Tag Archives: Thoresby

KIP & KNYFF: Part 1: Knyff

Posted on 01/04/2017 by The Gardens Trust

To most people “Kip & Knyff” sounds like a bit like a Victorian music hall act, but say “Kip and Knyff” to a garden or architectural historian and they will instantly picture a bird’s eye view of a great English … Continue reading →

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Mrs Montague : The Bluestocking Gardener

Posted on 21/02/2015 by The Gardens Trust

Elizabeth Montagu is best known today as one of the leaders of the bluestockings and a great lady of letters – she was ‘brilliant in diamonds, solid in judgement, critical in talk’ but it’s much less well known that she was an … Continue reading →