Monthly Archives: August 2023

Pomegranates

Posted on 26/08/2023 by The Gardens Trust

I’m sure many of you saw the news earlier this year of the discovery in a Warwickshire field of this golden locket dating from the 16thc. While the front has the initials of Henry VIII and his first wife Katherine … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 501 posts and at least 121 gardens (second attempt)

Posted on 22/08/2023 by The Gardens Trust

APOLOGIES IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS POST LATE OR FOR A SECOND TIME WordPress discovered a glitch which blocked about half my mailing list so they have told me I need to repost it. Continuing my trip down Memory Lane … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 501 posts and at least 121 gardens

Posted on 19/08/2023 by The Gardens Trust

APOLOGIES IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS POST LATE OR FOR A SECOND TIME WordPress discovered a glitch which blocked about half my mailing list so they have told me to repost it. Continuing my trip down Memory Lane this week … Continue reading →

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Celebrating 500 and 100 at the same time

Posted on 12/08/2023 by The Gardens Trust

Welcome to my 500th post. To celebrate I’m going to take it a bit easier for the rest of this month and just do some trips down Memory Lane. Today in particular, I hope regular readers remember the piece I … Continue reading →

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Caring for Gods Acre

Posted on 05/08/2023 by The Gardens Trust

Lockdown walks in London cemeteries and some visits more recently to country churchyards set me thinking about how differently such sites are maintained these days. No more sterile hard-mown grass everywhere with just a few plastic flowers to brighten the scene … Continue reading →