Tag Archives: Roman gardens

Natural History: “to be alive is to be watchful”

Posted on 22/07/2023 by The Garden History Blog

Whose 2000th birthday should we be celebrating this year? Here’s a clue. He was a workaholic military officer and civil servant for the Emperor Vespasian, and the author of the first book that resembled an encyclopaedia. Usually known as Natural History … Continue reading →

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Anne and Osbert’s Pleasure Garden

Posted on 04/01/2020 by The Garden History Blog

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We all have our favourite gardening books, whether for the quality of the illustrations, -usually the first thing one notices when flicking through – the quality of the writing – which takes more time to appreciate or … Continue reading →