Tag Archives: John Claudius Loudon

Mr. Saul of Lancaster

Posted on 18/12/2021 by The Garden History Blog

One of things that I’ve always found fascinating about the history of gardens is the inventiveness of gardeners, and I don’t think there’s a period in horticultural history quite as inventive as the early 19thc.  That doesn’t mean that their … Continue reading →

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More Monkey Puzzling

Posted on 04/12/2021 by The Garden History Blog

Last week I  looked at the  discovery of the Monkey Puzzle tree by Europeans and at the very first specimens introduced to Britain by Archibald Menzies, and today I’m going to look at how it was introduced to British gardens … Continue reading →

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The Monkey Puzzle

Posted on 27/11/2021 by The Garden History Blog

If there is one unusual tree most of us will be able to name without much botanical knowledge or any reference books  it surely must be the monkey puzzle. They became very popular in the mid-late 19thc   and whenever you … Continue reading →

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The Cottage Garden and its origins

Posted on 08/05/2021 by The Garden History Blog

We all know what a cottage garden looks like don’t we?  We might even be able to describe its main features, although a short  definitive account is quite elusive. So where does the phrase come from? When is it first … Continue reading →

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Fair and Square

Posted on 28/11/2020 by The Garden History Blog

Over the last couple of months I’ve done a series of posts about the history of the London square.  We looked at the origins of the square as an architectural form  in the 17thc, then  the development of planting in … Continue reading →

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