Miss Willmott

gardenhistorygirl

Nov 27, 202324 min read

Miss Willmott's Water Lilies

'Lily Pool', Plate 16 from Ellen Willmott's book of her own photographs titled 'Warley Garden in Spring and Summer', published 1909 Those...

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gardenhistorygirl

Mar 22, 202314 min read

One of Miss Ellen Willmott's few existing 'autochromes' c.1908. The plant featured was identified recently by experts at Royal Botanic...

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Oct 15, 202220 min read

'The Garden House'. Plate 37 from 'Warley Garden in Spring and Summer' by Ellen Willmott, 1909 Introduction Anyone that reads my blogs...

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gardenhistorygirl

Jun 30, 202213 min read

Rosa 'Ellen Willmott'. Photograph by Eric Timewell. This rose has been delightfully described as “an Audrey Hepburn of a rose, nothing...

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Feb 25, 202213 min read

'Flowers Before Fares' from 'Funny Folks' magazine. Courtesy Dr David Turner on Twitter. In 1884, the Midland Railway company started a...

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Dec 31, 20217 min read

For December, I’ve indulged myself somewhat by writing a blog containing some of my favourite garden history topics – the horticultural...

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gardenhistorygirl

Oct 19, 20206 min read

A prickly tale: Eryngium giganteum Miss Willmott's Ghost

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