Tag Archives: Louis XIV

St Fiacre

Posted on 31/08/2024 by The Garden History Blog

Happy St Fiacre’s Day! You’ve just got time to organise a party for the patron saint of gardening, whose “official” feast day in most places is today – 31st August. But don’t worry if you can’t celebrate today, because in … Continue reading →

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Fontainebleau

Posted on 01/10/2022 by The Garden History Blog

France is famous for its grand gardens such as Versailles, Vaux le Vicomte and Fontainebleau which are the living proof of the superiority of man over nature and -only half in jest – of France and the French over everybody … Continue reading →

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Looking East …

Posted on 18/08/2018 by The Garden History Blog

What’s the best known – and certainly most instantly recognizable – garden building in Britain? I ought to think of something clever to say at this point, or perhaps provide a list to choose from but I suspect that for … Continue reading →

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A Little Chaos…

Posted on 09/05/2015 by The Garden History Blog

Not being a great film buff I’m quite fussy about what new films I go and see. But a film about Andre Le Notre and the construction of the gardens at Versailles, especially one with such a distinguished cast list, … Continue reading →