Tag Archives: geology

Dinomania

Posted on 07/03/2020 by The Gardens Trust

It’s not just children who love dinosaurs, everybody seems to, and that includes Historic England  who have just put several of them on the 2020 Heritage At Risk  Register. And no… that’s not because our leading heritage body is about … Continue reading →

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The adventures of Maria Graham

Posted on 07/12/2019 by The Gardens Trust

As most people know the role of women in  garden history – ok all history – has been under-recorded and severely underrated.  But things are changing. In particular women’s  place  in the study and collection of plants in the late … Continue reading →

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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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