The Perfect Cat by Louis Wain
Apologies if you’ve already seen this post. I’ve had several messages saying that either the blog hadn’t arrived or that it wouldn’t open properly so I’m reposting it in the hope that we have better luck second time around.
Humans have a love-hate relationship with cats. Personally I find it hard to understand why some people don’t like them. They’re very independent, clean and tidy, generally quiet and pretty low maintenance, and of course so instinctively clever that, unlike another favourite four legged friend they don’t need lots of training.
Of course it’s true, as my cat Rupert often reminds me that while dogs have owners cats have servants but I can forgive that. Yet as a gardener, like gardeners for centuries, I recognise that cats in gardens can be a problem if not a nightmare. Today’s post is going to look at the joys and tribulations of cats and their place in the garden…
Rupert
Way back in 1965 a small but dedicated band of garden enthusiasts got together and formed what was to become “the oldest society in the world dedicated to the conservation and study of historic designed gardens and landscapes.” Through their interventions, advice and casework the Garden History Society helped save or conserve scores of important gardens, and, almost more importantly, raised awareness of the country’s amazing heritage of designed landscapes and gardens. Six years later our journal Garden History was born, which means that towards the end of last year it celebrated its golden jubilee.
I’ve always known that late 17th/ early 18thc gardens and landscapes have a special quality about them, but a visit I made last month proved it beyond doubt. So to get the New Year off to a flying start let me tell you about Bramham, a Grade 1 listed landscape in Yorkshire, which has hardly changed since work started there in 1698.
The Garden History Blog 
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