Free Gardeners Friendly Society
I would love to know more about this society. I have only been able to find reference to it in the National Records of Scotland: Please note: The picture in … Continue reading Free Gardeners Friendly Society
Tag: gardener
Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’
In Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’ by Evelyn Waugh, the prison Governor asks ‘D.4.12’ [Paul Pennyfeather]: ‘I wonder whether you have narcissistic tendencies? Did you lead … Continue reading Chapter Two of Part Three of ‘Decline and Fall’
Psithurism
Yesterday, Bannockburn House Garden:
The ‘Almanack’ contains
24 July 1786, Press and Journal: 18 August 1802, Press and Journal:
A visit to Drummond Castle Garden
Yesterday, volunteer gardeners for Bannockburn House Garden visited Drummond Castle Garden. We had a wonderful guided tour of the garden by Audrey. Thanks go to Margaret Pollock for organising this … Continue reading A visit to Drummond Castle Garden
Honeybrae
A timeline: Honeybrae, Aberdeen, where the poet Byron stayed in 1978: 30th January 1858, Aberdeen Herald: 1865, Ordnance Survey map: 16th January 1884, Aberdeen Free Press: 1895, Ordnance Survey map: … Continue reading Honeybrae
seed heads
Alliums, artichokes and teasels in Bannockburn House garden, 16 Sept 2025.
from End to End
This short artistic film is about a gardener, who I call ‘the gentle gardener’. This Victorian gardener carried the same name as I do. He died in 1885 aged 57 … Continue reading from End to End