Tag Archives: Mediaeval

Saints, Sinners, Sex and Strawberries…

Posted on 20/05/2017 by The Garden History Blog

Strawberries are quintessentially English. Or so you’d think. But actually they’re not. Although there are indigenous European strawberries the ones we eat are hybrids derived from a species from New England and another from Chile  introduced surreptitiously into France in … Continue reading →

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Bodiam Castle

Posted on 22/10/2016 by The Garden History Blog

  Bodiam in Sussex has been described as the most written about and photographed  castle in the whole of Britain. This is not just because it’s a wonderfully photogenic site with opportunities to show off even an amateur’s camera skills. Bodiam doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Fishing Temples 1 : the earliest survivals

Posted on 27/08/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Its August and I’ve been sitting admiring my lake – how’s that for showing off?  It’s about an acre in extent and stuffed full of hideous fat carp.  It’s an attraction for local fishermen and there’s often one sitting on … Continue reading →

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Treillage

Posted on 09/04/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Treillage is just a posh [and French] word for trellis!  Its one of the oldest forms of garden structure and in medieval and Tudor times was often called ‘carpentry work’.  Although the idea of trelliswork sounds simple and rustic,  in … Continue reading →

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Bunnies – but not chocolate Easter ones!

Posted on 26/03/2016 by The Garden History Blog

I was at Kew the other day and encountered a large branded golden bunny on the lawn: a symbol of how commercial everywhere, however historic and significant, has had to become in recent years.  One of the greatest botanic gardens … Continue reading →

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