Tag Archives: archaeology

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Posted on 02/01/2021 by The Gardens Trust

HAPPY NEW YEAR! History is always changing. The kind of history I did at school, kings and queens, great battles and the stories of great men [and occasionally women] has given way to a much more broadly based picture of … Continue reading →

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The Pagoda at Chanteloup

Posted on 29/02/2020 by The Gardens Trust

If I asked you to think of a pagoda in a European garden I suspect your automatic reaction would be to think of the one at Kew. But there is another, perhaps inspired by it, in an imposing position in … Continue reading →

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Hatshepsut and Thutmosis

Posted on 01/02/2020 by The Gardens Trust

We tend to think of Botanic Gardens as being very much a western invention, and that the earliest ones were founded in northern Italy in the 16th century. Of course it all depends what you mean by a botanic garden, but … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Bodiam Castle

Posted on 22/10/2016 by The Gardens Trust

Bodiam in Sussex has been described as the most written about and photographed castle in the whole of Britain. This is not just because it’s a wonderfully photogenic site with opportunities to show off even an amateur’s camera skills. Bodiam doesn’t … Continue reading →