Monthly Archives: February 2023

More Turf Mazes

Posted on 25/02/2023 by The Gardens Trust

At the end of last year I wrote about the earliest turf mazes in Britain but I ran out of space to do justice to the subject, so here’s your chance to find out about the largest turf maze in … Continue reading →

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Walter MacFarlane and the Cast-Iron Park

Posted on 18/02/2023 by The Gardens Trust

In the Victorian era cast iron became ubiquitous in our parks, our streets and our architecture more generally. It was impossible to avoid and made up a large part of park and street furniture, from bandstands to drinking fountains, railings to … Continue reading →

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Garden Rubbish

Posted on 11/02/2023 by The Gardens Trust

Many of you will remember I’m sure the best-selling comic history book 1066 And All That by Sellar and Yeatman, published first in 1930 but reprinted almost endlessly ever since. What you might not know is that they followed it … Continue reading →

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Nostell Priory

Posted on 04/02/2023 by The Gardens Trust

If you’ve been following the Gardens Trusts on-line lectures you’ll know that Yorkshire has a lot of unforgettable gardens, but there’s one that we haven’t yet covered: Nostell Priory near Wakefield. Nostell is a Palladian mansion with stunning Robert Adam … Continue reading →