Tag Archives: indoor gardening

Spheres of Influence…

Posted on 09/11/2019 by The Gardens Trust

There is a long history of philanthropic and/or paternalistic industrialists providing recreational and garden space for their employers. We’ve all heard of Bourneville, Port Sunlight and Saltaire, while Helena Chance’s recent book ‘The Factory in a Garden’. (2017) gives a comprehensive … Continue reading →

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The Sky Garden

Posted on 24/06/2017 by The Gardens Trust

The creation of a new public garden should be a cause for celebration, perhaps in these days of austerity, even amazement. When it’s in the very heart of the City of London then the amazement should be unconfined. So what … Continue reading →

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The Strange Case of Doctor Ward…

Posted on 06/05/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Most readers of this blog will be familiar with the Wardian case, the method of transporting plants that transformed the world’s gardens and hothouses from the mid-19thc onwards and which were in regular use by Kew for the international transportation of … Continue reading →