Tag Archives: Royal Horticultural Society

Five vicars and some roses…

Posted on 10/01/2015 by The Garden History Blog

Over the holidays I’ve been planting new roses and thinking how nice it will be when they flower this summer…. that led to me to thinking about rose shows. If you’ve ever been to one then you have several Victorian … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged D'Ombrain, Dean Hole, exhibiting, Floral Magazine, James Andrews, Journal of Horticulture, Metropolitan Floral Society, nurserymen, Rev Charles Bulmer, Rev JB Camm, Rev Townsend Boscawen, Roses, Royal Horticultural Society, Tennyson, The Garden, Thomas Rivers, Tregothnan, Victoria Medal of Honour, William Paul | Leave a comment

Dyffryn

Posted on 13/12/2014 by The Garden History Blog

I’m always a bit suspicious when people use superlatives to describe something. It’s never usually quite as good as they make out. So initially that was my reaction when I started to hear/read about Dyffryn Gardens, near Cardiff. Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arboretum, cacti, Cambridge Botanic Garden, dahlias, Edith Adie, fernery, glasshouses, herbaceous border, Japanese Garden, National Trust, Physic Garden, plant hunters, Reginald Cory, Royal Horticultural Society, Thomas Mawson, Topiary, Veitch, Wales | 1 Comment

Capability Fred

Posted on 05/09/2014 by The Garden History Blog

The recent posts about Mr Middleton proved very popular, so I thought I’d follow them up with one about his successor at the BBC – Fred Streeter – a man who was full of gardening wisdom & impossible to dislike, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, Fred Streeter, Gardener's Chronicle, Mr Middleton, Petworth, Royal Horticultural Society, Woolworths | 1 Comment

Wisteria….

Posted on 02/08/2014 by The Garden History Blog

I’ve just spent a couple of days visiting historic gardens around Cardiff, an area of the country that I did not know at all. One of them was Dyffryn, an Italianate mansion set in a splendid Edwardian garden designed by Thomas … Continue reading →