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William Bull – Horticulture in Excelsis

Posted on 29/07/2023 by The Garden History Blog

As regular readers will know I have a soft spot for the stories of once-famous and now overlooked or even forgotten Victorian nurserymen.  William Bull is another one you probably haven’t heard of, but who was absolutely pre-eminent in his … Continue reading →

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The Golden Oranges and Lemons of the Hesperides

Posted on 17/06/2023 by The Garden History Blog

We saw last week how the story of the Golden Apples from the legendary Garden the Hesperides was adapted by 17thc gardening writers to imply that Hercules didn’t steal apples but golden oranges and lemons  instead.   That switch from … Continue reading →

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Charles McIntosh

Posted on 23/07/2022 by The Garden History Blog

Oh no I can almost hear you thinking – another post about a dull old man who happened to like gardening…. but don’t give up yet because Charles McIntosh or M’Intosh as he is often called is neither dull nor … Continue reading →

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Harlaxton: “Beyond your imagination”

Posted on 30/04/2022 by The Garden History Blog

Unfortunately I haven’t had a single answer to the question -“Why did he do it?” – that I posed at the end of last week’s post about Harlaxton the “Jacobethan” marvel dreamed up and then lovingly built by Gregory Gregory. … Continue reading →

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Harlaxton: Gregory’s Dream

Posted on 23/04/2022 by The Garden History Blog

On the way to a family wedding last weekend I stopped off at Harlaxton near Grantham in Lincolnshire. Like John Claudius Loudon before me   I “had heard much of this place from various architects and amateurs for several years.” … Continue reading →

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