Tag Archives: parterre

Batty’s arti-natural Principles

Posted on 29/07/2017 by The Garden History Blog

The wonderfully named Batty Langley was a gardener’s son who followed in his fathers footsteps and then turned surveyor, landscape gardener, artificial stone maker, would-be architect and garden designer, as well as prolific author.  Well  he had to do something … Continue reading →

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Broughton Castle

Posted on 22/04/2017 by The Garden History Blog

Tucked away in beautiful countryside just a couple of miles from Banbury is one of the most perfect houses in the country: Broughton Castle.  The Historic England site description does nothing to convey the surprise the visitor gets when they turn … Continue reading →

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The Hanging Gardens of Stoke Edith

Posted on 11/02/2017 by The Garden History Blog

The British galleries in the Victoria & Albert Museum hold many treasures but probably none more interesting to lovers and historians of gardens than two large early 18thc wall hangings from Stoke Edith in Herefordshire.  They show elaborate formal garden scenes in … Continue reading →

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Achille Duchêne @ Blenheim

Posted on 19/11/2016 by The Garden History Blog

A drizzly overcast day in mid-November might not be the ideal time to see the gardens at Blenheim but I was taking advantage of an offer of free entry to the gardens and park via my RHS membership, so a drizzly … Continue reading →

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Tredegar…Restoration grandeur and a dancing kangaroo

Posted on 09/07/2016 by The Garden History Blog

No sooner had I finished writing this post [many many months ago now] but Tredegar House was the subject of a TV programme with Griff Rhys Jones.  So, as I didn’t want to be thought a copycat, I decided to … Continue reading →

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