Posts Tagged ‘Duke of Wellington’
April 8, 2019 John Claudius Loudon, Mary Pickford, Katie Melua, Hugo von Mohl, William Watson, Jackie Bennett, and the Duke of Wellington
Have you thought much about the layout or shape of your garden beds? Do they follow the natural lines and slopes of the landscape? Are they geometric? Long beds with corners? Maybe you’ve tried a circle garden. If you’re a beginner gardener, border beds anchored by a backdrop (like a house or a fence)…
Read MoreGarden Writer John Claudius Loudon and the Infamous Mixup between the Duke of Wellington’s BREECHES and BEECHES
“Loudon’s note was hard to read, and the Duke misinterpreted a few things…. Thus, he thought the Bishop of London wanted to inspect his pants.” April 8, 1783 On this day, the English garden writer John Claudius Loudon was born. In honor of his birthday, here is the famous story of The Waterloo Beeches. One…
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