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Victorian Jubilations

Posted on 04/06/2022 by The Garden History Blog

The Victorian  age saw public parks springing up all round the country. Rapid urbanization and industrialization led to poor housing, grinding poverty and fears of social unrest.   Parks were seen, by reformers, as one way of diffusing potential problems … Continue reading →

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Georgian Jubilation

Posted on 28/05/2022 by The Garden History Blog

“England’s public parks and gardens have played a central role in the celebration and the commemoration of royal jubilees for more than two hundred years. The roll call of jubilee gardens, coronation parks, queen’s parks and parks named after princes … Continue reading →

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Pingle-Wingle, Lazy Maisie and Granny-jumps-out-of-bed

Posted on 21/05/2022 by The Garden History Blog

What on earth is this post about?  This is after all a blog about gardens, designed landscapes and sometimes plants and their history. If you’re from a rural background and of the right age to remember children’s country games you … Continue reading →

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Bevis Bawa @ Brief

Posted on 07/05/2022 by The Garden History Blog

Let’s start  with some not very good [actually pretty awful] poetry because  it gives a flavour of today’s subject: In the land where the jaggery grows And the skies are raucous with crows Years ago on a pastoral hill Which … Continue reading →

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The Origins of Garden Gnomes

Posted on 05/03/2022 by The Garden History Blog

Just a few questions as the introduction for today’s post. What do you know about gnomes?   How are they different to dwarves?  Elves? Goblins? Pixies? Leprechauns, Boggarts? Or any of the other small folk who live in our imagination … Continue reading →

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