Tag Archives: Levens Hall

Ernest Arthur Rowe: Painting the Old English Garden

Posted on 08/12/2018 by The Gardens Trust

I’ve been surprised over the five years I’ve been writing this blog how much people enjoy reading about obscure [to the modern day at least] artists from the great golden age of gardening and garden painting. Posts on Beatrice Parsons … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ashridge, Beatrice Parson, Berkeley Castle, George Elgood, Hampton Court, Hever, Levens Hall, Melbourne, Montacute, penshurst, Thomas Mawson | 6 Comments

George Elgood: Enchantment of the highest order

Posted on 18/04/2015 by The Gardens Trust

This post is about George Elgood. Unless you have pored over old arthouse auction catalogues or spent time looking at watercolours on provincial gallery walls he’s someone you’ve probably never heard of. He might look a typically mildly eccentric Victorian gent but … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alfred Austin, arley, Beatrice Parson, Bramham Park, Compton Wynyates, Dean Hole, George Elgood, Kellie Castle, Levens Hall, Losely Park, Lutyens, Melbourne, penshurst, Thomas Mawson, Victorian painters | Leave a 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 →