Het Loo and the perils of garden history

Here’s a puzzle for you. Why isn’t this a picture of a 17th century baroque garden? (Ignore for a moment the fact that the image was taken with a digital camera!) There’s an anachronism here – the horticultural equivalent of…

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Posted: September 24, 2013
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Author: Robin Powell

Through the moon gate

Spring is a gorgeous reminder of how much our gardens owe to China: wisteria, plum blossom, magnolia, rhododendron, azalea et al. The influence goes beyond the botanical too. Take the Moon Gate. Peter Whitehead was struck by Colin Barlow’s postcard…

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Posted: September 17, 2013
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Author: Robin Powell

Australian Garden Show Sydney

Sydney’s first garden show in a decade dazzled in Centennial Park last weekend. If you didn’t make it you’ll want to see what you missed, and if you were one of the 25,000+ who did, did you take a breather…

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Posted: September 10, 2013
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Author: Robin Powell