Tag Archives: Royal Horticultural Society

Clarence Elliott: garden writer and alpine specialist

Posted on 18/03/2017 by The Garden History Blog

This post was inspired by an information board in the Alpine Garden area of Wisley. But unless you’re an alpine plant aficionado or a fan of gardening columns in long-defunct magazines, you probably haven’t heard of the person mentioned on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alpine Gardening, Exbury, Reginald Farrer, Rockery, Royal Horticultural Society, The Garden, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson | 5 Comments

Marion Cran

Posted on 18/02/2017 by The Garden History Blog

I often start these posts with a comments such as ‘here’s someone else you won’t have heard of”, although there’s often a good reason for the subject’s lack of fame … but today’s subject is someone who really has been unjustly neglected. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beverley Nichols, broadcasting, Farnham, Gertrude Jekyll, Mr Middleton, radio, Royal Horticultural Society, TV, Vita Sackville-West | 2 Comments

Westonbirt & the Holfords

Posted on 05/11/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Everyone’s heard of Westonbirt Arboretum, one of the most extensive and beautiful collections of trees in the country. But how about the other gardens at Westonbirt? Perhaps not. Yet like the arboretum they were created by the same visionary, Robert Stayner … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arboretum, Chatsworth, conservation, Earl of Morley, Forestry Commission, garden buildings, George Holford, Italian Garden, orchids, Pulhamite, Robert Holford, Rockery, Royal Horticultural Society, Trentham, water gardens, Westonbirt, William Goldring, william sawrey gilpin, Wollaton Hall | Leave a comment

Harry Higgott Thomas

Posted on 14/05/2016 by The Garden History Blog

Harry Higgott Thomas was a man you probably haven’t heard of. If he’d stuck to his first career choice – working in a bank – there’s no reason why you ever would have done. But, he changed careers, went to train … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chatsworth, Gertrude Jekyll, kew, Popular Gardening, Royal Horticultural Society, Veitch, Windsor | 3 Comments

Mr Loudon & a second-rate suburban villa

Posted on 05/09/2015 by The Garden History Blog

As I am sure regular readers will have noticed I’m a great fan of John Claudius Loudon, the energetic Scotsman who tried to bring information about gardens, horticulture and agriculture [and indeed everything else!] to the widest possible audience in the … Continue reading →