Tag Archives: Elvaston

Movers and Shakers

Posted on 14/11/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post ended with the image printed in 1828 of Sir Henry Stuart’s balance-men being catapulted through the air while trying to move a tree, but over the following twenty years or so gardeners, foresters and landscapers invented a … Continue reading →

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The Harcourt Arboretum or how to become a millionaire by growing pine trees

Posted on 07/09/2019 by The Gardens Trust

I’m at the Gardens Trust conference in Oxford this weekend and thought it would be nice to blog about something related to our proceedings. So I obtained an advance copy of the conference brochure which is, as always, packed with … Continue reading →