gardenhistorygirlOct 15, 202220 minIn focus: Miss Willmott's published photographs'The Garden House'. Plate 37 from 'Warley Garden in Spring and Summer' by Ellen Willmott, 1909 Introduction Anyone that reads my blogs...
gardenhistorygirlSep 24, 202213 minCountry Life: The Garden Historians’ ‘bible’Front cover of June 1st, 2022 issue of 'Country Life' Introduction I have to admit to only buying Country Life very occasionally – it’s...
gardenhistorygirlAug 8, 202215 minPhotography as applied to flowers: Mr Stevens’ ‘prize picture’'Gloire de Dijon Roses from a prize photograph by Mr Henry Stevens', from 'The Gardeners' Chronicle', February 10, 1883 After a day’s...
gardenhistorygirlJul 22, 202213 min‘Gardens under Glass’: The Victorian conservatory'In the Conservatory' by James Tissot c.1875 I've always been somewhat taken with glasshouses: be it the Palm House at Kew or smaller...