Tag Archives: Vita Sackville-West

The Voice of the Nation’s Gardeners

Posted on 08/11/2025 by The Garden History Blog

We’re all used to seeing gardening programmes on the TV these days, hosted by an array of “celebrity” TV gardeners like Alan Titchmarsh. However earlier this year it was a much earlier celebrity gardener who was Titchmarsh’s subject when he … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alexandra Palace, BBC, Eric Fraser, Middleton, Sitwell, Vita Sackville-West, War, Weston Hall | Leave a comment

Winter Gardens

Posted on 04/01/2025 by The Garden History Blog

I’ve been struck recently by how many gardens are holding winter light shows. They used to be quite rare events but nowadays everyone seems to be getting in on the act. They showcase gardens and plants in a very different … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anglesey Abbey, Blooms, Bressingham, Cambridge Botanic Garden, Dunham Massey, Gertrude Jekyll, graham stuart thomas, Harold Hillier, Kingston Lacy, Marks Hall, Mottisfont, National Trust, Osterley, Polesden Lacey, Rosemoor, Royal Horticultural Society, Stanley Whitehead, Vicary Gibbs, Vita Sackville-West, William Robinson, william shenstone, winter garden | Leave a comment

Sissinghurst: The Shock of the Old

Posted on 20/06/2020 by The Garden History Blog

The very word Sissinghurst conjures up the glories of the English garden. It must be the most photographed and written about garden in the country and it’s certainly the most popular of the National Trust’s gardens. In fact it’s been … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged conservation, Dan Pearson, garden visiting, Mediterranean, National Trust, professional gardening, Roses, Vita Sackville-West, wild flowers | 2 Comments

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 →