Tag Archives: National Gardens Scheme

Daffodil Day

Posted on 22/03/2025 by The Garden History Blog

Happy Daffodil Day! Daffodil Day is celebrated annually on March 22nd and has been a key fundraising event organised by cancer charities across the world since the 1950s because the show of bright colour so early in the year represents … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brodie Castle, Coughton Court, Daffodils, Edward Leeds, George Willmer, John Parkinson, King Alfred, National Gardens Scheme, Noel Kingsbury, Peter Barr, Robert Backhouse, Sarah Backhouse, Vincent Sion, William Backhouse | Leave a comment

Wisteria….

Posted on 02/08/2014 by The Garden History Blog

I’ve just spent a couple of days visiting historic gardens around Cardiff, an area of the country that I did not know at all. One of them was Dyffryn, an Italianate mansion set in a splendid Edwardian garden designed by Thomas … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cory, Dyffryn, Edith Adie, John Lindley, National Gardens Scheme, National Trust, Royal Horticultural Society | 3 Comments

Snowdrop Days

Posted on 27/01/2014 by The Garden History Blog

I saw my first snowdrops of the season last week, pushing their way through the semi-liquid mud in a friend’s garden. It almost looked as if it needed swimming lessons. But it set me thinking how archetypally English we take … Continue reading →