Tag Archives: Clandon Park

Gardens on the Wall 2: The French Connections

Posted on 24/02/2018 by The Gardens Trust

This is a very belated follow-up to a post about gardens on walls in 18thc England in 2016 which looked at the work of John Baptist Jackson and his contemporaries. And by “gardens on the wall” I don’t mean “living … Continue reading →

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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 →

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KIP & KNYFF: Part 1: Knyff

Posted on 01/04/2017 by The Gardens Trust

To most people “Kip & Knyff” sounds like a bit like a Victorian music hall act, but say “Kip and Knyff” to a garden or architectural historian and they will instantly picture a bird’s eye view of a great English … Continue reading →