Tag Archives: Edward Kemp

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 →

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Almost everyone’s least favourite tree…

Posted on 17/01/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Shouldn’t be too hard to decide what that is! Horror stories abound – and it must be one of the few plants ever legislated about. Yet it all started out innocuously enough on a beautiful country estate in Mid-Wales in the 1880s. … Continue reading →