Research blog
23rd February 2022
Seek and ye shall find...or perhaps not?
Clues to the history of a designed landscape can come from all sorts of sources...
18th February 2022
The plant list of Sir John Reresby
On the 11th of April 1642, Reresby of Thrybergh Hall, sat down and made a list of all the plants in his garden...
Portrait of Sir Thomas Frankland, 6th Baronet, 1777, by George Romney. Source.
16th February 2022
Gardening life of Sir Thomas Frankland
Read how Sir Thomas, a gentleman botanist, experimented at his home, Thirkleby Hall in Yorkshire.
11th February 2022
A glimpse of gardens from the past
Learn about old postcards of gardens and what they reveal
25th November 2021
A History of Gledhow
Explore the history of the Gledhow Estate near Leeds, painted by Turner in the early 19th century and featuring a house attributed to John Carr.
2nd November 2021
Thomas Knowlton
Learn about Thomas Knowlton, head gardener at the Earl of Burlington's Londesborough estate and 18th century polymath.