Tag Archives: garden magazines

On the Life of a Jobbing Gardener

Posted on 08/02/2020 by The Gardens Trust

I was giving some lectures recently on one of my favourite horticultural characters, John Claudius Loudon, who, having already written a shelf-load of books, in 1826 founded The Gardener’s Magazine, the first real piece of regular horticultural journalism. I had … Continue reading →

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An unsung hero?

Posted on 19/10/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Welcome to our 300th post! Hands up if you recognize the man in the photo. As a clue he wrote: “Designing gardens is an art… As in all the arts there are periods of growth and changing fashion, but the … Continue reading →