Tag Archives: conservation

The Pergola, Hampstead.

Posted on 06/06/2020 by The Garden History Blog

My favourite garden in London is very sadly currently out of bounds to the public because of covid19, although I have just taken advantage of the slight relaxation of the lockdown to walk around the outside.  But if I can’t … Continue reading →

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William Goldring and Asylums

Posted on 18/04/2020 by The Garden History Blog

At the end of last year I wrote about the work of William Goldring, a prolific landscape and garden designer who died in 1919. Apart from his private commissions  and work on  public parks he was also involved in the … Continue reading →

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Dinomania

Posted on 07/03/2020 by The Garden History Blog

It’s not just children who love dinosaurs, everybody seems to, and that includes Historic England  who have just put several of them on the 2020 Heritage At Risk  Register. And no… that’s not because our leading heritage body is about … Continue reading →

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Oronsay

Posted on 15/02/2020 by The Garden History Blog

I don’t often write about places I haven’t been but this is an exception for a place I’d like to go to. Like most of us I get magazines and newsletters from all sorts of organisations and usually just glance … Continue reading →

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Looking East …

Posted on 18/08/2018 by The Garden History Blog

What’s the best known – and certainly most instantly recognizable – garden building in Britain? I ought to think of something clever to say at this point, or perhaps provide a list to choose from but I suspect that for … Continue reading →

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