Miss Willmott's Water Lilies
'Lily Pool', Plate 16 from Ellen Willmott's book of her own photographs titled 'Warley Garden in Spring and Summer', published 1909 Those...
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gardenhistorygirl
Mar 22, 202314 min read
Miss Willmott's Orchids
One of Miss Ellen Willmott's few existing 'autochromes' c.1908. The plant featured was identified recently by experts at Royal Botanic...
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gardenhistorygirl
Oct 15, 202220 min read
In focus: Miss Willmott's published photographs
'The Garden House'. Plate 37 from 'Warley Garden in Spring and Summer' by Ellen Willmott, 1909 Introduction Anyone that reads my blogs...
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gardenhistorygirl
Jun 30, 202213 min read
Miss Willmott's Roses
Rosa 'Ellen Willmott'. Photograph by Eric Timewell. This rose has been delightfully described as “an Audrey Hepburn of a rose, nothing...
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gardenhistorygirl
Feb 25, 202213 min read
'Beautifying railways for the weary traveller'
'Flowers Before Fares' from 'Funny Folks' magazine. Courtesy Dr David Turner on Twitter. In 1884, the Midland Railway company started a...
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gardenhistorygirl
Dec 31, 20217 min read
A Christmas Present for 1909
For December, I’ve indulged myself somewhat by writing a blog containing some of my favourite garden history topics – the horticultural...
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gardenhistorygirl
Oct 19, 20206 min read
A prickly tale: Eryngium giganteum Miss Willmott’s Ghost
A prickly tale: Eryngium giganteum Miss Willmott's Ghost
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