Tag Archives: Gertrude Jekyll

Sussex by La Manche?

Posted on 01/07/2017 by The Garden History Blog

Gertrude Jekyll and Edwin Lutyens are one of the great combos of design history.  Their names automically trip off the tongue in the same breath,  and they created a whole series of magificant houses and gardens all across the Britain. … Continue reading →

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Marion Cran

Posted on 18/02/2017 by The Garden History Blog

I often start these posts with a comments such as ‘here’s someone else you won’t have heard of”,  although there’s often a good reason for the subject’s lack of fame … but today’s subject is someone who really has been unjustly neglected. … Continue reading →

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What is an English Garden?

Posted on 23/07/2016 by The Garden History Blog

What is an “English Garden”? We all know the answer don’t we? Especially in 2016 The Year of the Garden. Even though not all of the readers of this blog are in England I’m sure the words “English Garden” conjure up familiar and comfortable … Continue reading →

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Harry Higgott Thomas

Posted on 14/05/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Harry Higgott Thomas was a man you probably haven’t heard of. If he’d stuck to his first career choice – working in a bank – there’s no reason why you ever would have done.  But, he changed careers, went to train … Continue reading →

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Another side of Gertrude…

Posted on 02/04/2016 by The Garden History Blog

We probably all have a vision of Gertrude Jekyll based on the famous photos of her in later life – a dumpy but formidable old lady with dark clothes reaching to the ground and walking in a garden with the … Continue reading →

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