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The Monkey Puzzle

Posted on 27/11/2021 by The Gardens Trust

If there is one unusual tree most of us will be able to name without much botanical knowledge or any reference books  it surely must be the monkey puzzle. They became very popular in the mid-late 19thc   and whenever you … Continue reading →

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In the Glass Garden

Posted on 22/08/2020 by The Gardens Trust

  I was sorting out a huge pile of  magazines  the other day as it was raining, and found last summer’s edition of  Kew Magazine which featured an article on Dale Chihuly and his glass sculptures,  a large number of … Continue reading →

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Jungling with Lady Charlotte…

Posted on 23/05/2020 by The Gardens Trust

A few years ago I spent a month in Burma, and one of the highlights of the trip was to see  the  National Botanic Gardens at Pyin Oo Lwin, way up in the hills near Mandalay.    It was rather … Continue reading →

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The adventures of Maria Graham

Posted on 07/12/2019 by The Gardens Trust

As most people know the role of women in  garden history – ok all history – has been under-recorded and severely underrated.  But things are changing. In particular women’s  place  in the study and collection of plants in the late … Continue reading →

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“An easy first in his profession”

Posted on 30/11/2019 by The Gardens Trust

If you’re someone who reads this blog regularly then you can probably name many of Britain’s great garden designers, but who is/was the most prolific?  Was it Capability Brown with more than 200 major projects? Gertrude Jekyll who is now … Continue reading →

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