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Acorns from the King: the rest of the story of Coronation Gardens

Posted on 13/05/2023 by The Garden History Blog

I know the excitement is over but…here’s the rest of the not-so-short history of Coronation Gardens which will bring it right up to date. For the coronation of Edward VIII things were planned to be more organised horticulturally. In August 1936 … Continue reading →

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Crowning Glory: A short history of Coronation Gardens

Posted on 06/05/2023 by The Garden History Blog

I obviously can’t compete with the other events happening today but thought I could add a few thoughts about past coronations and how they have been celebrated in horticultural form. In fact, until the 20thc, apart from occasional tree planting … Continue reading →

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Walter MacFarlane and the Cast-Iron Park

Posted on 18/02/2023 by The Garden History Blog

In the Victorian era cast iron became ubiquitous in our parks, our streets and our architecture more generally. It was impossible to avoid and made up a large part of park and street furniture, from bandstands to drinking fountains, railings to … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to stroll along the prom prom prom…

Posted on 27/08/2022 by The Garden History Blog

For the last in my summery seaside related posts I thought I should move on to the next line of the famous song and think about strolling “along the prom prom prom where the brass bands play tiddily-om-pom-pom.” And … Continue reading →

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Oh I do like to TICK beside the seaside …

Posted on 13/08/2022 by The Garden History Blog

More August seaside fun! My post a few weeks ago about the origins of Floral Clocks proved popular so here’s a follow-up about their heyday in the inter-war years when they became tourist attractions and when seaside towns almost felt … Continue reading →