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Orchids, Ferns, Fossils and the Great Flood
We often hear that grand gardens cost money: it’s as true as the old cliché which says “money talks.” But there is a world of difference between a grand garden and a great one. Great gardens develop when that money meets … Continue reading
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Stumperies
Imagine standing a load of dead trees on their heads and ‘planting’ them in your garden. Does it sound like a good idea? or even a sane one ? Yet yet its been done by all sorts of people on for … Continue reading
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George Elgood: Enchantment of the highest order
This post is about George Elgood. Unless you have pored over old arthouse auction catalogues or spent time looking at watercolours on provincial gallery walls he’s someone you’ve probably never heard of. He might look a typically mildly eccentric Victorian gent but … Continue reading
More heraldic beasts…
As I said at the end of my last post sets of heraldic beasts became rarer in Elizabethan times, as imagery became much more focussed on the queen herself. however there was a revival of interest in the early 19th century, and again … Continue reading
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Tagged arley, Blenheim, chiswick, crewe, Heraldic beasts, kew, Knebworth, penshurst, sculpture, sheriff hutton, st donat's
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