Tag Archives: Glasnevin

In the Glass Garden

Posted on 22/08/2020 by The Gardens Trust

I was sorting out a huge pile of magazines the other day as it was raining, and found last summer’s edition of Kew Magazine which featured an article on Dale Chihuly and his glass sculptures, a large number of … Continue reading →

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Jungling with Lady Charlotte…

Posted on 23/05/2020 by The Gardens Trust

A few years ago I spent a month in Burma, and one of the highlights of the trip was to see the National Botanic Gardens at Pyin Oo Lwin, way up in the hills near Mandalay. It was rather … Continue reading →

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Mary’s Mosaiks

Posted on 09/06/2018 by The Gardens Trust

Mary Granville could easily have been the protagonist of one of those boringly wordy Georgian 3 volume novels, now long unread and forgotten. The first tome would have covered her early life: from the minor aristocracy, well-educated and talented but … Continue reading →