Tag Archives: France

The Jardin du Roi

Posted on 21/03/2020 by The Garden History Blog

I was supposed to be researching something serious the other day, when, as so often, I saw something much more interesting and decided to follow that lead instead. It was an image of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris that … Continue reading →

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The Pagoda at Chanteloup

Posted on 29/02/2020 by The Garden History Blog

If I asked you to think of a pagoda in  a European garden I suspect your automatic reaction would be to think of the one at Kew. But there is another, perhaps inspired by it, in an imposing position in … Continue reading →

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The Prince and the Tomato

Posted on 14/09/2019 by The Garden History Blog

La Bourdaisière is just one  small chateau  in the Loire Valley among dozens and dozens of others.  It sits on a rise dominating its immediate surroundings, and in the middle of its parc classé [the equivalent of a registered historic park … Continue reading →

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The Harcourt Arboretum or how to become a millionaire by growing pine trees

Posted on 07/09/2019 by The Garden History Blog

I’m at the Gardens Trust conference in Oxford this weekend and thought it would be nice to blog about something related to our proceedings.  So I obtained an advance copy of the conference brochure which is, as always, packed with … Continue reading →

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Chaumont

Posted on 03/08/2019 by The Garden History Blog

I’ve just come back from visiting the garden festival at Chaumont-sur-Loire. The great Renaissance chateau there has had a very chequered history, but for the last 28 years has been home to a wonderful celebration of gardens  unlike any other … Continue reading →

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