Tag Archives: Gladiolus

The further adventures of Francis Masson – the man with itchy feet

Posted on 02/07/2016 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post finished with Francis Masson returning to Kew in 1775 after a successful plant collecting expedition to the Cape of Good Hope. But he was clearly a man with itchy feet so the following year he was off again … Continue reading →

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The Vicar and Gladi-mania…

Posted on 29/11/2014 by The Gardens Trust

Despite what you might think, it wasn’t Dame Edna Everage who was first to shout about the glories of the gladi, but a medal-winning vicar from Kent with a dry sense of humour, who rejoiced in the name of Henry Honeywood D’Ombrain… and I … Continue reading →