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Anglesey Abbey

Posted on 12/01/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Just under a century ago two wealthy Anglo-American brothers, fanatical about horse racing bought a stud farm near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. They also wanted to enjoy the life of the huntin’ shootin’ and fishin’ set in the English … Continue reading →

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Another victory for Houghton

Posted on 30/06/2018 by The Gardens Trust

Houghton Hall in Norfolk (which I wrote about last week) hit the headlines in the arts pages earlier this year because it is playing host in a spectacular way to an exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Damien Hirst. The … Continue reading →

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Henry Lyte & Lytes Cary

Posted on 24/10/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Have you heard of Henry Lyte? Don’t yawn when I tell you that his main claim to fame is that he published A Niewe Herball in 1578 which was his own meticulous translation of Rembert Dodoens Cruydeboeck of 1554, by … 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 →