Tag Archives: Gardener’s Chronicle

Menageries 4: Knowsley … and Edward Lear

Posted on 21/03/2015 by The Garden History Blog

More on menageries….real and imaginary. The early 19thc saw a shift from menageries as showcases for curiosities to the beginnings of the zoological garden as a base for science. At the same time that the royal menagerie in the Tower was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aviary, Capability Brown, chiswick, Earl of Derby, Edward Lear, Edward Stanley, Gardener's Chronicle, glasshouses, menagerie, Tower of London, William Gilpin | Leave a comment

Do behold the King in his glory…King Sequoia!

Posted on 06/12/2014 by The Garden History Blog

In 1849 a young Cornishman William Lobb arrived in San Francisco. Not to take part in the famous Gold Rush but to hunt for green gold for his employer, the enterprising Exeter nurseryman, James Veitch. What Lobb bought back created … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ashridge, Benmore, Compton Verney, Cowdray, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Darwin, David Douglas, Edinburgh Botanic Garden, Gardener's Chronicle, Horticultural Society, John Lindley, Lobb, Orton Hall, Patrick Matthew, Stratfield Saye, Veitch, Wellingtonia | 2 Comments

Capability Fred

Posted on 05/09/2014 by The Garden History Blog

The recent posts about Mr Middleton proved very popular, so I thought I’d follow them up with one about his successor at the BBC – Fred Streeter – a man who was full of gardening wisdom & impossible to dislike, and … Continue reading →