Tag Archives: Nehemiah Grew

Sylva Old and New

Posted on 22/02/2020 by The Gardens Trust

If you’ve heard of John Evelyn before now it’s probably because of his diaries which are one of our major sources of information about the major events of the mid/late 17thc, and much much more besides. They gives a really … Continue reading →

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The Vegetable Sermon

Posted on 17/06/2017 by The Gardens Trust

Thomas Fairchild, the 18thc London gardener and subject of a recent post, was more than just a great London nurseryman and striver for professional unity and strength, he was also highly inquisitive – or what his contemporaries would have called … Continue reading →