from Britannia & Eve 1st March 1953
A recent email from my friend Twigs Way had the headline “This is just SO quirky . .” Clicking it open I found a hyperlink and the message: “thought I would send it to a fellow lover of the ‘strange world of garden history’ ”
The link was to a short piece of newsreel on Pathe News dating from 1952 but neither of us had heard of the subject of the clip and nor had any of the local county gardens trust researchers that she’d asked, so, of course, that was a good excuse to start me off on another of life’s little research byways.
And what’s it all go to do with Cussons Imperial Leather? Continue reading
Let’s start February with a question. Do gardens have to fit into a particular pattern to be “acceptable” or merit inclusion on the “must-visit” list? There are quite a few people who think they shouldn’t have to and that we’re too hung up on particular notions of culture, beauty, and good taste. They argue that gardens, like art generally, should encompass a much wider range of ideas, styles and materials and not be subject to so much analysis or or always be seen through a traditional lens, or subject to “collective” approval to be successful or interesting.
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