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Discutafel podcast 164: Garden Museum, a journey through garden history

Old garden tools, as shown in Garden Museum, London
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Listen to episode 164 below.
Publication date: 29-2-24.
Duration: 16:42.
Host: Ivonne Smit.
Illustration: Old garden tools, Garden Museum in London.

Episode 164: Garden Museum, a journey through garden history

In this episode

Let’s delve into British gardening in former times! Ivonne visits the Garden Museum in London. The galleries here tell the story of gardens in Britain from the 1600s until today. Ivonne points out several nice to know facts.

  • What was the title of the first magazine designed specifically for the amateur gardener?
  • Which flowers did soldier George Moore collect in World War I for his fiancĂ©, who was at home in Newcastle?
  • Who were the ‘weeding women’?

Remarkably, the museum’s home is the church of John Tradescant (1580-1638) who is considered to have been the first great gardener in British history.

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