Monthly Archives: April 2019

Sir Frank Crisp and Friar Park

Posted on 27/04/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Way back in March 2017 I wrote about gnome-loving eccentric, Sir Charles Isham, and at the time thought there couldn’t be anyone else quite as besotted with the little men in red hats. But I was wrong! Don’t be fooled by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alan tabor, charles isham, ernest milner, frank crisp, friars park, Topiary | 4 Comments

A Maiden’s Blush: the first book of Roses

Posted on 13/04/2019 by The Gardens Trust

The British Library Rare Books room is not usually the place where people get over-excited, but occasionally there are Eureka moments. Sometimes they’re the result of long patient reference checking when you realise your original hypothesis is true, or ploughing … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ellen willmott, Kennedy & Lee, loutherbourg, mary lawrance, redoute, Roses | 5 Comments

Mechanical Landscapes: The Eidophusikon

Posted on 06/04/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Last weekend I went to see a modern version of something that in 1776 gripped London like a fever. But rather than a medical crisis it was an all-embracing visual experience: a series of stories that involved landscape… & not static … Continue reading →