Tag Archives: Mr Middleton

Arthur Hellyer: the greatest garden writer of his generation?

Posted on 02/06/2018 by The Gardens Trust

When I was growing up, and it was the same for my parents’ and even grandparents’ generations, one of the great names in the gardening world was that of Arthur Hellyer, whose books were on every amateur gardeners shelves and … Continue reading →

Marion Cran

Posted on 18/02/2017 by The Gardens Trust

I often start these posts with a comments such as ‘here’s someone else you won’t have heard of”, although there’s often a good reason for the subject’s lack of fame … but today’s subject is someone who really has been unjustly neglected. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Beverley Nichols, broadcasting, Farnham, Gertrude Jekyll, Mr Middleton, radio, Royal Horticultural Society, TV, Vita Sackville-West | Leave a comment

Capability Fred

Posted on 05/09/2014 by The Gardens Trust

The recent posts about Mr Middleton proved very popular, so I thought I’d follow them up with one about his successor at the BBC – Fred Streeter – a man who was full of gardening wisdom & impossible to dislike, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged BBC, Fred Streeter, Gardener's Chronicle, Mr Middleton, Petworth, Royal Horticultural Society, Woolworths | 1 Comment

Desert Island Discs & horticultural Robinson Crusoes

Posted on 14/08/2014 by The Gardens Trust

What on earth is the connection between historic parks and gardens and Desert Island Discs? Until I starting researching Mr Middleton [see my last post] I wouldn’t have thought there was one BUT Mr Middleton was castaway by Roy … Continue reading →