The Gardens of Gertrude Jekyll
The English gardens of Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) have influenced good garden design throughout the world. While many of Jekyll's gardens and original plantings have disappeared, and only a handful of her plans are well-known, thousands survive in ... [... more]
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English Gardens in the Twentieth Century: From the ...
 For over a century, Country Life magazine has been influential in the world of garden design. Since 1897, its superbly illustrated essays on houses and gardens sought to inform and educate taste. Drawing from the unrivaled photographic archives of ... [... more]
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English Cottage Garden Herbs
With blue flowers and hairy leaves Borage has been grown in English Gardens since the mid 1400s.It was thought to bring courage and today the flowers (hairy bits removed!) can be added to summer drinks like Pimms. It is a hardy annual with a ... [... more]
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Using Scented Plants In An English Garden.
Many of the great English Gardens have walls around them and this creates stillness. Of course this is impossible for most of us – although some gardens may already have walls or fences around them. Here is my selection that will thrive in a ... [... more]
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Larkspur
Larkspur was very popular in English Gardens in Victorian times when it was grown with their favourite English Garden plants - Asters, Cornflowers , Hollyhocks, Honesty, Love-in-a-mist, Mignonette, Sweet-rocket and Sweet-Williams Larkspur flowers ... [... more]
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English Gardening Gifts
A box tree in a clay pot or better still a pair of box trees – ready shaped balls or cones look very effective and have been used for centuries in English Gardens. There are lots of lavender scented products to choose as gifts - why not try some ... [... more]
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Abbey House Garden - Photos
These beautiful English Gardens have been featured on several television programmes - the owners Ian and Barbara Pollard who do alot of the gardening themselves, are known to prefer gardening in the nude - but only when the gardens are not open ... [... more]
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One Hundred English Gardens: The Best of the English ...
This elegant book presents one hundred of the most beautiful historic gardens in England. The gardens range from the neoclassical paradise of Stourhead to the subtropical splendour of Tresco Abbey and the soothing calm of the White Garden at Sissinghurst, ... [... more]
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A Year in the Garden: In England, Wales and Northern Ireland
English gardens are known for their well-tended beauty. And Great Britain's National Trust--a charitable organization that has been caring for and protecting historical sites and beautiful natural treasures throughout England, Wales, and Northern Ireland ... [... more]
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Winter Aconites.
Winter aconites have been grown since the sixteenth century in English Gardens and extend the flowering season of perennials by adding a splashes of colour from January to March, often pushing through the snows of winter.Their name comes from the ... [... more]
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English Gardening Word Glossary
Hardy – much used in England it means a plant that will be able to survive outside in the open throughout the winter in temperate climates. Catmint (Nepeta) which is hardy would be perfectly happy in zone 4 as would Dianthus barbatus or Sweet ... [... more]
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English Gardening Tips
It is best to add 100g or 4oz of finely chopped garlic to 2 desert spoons of paraffin oil - let it soak for 2 days. Then add water(8 pints) mix thoroughly. Stand for a day and then strain before use. A good way to enhance the perfume of your ... [... more]
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