Tag Archives: Linnaeus

Floral Clocks

Posted on 18/06/2022 by The Gardens Trust

Travelling as I do often between the UK & France it’s easy to get confused about the time. Maybe it would be easier if I was using the clock invented by Carl Linnaeus the great Swedish botanist. He’s most famous … Continue reading →

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Christmas with the Vicar and some Naked Ladies

Posted on 21/12/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Scratching my head for something suitably seasonal, and having previously looked at poinsettia and mistletoe but reluctant to do the obvious like Christmas Trees, holly or ivy, it occurred to me that very little has been written about Naked Ladies…. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Adam’s weed

Posted on 25/08/2018 by The Gardens Trust

An obscure 17thc botanist cleric is very prominent in many  gardens at the moment because of a plant, that as so often in the weird and wonderful ways of botanical names,  he never saw, didn’t even know existed  and had … Continue reading →

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“Doubtles God could have made a better berry…”

Posted on 27/05/2017 by The Gardens Trust

After last week’s post about the early history of strawberries its time to look at how the various wild species were transformed into garden and commercial varieties by an 18thc botanist and a handful of 19thc nurserymen.       … Continue reading →

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