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On a slow boat from China…

Posted on 20/10/2018 by The Gardens Trust

China has one of the richest flora in the world but many of its plants remained unknown in the west until comparatively recently. While we all know about Chinoiserie as a fashion in  decor and in garden architecture particularly in … Continue reading →

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Making Mountains and Music in Elysium…

Posted on 13/10/2018 by The Gardens Trust

As I hope I showed in a recent post John Evelyn the 17thc diarist and garden writer spent much of his life designing the perfect garden: Elysium Britannicum.  It was to be an Eden encompassing a complete miniaturized version of … Continue reading →

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