Monthly Archives: December 2017

2017 on the blog

Posted on 30/12/2017 by The Gardens Trust

It’s now 4 years to the day that I started this blog and this is my 203rd post!  Readership  has continued to rise: about 46,000 hits this year compared with 37,000 last year, 25,000 in 2015 and about 7000 in … Continue reading →

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Christmas in the Park…

Posted on 23/12/2017 by The Gardens Trust

I had planned to do another of my slightly off-beat approaches to a Christmas post –  and was looking at  Shirley Hibberd’s monograph on Ivy for inspiration – when into my inbox came a post from a fascinating botanical blog … Continue reading →

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Park Hill from Tate to Today

Posted on 16/12/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post told the first part of the story of Park Hill, a Victorian estate in Streatham in what is now south London.  In 1873 the house was put up for sale after the death of its builder William … Continue reading →

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William Leaf & Park Hill Streatham

Posted on 09/12/2017 by The Gardens Trust

A few weeks ago I wrote about the work of late Georgian society architect John Buonarotti Papworth. One of his commissions was for a house for the unknown but immensely wealthy businessman, philanthropist, art collector and garden enthusiast William Leaf. … Continue reading →

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Vulnerability Brown

Posted on 02/12/2017 by The Gardens Trust

On Wednesday I was in Birmingham for the annual  Historic Landscapes Assembly organised by The Gardens Trust.   It marked the launch of a significant report they had commissioned about Capability  Brown,  so although I don’t normally cover current events here … Continue reading →

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