gardenhistorygirlOct 25, 202310 min readApple Stories Part 1: 'The Herefordshire Pomona'Plate XLV from 'The Herefordshire Pomona’, vol. 2, 1876-1885 “There is no fruit, in temperate climates, so universally esteemed, and so...
gardenhistorygirlSep 28, 20237 min readWilliam Robinson's monthly journal: 'Flora and Sylva' (1903-1905)‘Group of Hybrid Iris: 1. Psyche, 2. Charon, 3. Iphigenia'. Coloured plate from a drawing by H.G. Moon, of flowers sent from Haarlem. ...
gardenhistorygirlApr 14, 202314 min readA Belgian Botanical: 'Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe'"Embothrium Coccineum". From 'Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l’Europe', Vol.13, 1858 Introduction Many of the historic images of...
gardenhistorygirlFeb 7, 20239 min readThe Fruits of America Part 1: The US Department of Agriculture's Pomological Watercolor CollectionCorsican lemon by Deborah Griscom Passmore, 1899. US Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection Introduction: A lucky...
gardenhistorygirlDec 24, 20229 min readThe Christmas Cactus: flowers for under "gas light"'Christmas Cactus', painting by Christian Mollback I was pondering what to write for Christmas, when a friend reminded me that I’d...
gardenhistorygirlNov 17, 20207 min readFor the “use of Ladies, Gentlemen and Gardeners”: Curtis’s Botanical Magazine'Iris Persica (the Persian Iris)' by James Sowerby. Plate 1 from the first issue of 'The Botanical Magazine or Flower-Garden Displayed'...