Tag Archives: Biddulph

A Walk Around the World

Posted on 30/03/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post on the Geological Gallery at Biddulph was, I hope, something of an insight in to the mindset of James Bateman its creator in the mid-19thc. Today’s is designed to look at the gardens he created there, partly … Continue reading →

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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

On Don and Don and Don and Don…

Posted on 21/10/2017 by The Gardens Trust

I know Monty may be the only Don you’ve heard of but this is not a post about him. Instead its about some of his 18th and 19thc ancestors who were also well-known horticulturists and botanists. The family came from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bedgebury, Biddulph, Head Gardener, herbarium, James Edward Smith, John Claudius Loudon, nurseryman, orchids, plant hunters, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Royal Horticultural Society | Leave a comment

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 →