Tag Archives: parterre

Bramham

Posted on 07/01/2023 by The Garden History Blog

I’ve always known that late 17th/ early 18thc gardens and landscapes have a special quality about them, but a visit I made last month proved it beyond doubt. So to get the New Year off to a flying start let … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archaeology, architecture, avenues, baroque, conservation, English Heritage, garden buildings, parterre, water gardens | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fountain, France, grotto, jardin anglais, Le Notre, Louis XIV, Napoleon, parterre, sculpture, water gardens | Leave a comment

Brodsworth

Posted on 14/05/2022 by The Garden History Blog

As you probably know the Gardens Trust has been running an extensive on-line lecture programme for the last 2 years, including a regular Wednesday evening slot called Unforgettable Gardens. April’s lectures were run in partnership with English Heritage and included … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged conservation, English Heritage, fernery, parterre, Rockery, Roses, statues, Topiary, Victorian | Leave a comment

More on Lyveden

Posted on 23/01/2021 by The Garden History Blog

Last week’s post looked at the background to the building of Lyveden New Bield by Sir Thomas Tresham in the very last few years of Elizabeth I’s reign. We began a tour of the garden and ended having reached the … Continue reading →

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Lyveden

Posted on 16/01/2021 by The Garden History Blog

We all know that houses and gardens are the product of their creators, sometimes almost inextricably so. But we also know that houses get altered, rebuilt or even demolished from time to time while gardens are even more ephemeral and … Continue reading →