Tag Archives: Italian Garden

Piranesi and the Gardens of Rome

Posted on 16/11/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Italy has always been famous for its classical monuments and, since the Renaissance,  for its gardens too.  Both attracted tourists in growing numbers, particularly as the Grand Tour became an essential part of the education of almost every young northern … Continue reading →

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Cotehele: zinging in the rain

Posted on 24/03/2018 by The Gardens Trust

I realised what it was like to be an aristocratic landowner when I  visited Cotehele in Cornwall the other day.  There were no pesky visitors and apart from one or two staff scurrying rapidly from building to building my partner … Continue reading →

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Two Essex Girls & the exotic: Ella & Florence Du Cane

Posted on 11/11/2017 by The Gardens Trust

My title is a bit unfair. The Essex Girls I’m going to talk about are not those caricatured on TOWI or in popular comedy but two aristocratic young ladies from the county who not only created gardens there but also … Continue reading →

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Achille Duchêne @ Blenheim

Posted on 19/11/2016 by The Gardens Trust

A drizzly overcast day in mid-November might not be the ideal time to see the gardens at Blenheim but I was taking advantage of an offer of free entry to the gardens and park via my RHS membership, so a drizzly … Continue reading →

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Westonbirt & the Holfords

Posted on 05/11/2016 by The Gardens Trust

Everyone’s heard of Westonbirt Arboretum, one of the most extensive and beautiful collections of trees in the country. But how about the other gardens at Westonbirt? Perhaps not. Yet like the arboretum they were created by the same visionary, Robert Stayner … Continue reading →

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