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Archive for December, 2009

A Pyrus japonica at Beeckestijn in 1822

Posted in Garden History, Planting on December 13th, 2009 No Comments »

The Copenhagen conference on climate change of the upcoming week shall be dealing with serious challenges for our planet, economies and lifestyle. It is conceivable that climate change, if it is not stopped or stopping of its own accord, will also have an impact on our gardens. Planting (im)possibilities and shifting flowering times immediately come [...]

Published: landscape style in Holland in 1756?

Posted in Continuous Research, Garden History, Planting on December 6th, 2009 No Comments »

The story of the introduction of the landscape style in The Netherlands has proved to be difficult to uncover, despite many attempts. Information about the layout of those ‘new’ gardens in the form of maps or plans does not pre-date the late 1760s. Which plants were used to embellish the new type of garden with [...]