Tag Archives: Vita Sackville-West

Sissinghurst: The Shock of the Old

Posted on 20/06/2020 by The Gardens Trust

The very word Sissinghurst conjures up the glories of the English garden.  It must be the most  photographed and written about garden in the country and it’s certainly the most popular of the National Trust’s gardens.  In fact it’s been … Continue reading →

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The Winter Garden

Posted on 05/01/2019 by The Gardens Trust

An after-dark trip to see the winter light show at Anglesey Abbey just before Christmas made me think about the origins of gardens especially designed and planted for the more inhospitable months of the year.  There are plenty of them … Continue reading →

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Clarence Elliott: garden writer and alpine specialist

Posted on 18/03/2017 by The Gardens Trust

This post was inspired by an information board in the Alpine Garden area of Wisley. But unless you’re an alpine plant aficionado  or a fan of gardening columns in long-defunct magazines, you probably haven’t heard of  the person mentioned on … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The first TV gardener…

Posted on 09/08/2014 by The Gardens Trust

  We’re all used to seeing gardening programmes on the TV these days,  hosted by an array of “celebrity” TV gardeners but I bet most of us won’t know who the first TV gardener was.  And even when I tell … Continue reading →

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