Monthly Archives: October 2019

Percy Cane

Posted on 26/10/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s introductory post about Percy Cane – An Unsung Hero? – looked at his work pre-war, while today’s is going to discuss some of his later commissions. Like much of the architecture and most of the designed landscapes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Dartington, Falkland Palace, landscape gardening, Monteviot, National Trust for Scotland, Percy Cane, terraces | 2 Comments

An unsung hero?

Posted on 19/10/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Welcome to our 300th post! Hands up if you recognize the man in the photo. As a clue he wrote: “Designing gardens is an art… As in all the arts there are periods of growth and changing fashion, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Easton Lodge, garden magazines, Hascombe Park, Llanerch, Percy Cane, Sibbersfield | 2 Comments

Sneferu… and his garden

Posted on 12/10/2019 by The Gardens Trust

No… it’s not an old English dialect swear word, or a disease of sheep or anything remotely similar, instead Sneferu was an early Egyptian pharaoh who ruled around 4500 years ago. Like Ozymandias he would have been long forgotten but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged archaeology, Egypt, pyramids | 4 Comments

Winifred Walker: “The most famous of all flower painters”

Posted on 05/10/2019 by The Gardens Trust

If I ask you to name the most famous of all flowers painters I very much doubt you’d reply Winifred Walker, yet that’s how she was described by a national newspaper a century ago in 1919. The description might be a … Continue reading →