Tag Archives: Chatsworth

Joseph, Victoria and the amazing leaf

Posted on 14/07/2018 by The Gardens Trust

Picture the scene. A small group of well dressed people stand around a room with a large pond in the middle watching a serious looking man and a 9 yr old girl. Everyone watches in silence as he lifts her … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chatsworth, conservatory, duke of devonshire, greenhouse, hothouse, John Lindley, joseph paxton, kew, Syon, technology, water gardens, water lily, william hooker | 3 Comments

Vulnerability Brown

Posted on 02/12/2017 by The Gardens Trust

On Wednesday I was in Birmingham for the annual Historic Landscapes Assembly organised by The Gardens Trust. It marked the launch of a significant report they had commissioned about Capability Brown, so although I don’t normally cover current events here … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blenheim, Capability Brown, Chatsworth, Clandon Park, Compton Verney, conservation, Croome Park, garden buildings, Gardens Trust, planning, sandleford priory, Temple Newsam, Wotton Underwood | 1 Comment

Owen Thomas 2: from Chatsworth to Windsor.

Posted on 26/08/2017 by The Gardens Trust

This is the second part of the story of Owen Thomas, the son of an Anglesey labourer who rose to the peak of the horticultural profession and became Queen Victoria’s gardener at Windsor and Frogmore. Last week’s post finished with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Chateau Impney, Chatsworth, conservatory, Frogmore, Gertrude Jekyll, Owen Thomas, plant breeding, Queen Victoria, Royal Horticultural Society, The Garden, Victoria amazonica, Victoria Medal of Honour, William Goldring, Windsor | 2 Comments

Westonbirt & the Holfords

Posted on 05/11/2016 by The Gardens Trust

Everyone’s heard of Westonbirt Arboretum, one of the most extensive and beautiful collections of trees in the country. But how about the other gardens at Westonbirt? Perhaps not. Yet like the arboretum they were created by the same visionary, Robert Stayner … Continue reading →

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Fishing Temples 1 : the earliest survivals

Posted on 27/08/2016 by The Gardens Trust

Its August and I’ve been sitting admiring my lake – how’s that for showing off? It’s about an acre in extent and stuffed full of hideous fat carp. It’s an attraction for local fishermen and there’s often one sitting on … Continue reading →