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Tag Archives: Horticultural Society
Dahlias
My garden boasts a Vulgar Border…not full of plants that swear but of brightly coloured one – clashing pinks, oranges, purples and yellow which almost make your eyes water. And chief amongst them are dahlias. Dozens and dozens of them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aimee Bonpland, Berlin Botanic Garden, Candolle, Cavanilles, Chelsea Physic Garden, Curtis's Botanical Magazine, dahlia, Empress Josephine, georgina, Hernandez, Holland House, Horticultural Society, Hortus Kewensis, Humboldt, Jardin des Plantes, John Fraser, Joseph Sabine, kew, Lady Holland, Madrid, Malmaison, Marquis of Bute, Mexico, Montpellier, St Cloud, The Botanical Register, Thunberg, Willdenow
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George Glenny- perhaps the most cantankerous Victorian gardener imaginable
If you were asked to name a great Victorian garden writer I bet John Claudius Loudon, William Robinson, or Shirley Hibberd would spring to mind immediately- but what about George Glenny? He was as prolific as the rest of them, started … Continue reading
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Tagged chiswick, dahlias, flower shows, Gardener's Chronicle, Gardeners Magazine, Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Institution, George Glenny, Horticultural Society, Horticutural Journal, John Claudius Loudon, Joseph Harrison, joseph paxton, kew, nurserymen, Queen Adelaide, Royaal Ladies Magazine
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The faithful pencil of Mrs Withers
The more I explore botanic art the more I realise how underestimated it has been as an art form, and the more I realise how underestimated botanical artists have been. Of course part of the reason for that may well … Continue reading
Paulownia
My paulownia is in flower. Before you yawn too obviously, at a gardening bore droning on about their favourite plant of the moment, just ask yourself if you’ve ever seen one in blossom yourself? If not – and you’d definitely … Continue reading
Do behold the King in his glory…King Sequoia!
In 1849 a young Cornishman William Lobb arrived in San Francisco. Not to take part in the famous Gold Rush but to hunt for green gold for his employer, the enterprising Exeter nurseryman, James Veitch. What Lobb bought back created … Continue reading