Tag Archives: James Bateman

A Walk Around the World

Posted on 30/03/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post on the Geological Gallery at Biddulph was, I hope, something of an insight in to the mindset of James Bateman its creator in the mid-19thc.  Today’s is designed to look at the gardens he created there, partly … Continue reading →

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Orchids, Ferns, Fossils and the Great Flood

Posted on 23/03/2019 by The Gardens Trust

We often hear that grand gardens cost money: it’s as true as the old cliché which says “money talks.” But there is a world of difference between a grand garden and a great one.  Great gardens develop when that money meets … Continue reading →

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How Orchids became a Librarian’s Nightmare

Posted on 16/02/2019 by The Gardens Trust

It maybe a strange title but this is really the story of a rich young man and his passion for plants or rather one particular kind of plant.  James Bateman was the grandson and son of rich industrialists who had … Continue reading →

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The faithful pencil of Mrs Withers

Posted on 28/11/2015 by The Gardens Trust

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 →

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Stumperies

Posted on 02/05/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Imagine standing a load of dead trees on their heads and ‘planting’ them in your garden.  Does it sound like a good idea? or even a sane one ? Yet yet its been done by all sorts of people on for … Continue reading →

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