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Wild Men

Posted on 10/05/2025 by The Garden History Blog

I did a double-take when I saw this relief carving on the house I stayed in at Ubeda in central Spain recently. Heraldry is symbolic but who or what on earth were the two figures supporting the coat of arms … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms and magic , fungi and fairies

Posted on 03/05/2025 by The Garden History Blog

Do you believe in fairies and magic? I’d guess that living in the 21st century the answer probably not. However, as I’m sure you realise,  there is a long history in virtually every culture of supernatural creatures and powers of … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms

Posted on 26/04/2025 by The Garden History Blog

I made dinner for a friend the other day, pasta with a nice mushroom sauce,  but was a bit puzzled when he looked and said “I don’t really like mushrooms. There’s just something about them that freaks me out. I … Continue reading →

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An Easter Parade… of Roses in the Pub

Posted on 19/04/2025 by The Garden History Blog

Easter is always a difficult time for garden-related bloggers – there’s only a limited and rather obvious range  of possibilities – bunnies, chocolate, easter lilies, ,passion flowers, chickens and eggs  and over the last 12 years I’ve done most of them. … Continue reading →

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Hunting for Rhododendrons in the Himalayas

Posted on 12/04/2025 by The Garden History Blog

As we saw last week Joseph Hooker was enamoured from an  early  age by botany, and having returned from  the Erebus expedition to the Antarctic he looked for  new plant hunting opportunities. His friend Dr. Hugh Falconer, the future Director … Continue reading →

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