Tag Archives: herbarium

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged botanical art, Brazil, children, chile, geology, herbarium, india, kew, plant hunters | 4 Comments

On a slow boat from China…

Posted on 20/10/2018 by The Gardens Trust

China has one of the richest flora in the world but many of its plants remained unknown in the west until comparatively recently. While we all know about Chinoiserie as a fashion in decor and in garden architecture particularly in … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged camellia, Chelsea Physic Garden, china, citrus, herbarium, Incarville, James Cuninghame, Jardin du Roi, jesuits, kircher, Nieuhof, Petiver, plant hunters, Sloane, tea | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged botanical art, Bulstrode, Duchess of Portland, Georg Ehret, George III, geranium, Glasnevin, herbarium, Joseph Banks, Mrs Delany, Queen Charlotte | Leave a comment

On Don and Don and Don and Don…

Posted on 21/10/2017 by The Gardens Trust

I know Monty may be the only Don you’ve heard of but this is not a post about him. Instead its about some of his 18th and 19thc ancestors who were also well-known horticulturists and botanists. The family came from the … Continue reading →