Linnaeo Posuit
I would very much have liked to have met Frances Jane Hope and for her to show me her garden at Wardie Lodge, Granton, Edinburgh.In the mid-19th century, Frances Jane … Continue reading Linnaeo Posuit
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Eagle and Henderson
One of my obessesions is with gates and gateways. The above gateway was designed in the 1840s for the Leith Walk Nursery of Eagle and Henderson: Eagle and Henderson called … Continue reading Eagle and Henderson
Wall-to-wall wonderful
In May 1937 Charles Webster, Head Gardener for Gordon Castle, retired after 55 years of service: Charles Webster, who was born five years after this census, was the son of John … Continue reading Wall-to-wall wonderful
Warriston Gates
CANMORE: Warriston House, 1st OS map: Warriston House, as it was: Apart from the gate, that is now in Drummond Gardens, this sundial is all that survives of Warriston House: