Tag Archives: Mediaeval

Painting the Gardens of History with Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale

Posted on 19/11/2022 by The Gardens Trust

What’s in a name? Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale sounds like an escapee from a Victorian 3-volume bodice-ripper or maybe the wicked governess in a  1920s girls comic – well that’s what I thought when I first saw her name.  That will … Continue reading →

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The Turf Maze

Posted on 12/11/2022 by The Gardens Trust

Way back in  April 2021  I wrote a piece about the  Elizabethan painting below, which as you can see from the detail, has a maze in the background.   It struck me as an unusual things to put into a … Continue reading →

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Gardening Advice from a Squint-Eyed Monk

Posted on 29/10/2022 by The Gardens Trust

I’ve written several posts on early gardening books, but today’s post goes back even further. It’s about the first gardening book in European history which dates from around 830-40AD. It  was written by a Benedictine monk who spent most of … Continue reading →

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Swans

Posted on 13/03/2021 by The Gardens Trust

The report of the deliberate killing of a swan in my local park got me thinking, not just about the brainless slaughter of an innocent creature presumably for “fun” but about why it was there in the first place. Swans … Continue reading →

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Hollyhocks

Posted on 05/09/2020 by The Gardens Trust

  Some flowers – like tulips, peonies or roses – are important or famous enough  to have their stories told in books that make the best seller list. But while some others have champions who’ve written about them, or are … Continue reading →

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