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Easter Lilies

Posted on 08/04/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Do a quick google search on traditional flowers for Easter and you’ll find what comes up are lots of florists websites telling you about the “Easter Lily”   and while other flowers such as daffodils and tulips are suggested too  it’s … Continue reading →

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Garden Open Today & Tomorrow

Posted on 01/04/2023 by The Garden History Blog

One of my favourite garden writers is Beverley Nichols, and the other day I discovered this wonderful quote about him and his work:  If Bertie Wooster and Gertrude Jekyll had a son, surely he would have been Beverley Nichols.  Today’s post is proof of … Continue reading →

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The Annunciation and its Gardens

Posted on 25/03/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Today, March 25th, is the feast of the Annunciation which, according to the Gospel of St Luke, marks the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, during which he tells her she has been chosen to  be the … Continue reading →

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Floriculture of the Toilet

Posted on 18/03/2023 by The Garden History Blog

What an extraordinary title for a blog post!  I hope it didn’t make you think  of plants that you might want to grow in the smallest room although I confess that was my first thought when I saw the title … Continue reading →

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Heavens above! There’s a nun in the garden

Posted on 11/03/2023 by The Garden History Blog

I’m sure lots of you are as familiar with this painting  by Charles Collins as I am. It’s one of those well known, if slightly unusual, pictures  that you wonder why anyone painted it.  What I hadn’t realised until I … Continue reading →

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