Monthly Archives: January 2022

Whistler and the last days of Cremorne

Posted on 29/01/2022 by The Gardens Trust

In 1863 the American artist James Whistler leased a house in  Chelsea overlooking the Thames. The river, its bridges and boatyards  became one of his principal subjects, and featured in a series of night-time paintings he called Nocturnes. Whilst most … Continue reading →

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Cremorne Gardens: Drinking, Dancing and Danger!

Posted on 22/01/2022 by The Gardens Trust

Chelsea, nowadays largely the playground of the rich, was in the middle of the 19thc the playground of every class of Londoner, with almost every form of popular entertainment on offer on the banks of the Thames at Cremorne. Whether … Continue reading →

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The First Chelsea Stadium

Posted on 15/01/2022 by The Gardens Trust

 Say Chelsea Stadium to most people and they’ll think of football but Stamford Bridge wasn’t the first stadium in Chelsea. The earlier one had beautiful gardens and was a  venue for sports of all kinds [apart from football]. Sadly all … Continue reading →

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Are there Fairies at the Bottom of Your Garden?

Posted on 08/01/2022 by The Gardens Trust

I thought we should start off the year with something to make us smile and I recalled a line from Douglas Adam’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy : “Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having … Continue reading →

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2021 on the blog…and the Annual Quiz

Posted on 01/01/2022 by The Gardens Trust

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to the 9th year of the blog.  The numbers reading it  have continued to grow apace with about 129,000 hits over the course of the year, an almost 30% rise on last year’s already record number. … Continue reading →

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