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Adam’s weed

Posted on 25/08/2018 by The Garden History Blog

An obscure 17thc botanist cleric is very prominent in many gardens at the moment because of a plant, that as so often in the weird and wonderful ways of botanical names, he never saw, didn’t even know existed and had … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Buddle, Armand David, Augustine Henry, Buddleia, buddleja, butterflies, Chelsea Physic Garden, china, Doody, invasive plants, Jacob Bobart, Japanese knotweed, John Ray, Joseph Hooker, Lee & Kennedy, Linnaeus, moss, Petiver, Philp Miller, Tournefort, van der Weyer, Vilmorin, William Houstoun | Leave a comment

Looking East …

Posted on 18/08/2018 by The Garden History Blog

What’s the best known – and certainly most instantly recognizable – garden building in Britain? I ought to think of something clever to say at this point, or perhaps provide a list to choose from but I suspect that for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 17thc, baroque, china, Chinese bridge, chonoiserie, conservation, dragons, Dutch, Dutch East India Company, Frederick Prince of Wales, garden buildings, George III, Historic Royal Palaces, jesuits, kew, Lord Bute, Louis XIV, Nieuhof, Nymphenburg, pagoda, Pillnitz, porcelain, Princess Augusta, Sir john mandeville, Trianon, Versailles, william chambers | 1 Comment

Dahlias

Posted on 11/08/2018 by The Garden History Blog

My garden boasts a Vulgar Border…not full of plants that swear but of brightly coloured one – clashing pinks, oranges, purples and yellow which almost make your eyes water. And chief amongst them are dahlias. Dozens and dozens of them. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aimee Bonpland, Berlin Botanic Garden, Candolle, Cavanilles, Chelsea Physic Garden, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, dahlia, Empress Josephine, georgina, Hernandez, Holland House, Horticultural Society, Hortus Kewensis, Humboldt, Jardin des Plantes, John Fraser, Joseph Sabine, kew, Lady Holland, Madrid, Malmaison, Marquis of Bute, Mexico, Montpellier, St Cloud, The Botanical Register, Thunberg, Willdenow | 3 Comments

An Orchard in a Box

Posted on 04/08/2018 by The Garden History Blog

Nowadays we think nothing of eating exotic fruit shipped in from round the world regardless of season and sold in supermarkets, and few of us grow much of our fruit supply. Apparently we prefer bananas to apples, perhaps not surprisingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 17thc, embroidery, fruit, orchards, ralph austen | 2 Comments

George Glenny grumbles on…

Posted on 28/07/2018 by The Garden History Blog

Last week’s post left George Glenny bankrupt in 1839. But, horrible though this must have been, in some ways this was the making of him. He had to sell the Gardener’s Gazette and his exhibition hall and turn back to the one … Continue reading →