Tag Archives: Louis XIV

Fontainebleau

Posted on 01/10/2022 by The Gardens Trust

France is famous for its grand gardens such as Versailles, Vaux le Vicomte and Fontainebleau which are the living proof of the superiority of man over nature and -only half in jest – of France and the French over everybody … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fountain, France, grotto, jardin anglais, Le Notre, Louis XIV, Napoleon, parterre, sculpture, water gardens | Leave a comment

St Fiacre

Posted on 01/09/2018 by The Gardens Trust

I forgot to celebrate St Fiacre’s day last year. I bet you did too. But I did better this year and did so in the appropriate surroundings of the Gardens Trust’s annual conference in Birmingham which is taking place … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged fiacre, France, gardeners, hermit, Ireland, Jean de la Quintinye, John Claudius Loudon, Louis XIV, monastery, pilgrim, saint, shrine, Versailes, well | 2 Comments

Looking East …

Posted on 18/08/2018 by The Gardens Trust

What’s the best known – and certainly most instantly recognizable – garden building in Britain? I ought to think of something clever to say at this point, or perhaps provide a list to choose from but I suspect that for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 17thc, baroque, china, Chinese bridge, chonoiserie, conservation, dragons, Dutch, Dutch East India Company, Frederick Prince of Wales, garden buildings, George III, Historic Royal Palaces, jesuits, kew, Lord Bute, Louis XIV, Nieuhof, Nymphenburg, pagoda, Pillnitz, porcelain, Princess Augusta, Sir john mandeville, Trianon, Versailles, william chambers | 1 Comment

A Little Chaos…

Posted on 09/05/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Not being a great film buff I’m quite fussy about what new films I go and see. But a film about Andre Le Notre and the construction of the gardens at Versailles, especially one with such a distinguished cast list, … Continue reading →