Tag Archives: botanical art

THE Concise British Flora….

Posted on 23/11/2019 by The Garden History Blog

In the early 1960s a shy Devon clergyman  was persuaded to send in some of his drawings and watercolours of British wild flowers to a publisher.  They agreed to publish but could hardly have been expecting the public response to … Continue reading →

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The View from Room 35….

Posted on 09/03/2019 by The Garden History Blog

Last week’s post about finding a display of Barbie dolls in  an historic Spanish garden was a good indication of how varied garden history can be, and today’s is another. In fact today’s is hardly about gardens at all in … Continue reading →

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How Orchids became a Librarian’s Nightmare

Posted on 16/02/2019 by The Garden History Blog

It maybe a strange title but this is really the story of a rich young man and his passion for plants or rather one particular kind of plant.  James Bateman was the grandson and son of rich industrialists who had … Continue reading →

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Hortus Eystettensis

Posted on 17/11/2018 by The Garden History Blog

This post is about an illustrated catalogue of the  plant collection in  a German bishop’s garden around 1600. After such an enticing introduction you  might need some convincing to read any further, so let me add that the Hortus Eystettensis  [or … Continue reading →

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Mrs Delany’s Petticoat

Posted on 07/07/2018 by The Garden History Blog

I write about all sorts of strange things on this blog but can’t think of much more obscure than this week’s starting point which is a Georgian firescreen which turns out not to be just a firescreen but part of … Continue reading →

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