Tag Archives: Gardeners’ Company

The Vegetable Sermon

Posted on 17/06/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Thomas Fairchild, the 18thc London gardener and subject of a recent post, was more than just a great London nurseryman and striver for professional unity and strength, he was also highly inquisitive – or what his contemporaries would have called … Continue reading →

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Thomas Fairchild

Posted on 03/06/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Thomas Fairchild was one of the greatest horticulturists of the 18thc. But his contribution was not confined to his own age but extends right up to today. That might sound a bit over the top – and perhaps it is – … Continue reading →

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Night Soil and other euphemisms…

Posted on 11/07/2015 by The Gardens Trust

We generally think of the Victorians as very proper and respectable, when even the the legs of the piano were covered up, and no risqué or unpleasant subjects were ever raised in polite society. So it was a bit of a shock to … Continue reading →