The Brontës and their garden
“There is not a knoll of heather, not a branch of fern, not a young bilberry leaf, not a fluttering lark or linnet, but reminds me of her” wrote Charlotte Brontë, of sister Emily after her death....
View ArticleJane Austen and her gardens
“You cannot imagine – it is not in Human Nature to imagine what a nice walk we have round the Orchard. – The row of Beech look very … Continue reading →
View ArticleRudyard Kipling and his garden
The first plants that Rudyard Kipling ever knew were exotic ones. He was born in India in 1865 and spent his first years surrounded by palms, mango and … Continue reading →
View ArticleWordsworth’s outdoor office at Rydal Mount
Wordsworth is of course familiar to all as one of the greatest of English poets, founder of the Romantic movement and Poet Laureate. What is less well known … Continue reading →
View ArticleBeatrix Potter’s garden (and Mr McGregor!)
Beatrix Potter fell in love with the English Lake District when she was a child. When she began to publish her stories for children, along with the charming illustrations Continue reading →
View ArticleSir Walter Scott and his Abbotsford garden
In 1811 Sir Walter Scott bought a small farm on the Tweed River in Scotland where he built the Scottish Baronial-styled 'Abbotsford', surrounded by gardens and picturesque grounds. Continue reading →
View ArticleHenry James and his Lamb House garden
“I am hopeless about the garden, which I don’t know what to do with and shall never, never know – I am densely ignorant,” said Henry James, whose garden at Lamb House was both refuge and inspiration....
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