Monthly Archives: August 2017

Owen Thomas 2: from Chatsworth to Windsor.

Posted on 26/08/2017 by The Gardens Trust

  This is the second part of the story of Owen Thomas, the son of an Anglesey labourer who rose to the peak of the horticultural profession and became Queen Victoria’s gardener at Windsor and Frogmore.  Last week’s post finished with … Continue reading →

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Owen Thomas: 1: Anglesey and beyond…

Posted on 19/08/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Last year I wrote a post about Harry Higgott Thomas the garden writer and journalist who was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour. Whilst doing the research I discovered that his father, Owen Thomas, also gained one of the first VMHs … Continue reading →

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Who gives a Fig…especially in Sussex?

Posted on 12/08/2017 by The Gardens Trust

We had a bit of a fight on our hands yesterday. Sophia, Dorothy, Blanche and Rose were arguing  in our courtyard.  Then they started to argue with us too.  It was a row about figs. We have a beautiful small … Continue reading →

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Batty goes Gothick…

Posted on 05/08/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Batty  Langley was an engaging self publicist with an eye to an opening in the market coupled with a  need to make a living. Last week’s post looked at  New Principles of Gardening published in 1728, his first important book. … Continue reading →

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