Public Consultations on planning for the future of the Thames and its watershed
On 22 January, Rachel Hill of the Environment Agency presented the current stage in the development of the Thames Estuary 2100 study at Chiswick Pier House in West London. This study began in 2001, and, following new research is now about to enter another period of public consultation. For three months from April 2009, the […]
The Herefordshire Pomona
In recent times there has been a revival of interest in old varieties of fruit trees (note the popularity and success of the GHS Fruit Study Day last November). During the late nineteenth century too, for instance in and around the county of Herefordshire, where there was growing concern about the poor state of many […]
Isamu Noguchi: 1904–88
Noguchi was one of the most significant modern sculptors and garden makers of the 20th century. He was moved by the spiritual simplicity of stones and garden making in Japan, and this was an enduring influence throughout his life and work. On searching for the meaning of sculpture he said: “This I had found in […]
The Landscape Institute Library & Archive is under threat of dispersal
“Without a library and archive at its heart a learning institution becomes no more than a trade union for its members.” Charles McKean, Professor of Scottish Architectural History, University of Dundee. With this phrase, Professor McKean defines the impact on a learned institution should it be separated from its cultural heritage, and specifically what could […]
Landscape and Regeneration Symposium
London, 24 & 25 October 2008 Park-led regeneration involves major investment, so one of the first questions tends to be where does the money come from? Elizabeth Goodfellow Zagoroff looked at parks in New York and Boston before focusing on the Millennium Park, Chicago. A “sculpture park on steroids”, this brownfield site has became a […]
EH is searching for the ‘true’ carnation
The bloom that seduced a Queen, and dazzled one of the most sophisticated royal courts in history with its heady exotic scent, delicate fringed petals and striking colours, is an essential component in the scheme to recreate the Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle. A search is on to find carnation varieties that could have been […]
The new Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth Castle
GHS visit, 17 June 2008 In 1975 a ‘Tudor’ garden was created at Kenilworth, based on Sir William Dugdale’s plan of 1656. Since then the advance of garden archeological techniques has meant that a much more authentic recreation of the original garden is now possible. In 1984 EH became responsible for the care and maintenance […]
Leaving a legacy to support the work of the Garden History Society in Scotland
The Garden History Society in Scotland Conservation Trust is a Scottish Charity (Scottish charity number SC034618) constituted under a Declaration of Trust and granted recognition as a charity on 24 August 2003. The Trust was set up by the Scottish Group of The Garden History Society, to safeguard, hold and disperse funds raised in Scotland […]
Back issues of Garden History & JSTOR
Once again all of Garden History will soon be back in print. Thanks to some of the benefits of modern technology, and our relationship with JSTOR, whose very high quality scans we have been able to make use of, it is now possible to produce very small batches of those issues that we have run […]