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The Canon and a class act in Nottingham…

Posted on 04/04/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Is gardening a classless pursuit?  It might appeal to many people but is there any connection between the wealthy and their ability to garden on a grand scale, perhaps employing staff, or having historic structures and settings, or being able to … Continue reading →

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Menageries 4: Knowsley and the mad botanicals

Posted on 21/03/2015 by The Gardens Trust

More on menageries….real and imaginary. The early 19thc saw a shift from menageries as showcases for curiosities to the beginnings of the zoological garden as a base for science. At the same time that the royal menagerie in the Tower was … Continue reading →

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Dyffryn

Posted on 13/12/2014 by The Gardens Trust

I’m always a bit suspicious when people use superlatives to describe something. It’s never usually quite as good as they make out. So initially that was my reaction when I started to hear/read about Dyffryn Gardens, near Cardiff.   Just … Continue reading →

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John Claudius Loudon…. and Greenhouse Technology

Posted on 27/05/2014 by The Gardens Trust

Its been a while since I wrote my last piece on Humphry Repton and I was thinking about a follow-up on the Picturesque when into my inbox  came a new post from Matthew Beckett’s excellent blog The Country Seat covering … Continue reading →

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Copped Hall revisited

Posted on 20/01/2014 by The Gardens Trust

The weather yesterday was wonderful so I decided to take my own advice [for a change] and went for a winter walk.  And having written recently about Copped Hall discovered that it had one its monthly open days I set … Continue reading →

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