Tag Archives: chiswick

George Glenny- perhaps the most cantankerous Victorian gardener imaginable

Posted on 21/07/2018 by The Gardens Trust

If you were asked to name a great Victorian garden writer I bet John Claudius Loudon, William Robinson, or Shirley Hibberd would spring to mind immediately- but what about George Glenny? He was as prolific as the rest of them, started … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged chiswick, dahlias, flower shows, Gardener's Chronicle, Gardeners Magazine, Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Institution, George Glenny, Horticultural Society, Horticutural Journal, John Claudius Loudon, Joseph Harrison, joseph paxton, kew, nurserymen, Queen Adelaide, Royaal Ladies Magazine | 2 Comments

Camellias

Posted on 10/03/2018 by The Gardens Trust

Knowing that I was going to spend some time in February in Cornwall looking at gardens I realised I’d probably be looking at a lot of camellias. I’ll probably upset or even irritate a lot of people by saying straight … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Broughton Castle, Chelsea Physic Garden, chiswick, Cornwall, Curt, Lord Petre, Petiver, Philip Miller, wallpaper | 4 Comments

Christmas in the Park…

Posted on 23/12/2017 by The Gardens Trust

I had planned to do another of my slightly off-beat approaches to a Christmas post – and was looking at Shirley Hibberd’s monograph on Ivy for inspiration – when into my inbox came a post from a fascinating botanical blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Blenheim, chiswick, conservation, English Heritage, kew, Leicester Square, National Trust, public parks, Saltram, tourism, Waddesdon | 1 Comment

The ‘smallest clever man I ever knew”….

Posted on 23/05/2015 by The Gardens Trust

So said John Ruskin of Edward Cooke who was mentioned in the post of May 2nd about Stumperies. Ruskin—a fellow enthusiast for the natural sciences—went on to say that Cooke was ” full of accurate and valuable knowledge in natural history … Continue reading →