, while Helena Chance’s recent book  ‘The Factory in a Garden’.  (2017) gives a comprehensive … Continue reading →

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