The Smithsonian, in supporting the Biodiversity Heritage Library, has transformed our ability to research garden and landscape history. Send them your messages of support now in the face of the current flagrant attack.

Now they are after the Smithsonian. Anyone involved in garden history knows how important the Bioviversity Heritage Library, @biodiversitypix.bsky.social supported by the Smithsonian, is. Support from across the Atlantic. Hold onto truth.

Please can Brit LAs support thegardenstrust.org? Government currently suggesting that TGT role as statutory consultee on planning applications for English historic gardens, designed landscapes and public parks is removed. Apparently this concern is considered ‘niche’. Words fail really.

Please can Brit LAs support thegardenstrust.org? Government currently suggesting that TGT role as statutory consultee on planning applications for English historic gardens, designed landscapes and public parks is removed. Apparently this concern is considered ‘niche’. Words fail really.

Suffrage colours in the orchard meadow at Goddards, York.

We divided and moved tiny clumps of snowdrops in the green two years ago in Goddards garden, York. See them go! #gardening #gardenhistory

We've been busy making this and many millions more specimens fully accessible for free to anyone around the world.

See what else we've digitised as part of our Digitisation Project 👇

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'The Last Rose', John Woodward Lines, (British, b. 1938)

Getting ready for the London spring horticultural shows. Photos of Old Southwark, circa 1930.

Word of the Day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet individual whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

If you see something lovely, repost it! The algorithm is basically us here. It takes a while to get used to not having your attention manipulated so much. #bluesky

Despite a gloomy week, there’s still plenty in the garden to show spring is on the way for my #SixOnSaturday.

We have hellebores, ferns, mulched rose beds, Tree Germander, hyacinths and some f course daffodils.

Have a great weekend all!

🌱🌿💚 #Gardening #FlowerFeed

Just moved here from you know where. Keen to link with people interested in garden and landscape history, especially plant nurseries and those who worked in them.