Tag Archives: Japanese Garden

Kingston Lacy

Posted on 26/03/2022 by The Gardens Trust

I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many daffodils in flower. Wordsworth would have been in heaven if he’d seen them. In fact if it wasn’t for the fact they’re growing in open woodland I’m sure the yellow would have … Continue reading →

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The Bloedel Reserve

Posted on 31/10/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Doesn’t time fly? This time last year I was lucky enough to visit this beautiful house and its even more beautiful garden. Despite appearances it’s not an elegant little 18thc chateau in France but a 1930s building on an island … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canal, conservation, Japanese Garden, landscape garden, moss garden, Richard Haag, Seattle, Thomas church, woodland garden | 4 Comments

Anne and Osbert’s Pleasure Garden

Posted on 04/01/2020 by The Gardens Trust

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We all have our favourite gardening books, whether for the quality of the illustrations, -usually the first thing one notices when flicking through – the quality of the writing – which takes more time to appreciate or … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cottage garden, gardenesque, Georgian, Gertrude Jekyll, Jacobean, Japanese Garden, John Claudius Loudon, landscape garden, London Square, Mediaeval, metroland, mount, Roman gardens, Stuart, suburban gardens, Tudor, Victorian, William Robinson | 3 Comments

The Henley Matterhorn

Posted on 04/05/2019 by The Gardens Trust

You might like to know there is a lecture about Friar Park on Wednesday 3rd Feb at 6.00 with a. recording available for a week afterwards. Booking via Eventbrite: Last week’s post gave an introduction to Friar Park at Henley, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alpine Gardening, frank crisp, friar park, gnomes, grotto, Japanese Garden | 3 Comments

Ella and Florence Du Cane & their own gardens in Essex

Posted on 18/11/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post was about Ella and Florence du Cane two adventurous aristocratic young women who, in pre-war Edwardian England, wrote and illustrated garden-related travel books. Despite their popularity before 1914, by 1918 the story was different. There were … Continue reading →