Tag Archives: Gertrude Jekyll

Winter Gardens

Posted on 04/01/2025 by The Garden History Blog

I’ve been struck recently by how many gardens are holding winter light shows. They used to be quite rare events but nowadays everyone seems to be getting in on the act. They showcase gardens and plants in a very different … Continue reading →

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Cats!

Posted on 28/01/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Humans have a love-hate relationship with cats. Personally I find it hard to understand why some people don’t like them. They’re very independent, clean and tidy, generally quiet and pretty low maintenance, and of course so instinctively clever that, unlike … Continue reading →

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Anne and Osbert’s Pleasure Garden

Posted on 04/01/2020 by The Garden History Blog

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We all have our favourite gardening books, whether for the quality of the illustrations, -usually the first thing one notices when flicking through – the quality of the writing – which takes more time to appreciate or … Continue reading →

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Owen Thomas 2: from Chatsworth to Windsor.

Posted on 26/08/2017 by The Garden History Blog

This is the second part of the story of Owen Thomas, the son of an Anglesey labourer who rose to the peak of the horticultural profession and became Queen Victoria’s gardener at Windsor and Frogmore. Last week’s post finished with … Continue reading →