Tag Archives: cacti

The Crystal Palace of Paris

Posted on 17/10/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post looked at the background to the 1867 Paris Universal Exhibition, and in particular at its parkland setting. It was the first world fair to give horticulture a major role with one section of the park covering about … Continue reading →

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Immortalising the ephemeral: The painter, his patrons and their plants

Posted on 08/08/2020 by The Gardens Trust

I wrote recently about the gardens and the greenhouse that Josephine, the wife of Napoleon, created at Malmaison near Paris. Employing some of the leading botanists and gardeners in France, and never short of a franc or two, … Continue reading →

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Dyffryn

Posted on 13/12/2014 by The Gardens Trust

I’m always a bit suspicious when people use superlatives to describe something. It’s never usually quite as good as they make out. So initially that was my reaction when I started to hear/read about Dyffryn Gardens, near Cardiff. Just … Continue reading →