Tag Archives: maze

Hever

Posted on 15/05/2021 by The Gardens Trust

Another recent escape from lockdown took me to Hever Castle in Kent, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. Obviously the castle itself was closed but I’d noticed a short piece about Hever and its display of tulips in Gardens Illustrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anne Boleyn, arts and crafts, Cheal, fountain, Henry VIII, Hever, Italianate garden, maze, moat, orchard, rock work, sundial, tulips, William Waldorf Astor, wisteria | Leave a comment

Lord Edward’s a-maze-ing portrait

Posted on 10/04/2021 by The Gardens Trust

Discussing this Elizabethan portrait in a lecture recently I found myself describing the image in the background sometimes as a maze and sometimes a labyrinth and wondering if there is any difference between them? In any case what … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged androuet de cerceau, art history, Burghley, christianity, Elizabethan, emblem, labyrinth, Lyveden, maze, Nonsuch | 2 Comments

The first English books on gardening…

Posted on 03/01/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Happy New Year – after the frivolity of the festive season it’s time to get back to some serious stuff – but don’t panic the gardening vicars will return to lighten the tone again next week! The English pride themselves … Continue reading →