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July 4th, 2010
I’m planning a long border in our council nursery showing the development of gardens through the ages. As I want to use appropriate plants I wondered if there were any good books with details of varieties? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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June 14th, 2010
I am currently researching Melchet Court in Hampshire, and I am unable to visit the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh where the Ashburton Papers are held (Inventory Acc.11388). Members of the library are unable to help as the collection is extensive. I am particularly interested in No. 151 of the inventory [...]
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May 18th, 2010
I am making research in erly English garden movement and its effect on Hungarian landscape architecture at the end and turn of 18-19th century. There was in hungary a garden designer, a german by his origin, named Bernhard Petri, who spent four years in England mainly at the Royal gardens around the 178os. I would [...]
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April 14th, 2010
Oxfordshire Gardens Trust lecture.
Dr Stephen Mileson is assistant editor of the Victoria County History of Oxfordshire and author of a recently-published book, ‘Parks in Medieval England’.
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road, Oxford. Doors open at 7.30pm for lecture at 8pm. Pay at the door: OGT members £4; guests £5 (including a glass of wine or [...]
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April 14th, 2010
Oxfordshire Gardens Trust lecture.
Jeri Bapasola, research archivist at Blenheim Palace and author of ‘The Finest View in England: The Landscape and Gardens of Blenheim Palace’, will talk about the evolution of the landscape over 300 years.
Venue: Kellogg College, 62 Banbury Road, Oxford. Doors open at 7.30pm for lecture at 8pm. Pay at the door: OGT [...]
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March 19th, 2010
I am looking for information about the creation of the garden at Stock Park Estate, Newby Bridge in Cumbria in around 1898.
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March 3rd, 2010
Dear Sirs,
I am most interested in a Victorian Fern Specialists, that was one once operating in this Parish, by the name of W. and J. Birkenhead. I have read a copy of the 1983 Journal Volumne 11.1 in which there is a feature headed “W. AND J. BIRKENHEAD ‘FERNS A SPECIALITY’ by N. [...]
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February 11th, 2010
The Yorkshire Gardens Trust is delighted to announce its first major publication – ‘With abundance and variety: Yorkshire Gardens and Gardeners across Five Centuries’. This collection of papers, based on new research, moves from public park to private plot to palace and encounters along the way such diverse topics as delphiniums and dissent, bath houses [...]
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January 27th, 2010
On a recent garden visit here in Scotland, I was shown three rather robust putti, approximately one metre in height which would appear to be copies or casts in artificial stone. Their bases bear the clear imprint “R:VERHULST.A.I”. One of the figures has snakes coiled at his feet, the second appears to be holding a [...]
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January 12th, 2010
A new three year (fixed term) full time post has been created for a Historic Landscape Project Officer for the South East Region and working for the Association of Gardens Trusts and based at their central London office.
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October 27th, 2009
For a project that concerns the role of the US Government (Marshall Plan) and American tourists in the rebuilding of the post-war European historic landscape, I am seeking examples of historic public gardens or parks in England or western Europe. I would appreciate hearing of any examples of historic landscapes that were restored, rebuilt, or [...]
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August 26th, 2009
Roy Genders, 1913 to 1985, wrote more than dozen books about flowers, floral history and how to grow plants. In “Collecting Antique Plants” (1971) he credits R P Genders with doing the historical research.
I wonder whether that was one of his children or another relative.
Does anyone have any information about him?
Judith Taylor
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August 5th, 2009
The first issue of the Growing Heritage Newsletter has been made available for download.
It will also shortly be available on the Growing Heritage website.
The Action Plan for Conservation of Plants in Cultivation can also be found on the website, if you wish to refer back to the original Objectives and Key Actions for each Objective.
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August 5th, 2009
I am redesigning a walled veg garden built around 1740. Although I dont want to recreate a garden of that period I would like to be able to refer to and include aspects relevant to its history.
Can anyone tell me the name of this period of history (1730-50) and if possible suggest any relevant reading [...]
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April 22nd, 2009
30 members of the GHS had a fascinating trip to see the gardens and landscapes of Roberto Burle Marx in Brazil during March 2009, visiting Rio de Janeiro, Petropolis, Teresopolis, Sao Jose dos Campos and Brazilia. Some photographs from the trip are available at Malcolm Raggett’s Web site: and those who were on the trip [...]
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