A Brief Introduction to Bandstands
In Victorian Britain public parks were developed to promote health and wellbeing, and bandstands became focal points for communal entertainment.
In Victorian Britain public parks were developed to promote health and wellbeing, and bandstands became focal points for communal entertainment.
Humphry Repton, the last great landscape designer of the Georgian era, advised on some 400 schemes across a 27 yearContinue Reading
Edward Kemp was one of the most prolific and influential landscape designers of the Victorian era.
This month, we’re talking about the amazing English homes and gardens that represent or have witnessed some of the most important historic events.
The Festival of Britain showcased science, technology, architecture and the arts in venues across the country. Much was dismantled at the end – but there are some remarkable remnants.
Allotmentswere born out of a national drive for self-sufficiency. Here we take a look at the history of allotments and their significance to our historic landscape.
His visionary landscape designs brought Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown lasting fame, punctuating the natural environment to this day with serpentine rivers,Continue Reading
Have you ever wondered about that grand mansion set into the hills of your local park or public garden? PerhapsContinue Reading
Did you know some of our most familiar plants and weeds were introduced when Britain became part of the Roman Empire?
Russell Page was an authority on garden design and one of the greatest landscape designers of the modern period. He createdContinue Reading