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Anglesey Abbey

Posted on 12/01/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Just under a century ago two wealthy Anglo-American brothers, fanatical about horse racing bought a stud farm near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. They also wanted to enjoy the life of the huntin’ shootin’ and fishin’ set in the English … Continue reading →

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Park Hill from Tate to Today

Posted on 16/12/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post told the first part of the story of Park Hill, a Victorian estate in Streatham in what is now south London. In 1873 the house was put up for sale after the death of its builder William … Continue reading →

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Boys Toys and Shanks’s Ponies

Posted on 07/10/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Sitting on the terrace overlooking my garden a few weeks back in the heat wave I was watching the lawn go yellow and then brown, except of course for all the pesky weeds which continued to grow cheerfully and provided … Continue reading →

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Carters Tested Seeds.

Posted on 08/10/2016 by The Gardens Trust

In a recent post we saw Carters establish themselves as the premier seed company in Britain and then one of the leading seed brands globally. This prominence continued throughout the first half of the 20thc, but then things started to go … Continue reading →