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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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Scotney

Posted on 19/06/2021 by The Garden History Blog

I’m sure, like me, you’ve often coveted a garden that you’ve visited. Maybe it’s a grand estate with sweeping vistas, or a beautiful garden building that takes your eye or perhaps somewhere that has wonderful planting. What wouldn’t we … Continue reading →

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Anglesey Abbey

Posted on 12/01/2019 by The Garden History Blog

Just under a century ago two wealthy Anglo-American brothers, fanatical about horse racing bought a stud farm near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. They also wanted to enjoy the life of the huntin’ shootin’ and fishin’ set in the English … Continue reading →

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Ickworth

Posted on 27/10/2018 by The Garden History Blog

I was lecturing in Suffolk recently and took the opportunity to call in at Ickworth, for the first time in many years. What a revelation that was. Not the grand rotunda of the house, splendid on the outside but rather … Continue reading →

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Henry Lyte & Lytes Cary

Posted on 24/10/2015 by The Garden History Blog

Have you heard of Henry Lyte? Don’t yawn when I tell you that his main claim to fame is that he published A Niewe Herball in 1578 which was his own meticulous translation of Rembert Dodoens Cruydeboeck of 1554, by … Continue reading →