Tag Archives: woodland garden

Movers and Shakers

Posted on 14/11/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Last week’s post ended with the image printed in 1828 of Sir Henry Stuart’s balance-men being catapulted through the air while trying to move a tree, but over the following twenty years or so gardeners, foresters and landscapers invented a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Charles McIntosh, conservation, Elvaston, James McNab, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, technology, transplantation, Tree Shovel, Tree Spade, trees, William Barron, winter garden, woodland garden | 1 Comment

The Bloedel Reserve

Posted on 31/10/2020 by The Gardens Trust

Doesn’t time fly? This time last year I was lucky enough to visit this beautiful house and its even more beautiful garden. Despite appearances it’s not an elegant little 18thc chateau in France but a 1930s building on an island … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Canal, conservation, Japanese Garden, landscape garden, moss garden, Richard Haag, Seattle, Thomas church, woodland garden | 4 Comments

Cotehele: zinging in the rain

Posted on 24/03/2018 by The Gardens Trust

I realised what it was like to be an aristocratic landowner when I visited Cotehele in Cornwall the other day. There were no pesky visitors and apart from one or two staff scurrying rapidly from building to building my partner … Continue reading →