Tag Archives: Stowe

The Golden Bough

Posted on 19/12/2015 by The Garden History Blog

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without Mistletoe would it? So this is the first of a couple of posts about this mystical plant and the traditions surrounding it which are, according to Richard Mabey, ” amongst Northern Europe’s last surviving remnants … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Claude Lorraine, Druids, Hypnerotomachi, James Frazer, John Evelyn, mistletoe, Philip Miller, sacred groves, Stephen Switzer, Stowe, Stukeley, Virgil, William Kent | Leave a comment

Eastbury

Posted on 30/05/2015 by The Garden History Blog

No it isn’t a disused rural railway station! Instead this intriguing arcaded house is all that remains of one of Baroque architect Sir John Vanbrugh’s greatest buildings. Vastly expensive and taking over 20 years to complete, Eastbury at Tarrant Gunville in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bubb Dodington, Charles Bridgeman, Defoe, John Vanbrugh, Joseph Banks, Mrs Lybbe Powys, Stowe, Wedgwood | Leave a comment

Mrs Montague : The Bluestocking Gardener

Posted on 21/02/2015 by The Garden History Blog

Elizabeth Montagu is best known today as one of the leaders of the bluestockings and a great lady of letters – she was ‘brilliant in diamonds, solid in judgement, critical in talk’ but it’s much less well known that she was an … Continue reading →

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The First Post: Stowe

Posted on 31/12/2013 by The Garden History Blog

When we started planning this blog we thought what better way to start than by suggesting a winter walk through one of our great historic gardens and landscapes. Unfortunately the weather probably stopped most of us being able to do … Continue reading →