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A Garden of surprises: Upton House

Posted on 10/12/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Upton is a surprise: let me correct that, Upton is a series of surprises. I happened to be passing reasonably close by and was looking for somewhere to break the journey. So I checked the  flash new National Trust website to … Continue reading →

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John Abercrombie

Posted on 03/12/2016 by The Garden History Blog

John Abercrombie was one of the 18th century’s most prolific gardening writers, although he was initially shy of his talents and didn’t really start writing until he was 50 and even then under someone else’s name.  But from there he went … Continue reading →

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William Sawrey Gilpin

Posted on 26/11/2016 by The Garden History Blog

My trip to Westonbirt last month introduced me to the theories of the early 19thc landscape designer William Sawrey Gilpin, who I’d heard of, but who had never really figured on my garden history radar. Gilpin had a career as an … Continue reading →

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Achille Duchêne @ Blenheim

Posted on 19/11/2016 by The Garden History Blog

A drizzly overcast day in mid-November might not be the ideal time to see the gardens at Blenheim but I was taking advantage of an offer of free entry to the gardens and park via my RHS membership, so a drizzly … Continue reading →

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Gardens on the Wall part 1: John Baptist Jackson

Posted on 12/11/2016 by The Garden History Blog

There are several ways of gardening indoors and several of gardening on walls but this post is about a way of doing both at once: wallpaper. Wallpaper has long used floral motifs. We’re all familiar with flowery wallpaper – some good, some … Continue reading →

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