Tag Archives: John Ruskin

The Poppy

Posted on 10/11/2018 by The Gardens Trust

The annual red poppy is both fragile and fleeting, and both robust and enduring. Its vibrant coloured flowers have been symbols of remembrance and rebirth throughout history. So when I was asked if I was going to write a post … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Cedric Morris, Clement Scott, John Ruskin, Linnaeus, poppies, Poppyland, William Wilks | 1 Comment

BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN: Romance and Reason 3…

Posted on 14/02/2014 by The Gardens Trust

I suppose the question I have been trying to pose over the last couple of posts has been : are we in danger of losing our sense of the ‘romantic’ in the pursuit of the rationally ‘perfect’? The late Victorians … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged English Heritage, Hailes Abbey, James Lees-Milne, Jeremy Ashbee, John Ruskin, National Trust, Office of Works, Rest, ruins | Leave a comment

BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN: Romance and Reason 2…..

Posted on 08/02/2014 by The Gardens Trust

In my last post I was waxing lyrical about the way that history and ruins in particular were romanticized in the 19thc, and how gradually Ruskin’s idea of trusteeship of the ‘national heritage’ were adapted and adopted. This came at … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged conservation, Edmund Vale, English Heritage, Farnham Castle, James Lees-Milne, John Ruskin, Milner, National Trust, Newark Castle, Office of Works, Penrhyn Castle, public parks, Restoration, ruins, Simon Thurley | 1 Comment

BEAUTIFUL BRITAIN: Romance and Reason

Posted on 07/02/2014 by The Gardens Trust

I’m a hoarder and always have been. I’ve also been interested in history all my life and even as a child I collected anything and everything in the hope that one day it would come in ‘useful’. Having written last … Continue reading →