Excited to reveal the cover for my new book
‘William Morris & His Gardens’
Published by Yale University Press @yalebooks.bsky.social
on 13th October 2026.

Isn’t she beautiful!

Thank you to the great team at Yale, and the magic beings around me.

#willliammorris #gardenhistory

"The fountains playing over the foot of the Sir John Logan Campbell statue in Cornwall Park. The jets are to be turned on for two hours every Sunday afternoon during the summer". NZ Herald, 8 March 1932. #gardenhistory

Gardens and Green Spaces in the West Midlands since 1700

"The essays are well produced... it is well illustrated with black-and-white images and has a section of color photographs. One of the many exciting #GardenHistory publications that have appeared over the past couple of years." Journal of British Studies www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Upcoming Hamilton Talk: Jane Deans, Rebel Gardener: Power and Politics and the Making of a Nineteenth-Century Colonial Garden Riccarton House, 2019, with garden. Photo by Sgerbic. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. The Garden History Research Foundation invi…

Upcoming Hamilton talk: "Jane Deans, Rebel Gardener: Power and Politics and the Making of a Nineteenth-Century Colonial Garden". #gardenhistory

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Urban Fruits: The Public Orchard as a Bridge to the Landscape

We continue our winter seminar series on 26 February, with Moirika Reker's paper, 'Urban Fruits: The Public Orchard as a Bridge to the Landscape'. This is an online only seminar, please find registration details below. #gardenhistory #orchard
@ihr.bsky.social
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Things to do today: write a blog about the pommerans #foodhistory #gardenhistory

Fifteen Years of New York City’s High Line: A Closer Look at its Impact on Urban Design

The next seminar in our winter series will be on 12 February, with Kalina Prelikj's paper, 'Fifteen Years of New York City’s High Line: A Closer Look at its Impact on Urban Design'. This is an online only seminar. #gardenhistory @ihr.bsky.social
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The Dark Allure of Deadly Nightshade. :@thrifyhomeandgarden

Elegant yet enigmatic, foxglove has graced Britain’s hedgerows and gardens for generations.
thesarahcoles.co.uk/foxglove/

#Foxglove #BritishWildflowers #BotanicalFolklore #GardenHistory #MedicinalPlants #PoisonousPlants #PlantLore #WildflowerGardens #HeritagePlants #FolkloreUK

The allure of the foxglove. A garden favourite. @thriftyhomeandgarden

Tall, elegant and quietly dangerous, foxglove has long held a place in Britain’s gardens and hedgerows.
thesarahcoles.co.uk/foxglove/

#Foxglove #Digitalis #BritishWildflowers #GardenHistory #BotanicalFolklore #PoisonousPlants #MedicinalPlants #WildflowerGardens #HistoricPlants #FolkloreAndNature

The Magic and Mystery of the Mandrake Root. @thriftyhomeandgarden

Twisting, uncanny and steeped in folklore, the mandrake root has fascinated people for centuries.
thesarahcoles.co.uk/mandrake-root/

#MandrakeRoot #BotanicalFolklore #PlantLore #HistoricPlants #HeritageGardens #FolkloreAndNature #BritishFolklore #MedicinalPlants #PoisonousPlants #GardenHistory

Available now at an introductory discount (until the end of Feb) visit www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book... #GardenHistory

Walking the River Edge: How Public Walks Enhanced the City’s Relationship with Water

The next seminar in our winter series will be on 29 January, with Laurence Pattacini's paper, 'Walking the River Edge: How Public Walks Enhanced the City’s Relationship with Water'. This will be a hybrid seminar. #gardenhistory
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Cider's forgotten, ancient history Dr Trevor Fitzjohn is the owner of Teepee Cider, a boutique, traditional method cider orchard and producer in the Wairarapa. A retired history-lover with a personal library of over 1,000 rare books, h...

"A retired history-lover with a personal library of over 1,000 rare books, his apple varieties and techniques harken back to the golden age of cidermaking in England in the 17th and 18th centuries". #gardenhistory #wairarapa

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An upcoming talk at Dunedin Botanic Garden on their Peter Pan statue, which looks interesting! #gardenhistory

"Finishing touches being placed on the carved figure of a swan which will surmount one of the pylons at the new [Auckland] Domain gateway". New Zealand Herald, 18 March 1936, P10. #gardenhistory

Lost Gardens of Hertfordshire

This groundbreaking study uses archaeology and aerial imagery to reconstruct the stories of over 20 forgotten gardens across Hertfordshire.
If you love a good mystery buried in the landscape, this one’s for you.
Pre-order now.
#GardenHistory
www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Oh, ‘Chute! Santa’s near miss with the Auckland Wintergarden Glasshouses By Ian Duggan Construction of the Wintergarden glasshouses in Auckland Domain was initiated during World War I. The Temperate (or Cool) House was erected first, between 1916 and 1921, for the year-…

Our 2022 Xmas blog: The Auckland Wintergarden glasshouses came under threat in 1937, though not from some wartime enemy. Instead it was from Santa Claus, parachuting in to the Domain. Oh, ‘Chute! We look at Santa’s near miss... #gardenhistory

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Mistletoe: the Christmas Parasite in New Zealand by Ian Duggan, Te Aka Mātuatua – School of Science, The University of Waikato The mistletoe species most associated with Christmas globally is Viscum album – the so-called European mistletoe – whic…

“Although English Mistletoe may not have been seen by New Zealanders hanging from lamps and ceilings during the festive season, few have not heard about it”... We take a look at the history of European mistletoe in New Zealand. #gardenhistory

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Set in 42 acres of countryside, @middetonhallgardens is a magnificent manor house with over 950 years of history. Visit www.middleton-hall.co.uk to find out more.

#MiddletonHall #DronePhotography #HistoricBuildings #UKHeritage #Warwickshire #MedievalToGeorgian #GardenHistory #HeritageRestoration

Lost Gardens of Hertfordshire

This beautifully illustrated book by Tom Williamson & Anne Rowe blends archaeology, aerial photography, and historical maps to reveal the county’s forgotten garden heritage.
Pre-order now!
#GardenHistory
www.herts.ac.uk/uhpress/book...

Gone gnome: The mysterious history of Aotearoa’s stolen statues Even gnomes aren't safe in this cruel, cruel world.

The mysterious history of Aotearoa’s stolen statues, via The Spinoff #gardenhistory.

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RHS Plant Collector Archive - 19th century papers

The RHS Plant Collector Archive is a unique collection of papers associated with the 12 plant collectors and their journeys. For the first time they are now fully catalogued, digitised, and free for everyone to access #skystorians #gardenhistory #nineteenthcentury
collections.rhs.org.uk/view/343871

Islamic Gardens: A Paradise of Calming Symmetry Step Through a Gate, and the World Changes Have you ever stepped out of a noisy, chaotic city street and into a space so perfectly ordered and serene that your…

Islamic Gardens: A Paradise of Calming Symmetry #spiritualgardens #Charbaghdesign #Alhambragardens #Mughalgardens #waterfeaturesingardens #ShalimarBagh #Persiangardens #Islamicarchitecture #gardensymbolism #gardenhistory

#Sintra #ParquesDeSintra #NationalPalaceofSintra #ArtHistoryJobs #ResearchOpportunity #CulturalHeritage #GardenHistory #RenaissanceStudies #MedievalStudies #MuseumJobs #HistoriansofInstagram #PortugalHeritage #PalacioNacionalDeSintra #JardinsRenascentistas #HistóriaDaArte #SintraPortugal
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View over a small lake. The sky is blue and the day is still so the landscape is perfectly reflected in the water. In the distance there is a footbridge and a pagoda. The trees and shrubs are all different shapes, sizes and colours, and in the background you can see some hills.

A fine day to visit the restored Japanese Garden in Fife. Dating from the early 1900’s, adventurer Ella Christie hired designer Taki Handa making it the first and only garden of its size and scale to be designed by a woman. 🌱🍁🌳💪 #autumn #Scotland #GardenHistory #JapaneseGardens

Alice’s Looking Glass Garden by Peter Sergel The imaginary gardens described by Lewis Carrol include elements of old gardens, reflect the changing culture of the Enlightenment and, like all good art, they can perhaps challenge…

New blog: "The imaginary gardens described by Lewis Carroll include elements of old gardens, reflect the changing culture of the Enlightenment and, like all good art, they can perhaps challenge our perception of the world". #gardenhistory

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Bundles of papers bound in pink tape.

A person talking while walking down a garden path with other following.

Two people standing in front of a redcurrant plant.

On Day 2 we went to Raby Castle and looked at more recipe books and did more transcription. We also look at material from the Raby Castle Estate at the time the redcurrant was first grown there. We also enjoyed a tour of the gardens and getting to sample the famous redcurrant itself!
#gardenhistory

Hamilton’s Garden Place Sundial By Lindsay Amner The sundial in Hamilton’s Garden Place has been an iconic fixture in the centre of the city since 1953.  Generations of children have played on it, various vandals have bashed…

The sundial in Hamilton’s Garden Place: "Generations of children have played on it, various vandals have bashed it, and thousands of people have gazed at its various dials without the slightest understanding of how it works".
#gardenhistory

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