Tag Archives: plant hunters

The Tradescants and their Tomb

Posted on 02/05/2020 by The Garden History Blog

Just before the virus struck I was at the Garden Museum in Lambeth helping out on a course. We were in the new Clore Learning Centre which overlooks the  courtyard garden designed by Dan Pearson, [featured in March edition of … Continue reading →

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The Tradescants

Posted on 25/04/2020 by The Garden History Blog

I’d just finished writing a post about something I’d seen at the Garden Museum when I  realised there might be some readers who wouldn’t know anything about the subject and would need a bit of background. So I started writing … Continue reading →

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The Daffodil King of Tooting

Posted on 14/03/2020 by The Garden History Blog

Inspiration for this week’s post came from daydreaming & looking out of the window and noticing some daffodils coming into flower.  I  remembered that ages ago I wrote a couple of posts about their  history:  The Daffodil most dainty and … Continue reading →

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Hatshepsut and Thutmosis

Posted on 01/02/2020 by The Garden History Blog

We tend to think of Botanic Gardens as being very much a western invention, and that the earliest ones  were founded in  northern Italy in the 16th century.  Of course it all depends what you mean by a botanic garden,  but … Continue reading →

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The adventures of Maria Graham

Posted on 07/12/2019 by The Garden History Blog

As most people know the role of women in  garden history – ok all history – has been under-recorded and severely underrated.  But things are changing. In particular women’s  place  in the study and collection of plants in the late … Continue reading →

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