Tag Archives: Birds

Another Swan Song

Posted on 22/04/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Way back in March 2021 I wrote a piece about swans, which concentrated on their history in parks and gardens in Britain from the mediaeval period through to the 17thc. Then they were probably regarded as high status food as … Continue reading →

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Thomas Bewick’s Gardens and Gardeners

Posted on 04/02/2017 by The Garden History Blog

Thomas Bewick, who was born in rural Northumberland in 1753, was an author, illustrator and publisher and became ‘the father of modern wood engraving’. His work is almost always instantly recognisable and his History of British Birds is really the first field guide for naturalists. … Continue reading →