Tag Archives: arley

Orchids, Ferns, Fossils and the Great Flood

Posted on 23/03/2019 by The Gardens Trust

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged arley, benjamin waterhouse hawkins, Biddulph, Darwin, edward cooke, Edward Kemp, geology, James Bateman, Knypersley, nathaniel ward, National Trust, orchids | 4 Comments

Stumperies

Posted on 02/05/2015 by The Gardens Trust

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

Posted on 18/04/2015 by The Gardens Trust

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alfred Austin, arley, Beatrice Parson, Bramham Park, Compton Wynyates, Dean Hole, George Elgood, Kellie Castle, Levens Hall, Losely Park, Lutyens, Melbourne, penshurst, Thomas Mawson, Victorian painters | Leave a comment

More heraldic beasts…

Posted on 01/11/2014 by The Gardens Trust

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 →