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The Company’s Garden

Posted on 17/09/2022 by The Garden History Blog

I’m writing this post in Cape Town the home of the oldest European garden in Africa.  Known as The Company’s Garden it  lies near the heart of the modern city just four hundred metres south of where Jan van Riebeeck … Continue reading →

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Gibside

Posted on 10/09/2022 by The Garden History Blog

I wonder what George would have made of the children picnicking or playing football on his lawn?  He’d probably be more concerned that both his house and orangery lie in ruins and wonder how his wonderful estate came to such … Continue reading →

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Pulham on the Prom

Posted on 03/09/2022 by The Garden History Blog

The early seaside promenades  I wrote about last week were artificial creations, designed to separate land and sea, and often ornamented or disguised with  gardens and other features. Later in the 19thc another form of artificiality began to make its … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to stroll along the prom prom prom…

Posted on 27/08/2022 by The Garden History Blog

For the last in my summery seaside related posts I thought I should move on to the next line of the famous song and think about strolling “along the prom prom prom where the brass bands play tiddily-om-pom-pom.”   And … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to SIT beside the sea-side

Posted on 20/08/2022 by The Garden History Blog

Seaside holidays in Britain conjure up a whole range of images… beaches, sandcastles, piers, amusement arcades, rock and candy-floss, boarding houses and their landladies, rainy days, as well as all those lovely seaside gardens, but maybe the one building that … Continue reading →

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