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History Hub

Exploring Garden History

Discover the people, places, styles and stories that have shaped our historic landscapes. The History Hub brings together resources from across the Gardens Trust to help you explore centuries of garden design, from visionary designers to iconic sites and enduring traditions.

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Helicon. Claude Lorrain, 1680.

Articles

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What is an historic designed landscape?

From private gardens to public parks, cemeteries, large estates and playgrounds, designed landscapes are all around us.

Garden Historians

Dr Paul Rabbitts

Parks manager, historian, author and public speaker Dr Paul Rabbitts tells us how he began his career in parks management.

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A potted history of public parks

One of the greatest ‘inventions’ of the 19th century was the public park. Today, we all use them – and love them – but what do we actually know about them?

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Hosepipes

From the Ancient Greeks via 17th century Dutch firefighters to modern day gardeners the history of the hosepipe is far from straightforward.

Periods

Roman Gardens

When we picture the gardens of the Roman period, our minds often leap to grand courtyards and marble statues, yet the reality was far more varied and influential than such images suggest.

Places

Perched on the north-eastern tip of the Isle of Wight, Norris Castle stands not only as a remarkable Regency Gothic Revival residence but also as home to one of the island’s most significant historic landscapes.

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What is garden history?

Gardens Trust Vice President Michael Symes provides his overview of this diverse subject and the insights it offers into other areas of historical research

People

Robert Marnock

Robert Marnock (1800-89) was a Scottish landscape gardener, designer, curator, nurseryman, head gardener, garden writer and editor who designed many gardens across Britain.

Places

Sheffield Botanical Gardens

Established to provide recreation and education for the growing middle classes, Sheffield Botanical Gardens was first designed by Robert Marnock in 1834.

People

Miss Dora Stafford

Miss Dora Stafford was admired in 1930s society gossip columns but scandalised newspaper editors with her ‘solo’ plant hunting exploits at the age of 40.

Garden Historians

Ben Dark

Gardener and author Ben Dark tells us about his career as a head gardener and historian

Garden Historians

David Marsh

Garden historian David Marsh tells us about his move from teaching to garden history

Garden Historians

Advolly Richmond OBE

Garden, plant and social historian Advolly Richmond tells us about her move from the automotive industry to gardens

Garden Historians

Cherrill Sands

Garden historian, teacher and writer Cherrill Sands tells us about her horticultural career change

Garden Historians

Jill Sinclair

Garden history consultant and Gardens Trust trustee Jill Sinclair tells us how her interest in landscape design led her to the subject