Monthly Archives: September 2015

The Sweet Pea and its king…

Posted on 26/09/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Sweet peas are one of the glories of the garden. Relatively easy to grow and loved by everybody for their heady scent and delicate colouring, it’s hard to believe that the vast range of varieties we grow all descend from a  plant … Continue reading →

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Mounds & Mounts 2: the heights of fashion

Posted on 19/09/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post showed how earlier landscape features such as tumuli and castle mottes were reused to create prospect mounds in gardens.  But by the mid-16thc mounts were also being deliberately constructed to gain a view not only over the garden … Continue reading →

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Mounts and Mounds 1: reusing the past

Posted on 12/09/2015 by The Gardens Trust

There’s nothing like a good view, and if you don’t have one naturally why not create one? Don’t have high ground? No problem – create it artificially. Although man-made hills are often associated with fortifications – think motte and bailey castle – … Continue reading →

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Mr Loudon & a second-rate suburban villa

Posted on 05/09/2015 by The Gardens Trust

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 →

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