Monthly Archives: November 2017

Belsay: “A self-contained Eden”

Posted on 25/11/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Belsay is an extraordinary match made in heaven, or rather in the green rolling hills of Northumberland. The estate is most famous for its stunning but stark Grecian revival mansion finished just 200 years ago in 1817, but tucked away … Continue reading →

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Ella and Florence Du Cane & their own gardens in Essex

Posted on 18/11/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post was about Ella and Florence du Cane two adventurous aristocratic young women who, in pre-war Edwardian England, wrote and illustrated garden-related travel books. Despite their popularity before 1914, by 1918 the story was different. There were … Continue reading →

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Two Essex Girls & the exotic: Ella & Florence Du Cane

Posted on 11/11/2017 by The Gardens Trust

My title is a bit unfair. The Essex Girls I’m going to talk about are not those caricatured on TOWI or in popular comedy but two aristocratic young ladies from the county who not only created gardens there but also … Continue reading →

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The Picturesque Traveller discovers the Lakes

Posted on 04/11/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post about Anthony Devis showed how our understanding and appreciation of the landscape has changed radically over the centuries. Until the beginning of the 18thc wilderness and untamed nature, was generally unappreciated with most art, literature and aesthetic taste … Continue reading →