Tag Archives: women gardeners

Ready to go Miss?

Posted on 16/03/2019 by The Gardens Trust

Today’s post is about the result of a conversation in the very late 19thc between Miss J.S. Turner “a fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society and a well-known trainer and lecturer in horticulture” and Mrs Evelyn Cecil, who is probably … Continue reading →

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A Novel Club for Country Loving Girls

Posted on 15/12/2018 by The Gardens Trust

I had to stifle laughter in the hallowed silence of the Rare Books Reading Room at the British Library when I first began leafing through the magazine that inspired this post. I was searching for an interview with the Victorian … Continue reading →