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Tag Archives: John Claudius Loudon
Rochfords: the start of a dynasty.
In 1840 Michael Rochford, a 21 year old Irishman man, left County Clare, and came to London. He found work with fellow countryman James Knight at his Exotic Nursery in Kings Road, Chelsea, before going on to start his own nursery, and … Continue reading
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Tagged covent garden, Duncombe, ferns, grapes, greenhouse, John Claudius Loudon, Joseph Knight, pineapples, Rievaulx, wardian case
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The Buzzing of the Bees….
Bees and their homes have always had a special place in our gardens [even if we don’t have coolibah trees or remember Burl Ives!] Most of us would think instantly of their honey, their pollination of crops, and the sight … Continue reading
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Tagged attingham, Bees, Hall Place, John Claudius Loudon, National Trust, packwood, Peckforton, Thomas Hill, william cobbett, william lawson
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The Wheelbarrow… a weapon of war?
Wheelbarrows have been around for ever haven’t they? But who invented the one wheeled labour-saving contraption? A Roman road builder? A clever mediaeval gardener? A wily Victorian entrepreneur? You might guess at any of them but you’d be wrong. The wheelbarrow doesn’t appear … Continue reading
Tiglath-Pileser I & the passion he shared with William Robinson
It’s not every day that an exotically multi-syllabled king of ancient Assyria gets mentioned in the context of Brtain’s historic parks and gardens. But I was writing a lecture about early plant hunting and decided to start with evidence from antiquity when … Continue reading
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Tagged arboretum, Bishop Compton, Capability Brown, Cedar of Lebanon, Chelsea Physic Garden, chiswick, Christopher Gray, Edinburgh Botanic Garden, Edward Lear, Francis Frith, Fulham Palace, George London, Goodwood, Gravetye, Highgate cemetery, Horace Walpole, Humphry Repton, John Claudius Loudon, John Evelyn, Lord Burlington, nurserymen, Pierre Belon, plant hunters, Sayes Court, trees, Uvedale, William Lucas, William Robinson, William Sherard, Wilton
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John Claudius Loudon…and cemeteries
Maybe it’s not the cheeriest of subjects but as another birthday approached my thoughts turned to immortality – or rather the lack of it – and so I planned to write about some of the history of cemeteries and burial grounds, … Continue reading
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Tagged burial, catacomb, cemeteries, cemetery, English Heritage, John Claudius Loudon, John Evelyn, Loudon
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