The procession for the royal wedding will run along The Mall between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, offering the newly-weds splendid views over St James’s Park. It is the oldest and most popular of London’s royal parks, and has an intimate link with the British monarchy and the romantic liaisons of kings of old. Originally [...]
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A royal park for a royal wedding
Posted in History, Parks, UK, tagged André Le Nôtre, Charles II, Henry VIII, royal park, royal wedding, St James's Park on April 28, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Conserving abandon
Posted in Cemeteries and monuments, Gardens, Ile de France, Paris, Secret Paris, tagged Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale, Obscura Day on April 10, 2011 | 10 Comments »
The Jardin d’Agronomie Tropicale on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes is a curious relic of France’s colonial past. Yesterday I joined Adam of Invisible Paris for a guided tour of the garden in springtime, and it struck me that it raises some fascinating issues about landscape conservation. Created in 1899 to test and [...]
Art des jardins
Posted in Paris, tagged guest post on April 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
This week I was delighted to be a guest contributor on the splendidly offbeat Along Life’s Highway blog, offering a rather different view of garden art in Paris.
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