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Garden and house, Paddockhurst, West SussexView of the garden and house at Paddockhurst, near Selsfield Common, West Sussex. The house dates from the 17th century, and is now used as a school
Walled garden, Great Maytham Hall, near Rolvenden, KentView of the walled garden at the back of Great Maytham Hall, a Grade II listed country house near Rolvenden, Kent. It was the inspiration for the childrens classic, The Secret Garden
Eleanor Malby, wife of Reginald Malby, photographerEleanor Malby (1886-1956), wife of Reginald Malby, official photographer to the Royal Horticultural Society, seen here as a young Edwardian woman with a baby
Rosa Betty Uprichard, a variety of large-flowered rose of the Rosaceae family with salmon pink flowers. Seen here in close-up are three partially opened flowers
Rosa Moyesii (Geranium Rose), a large shrub rose of the Rosaceae family. Seen here with bright red hips
Dryas Drummondii (Drummonds mountain-avens), a flowering perennial of the Rosaceae family, with yellow flowers. It is a wild plant, native to North America
Cornflower (Dwarf) Jubilee Gem, Centaurea CyanusCornflower (Dwarf), Jubilee Gem, Centaurea Cyanus, an annual flowering plant of the Asteraceae family. The flowers are a dazzling blue
Umbilicus Chrysanthus (Cotyledon Chrysantha), also known as Venus Navel, Venusnabel and Nabelkraut, a perennial flowering plant of Crassulaceae (stonecrop) family
Gentiana Verna (Spring Gentian), a perennial plant of the Gentianaceae family. The flowers are a vivid blue
Cistus Purpureus (Orchid Rock Rose)
Echinopsis Multiplex, a succulent plant of the Cactaceae (cactus) family. The name derives from echinos, meaning hedgehog or sea urchin, and opsis, referring to the plants dense covering of spines
Sedum Turkestanicum (Sedum Ewersii) of the Crassulaceae family. Seen here in the frost, with seed pods visible
Godetia Grandiflora Sybil SherwoodA close-up of the bright pink flowers of the Godetia (Farewell to Spring, Clarkia Amoena) Grandiflora Sybil Sherwood, a hardy annual of the Onagraceae family
Clematis Nelly Moser, a hardy climbing plant of the buttercup family Ranunculaceae (Languinosa Group), with flowers in two shades of pink
A Champion Hybrid Freesia (Ragionieri) from the AntibesHybrid Freesia (Ragionieri) from the Antibes (a Mediterranean resort in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeastern France) which won the gold medal at the 1911 Cannes Exposition Horticole
Bruges, Belgium - International Horticultural ExhibitionThe Markt (Market Square) Bruges, Belgium - International Horticultural Exhibition (Wederlansche tentoonstelling van hofbouwkunde). Date: 1912
White flowers on trowels on two cutout greetings cardsWhite flowers on garden trowels on two cutout greetings cards. Date: circa 1890s
Vilvoorde, Belgium - Botanical GardensVilvoorde (Vilvorde), Belgium - State School of Horticulture, within the Vilvoorde Botanical Gardens circa 1910s
Flower Pots, Plate 64, showing a range of floral patterned pots, two of them on stands. Date: circa 1880s
Beards greenhouse Date: circa 1850
Lady repotting a plantA lady in a greenhouse, repotting a plant. Date: 1891
Growing food in Chancery Lane, WW1Mr Hubert Hall, resident officer of the Public Record Office in Chancery Lane, pictured hard at work in the gardens of the old Rolls House, where
Women working in the hothouses at Windsor, WW1Four women gardeners in the Kings gardens at Frogmore, Windsor Castle, working in the glasshouses in place of male gardeners during the First World War. Date: 1916
Forcing the Murphies by Heath RobinsonEndeavouring to open the eyes of seed potatoes before sowing - a silly horticultural idea by William Heath Robinson. Date: 1918
Home Gardening magazine, December 1932Front cover of Home Gardening magazine featuring a suggestion to create a rustic work rose screen across ones garden. Date: 1932
Home Gardening magazine, November 1932Front cover of Home Gardening magazine featuring an illustration demonstrating a magnificent display of roses trained across trellises, pergolas, arches and in beds. Date: 1932
Home Gardening magazine, September 1928Home Gardening magazine featuring a suggestion for the layout of a front garden the design of which was apparently specially prepared by one of the greatest authorities in the country
Home Gardening magazine, August 1932Front cover of Home Gardening magazine featuring a herbaceous border in a garden with an impressive display of gladioli (gladiolus) flowers. Date: 1932
Home Gardening magazine, September 1932Front cover of Home Gardening magazine advising readers to start planting their bulb bowls now in order to ensure a vibrant display of hyacinths indoors over winter. Date: 1932
Home Gardening magazine, December 1931Front cover of Home Gardening magazine featuring a quaint country cottage and its surrounding garden covered in snow, together with a calendar for the year 1932. Date: 1931
Exhibition for garden and flower loversA Great Exhibition for garden and flower lovers: a birds eye view of the Horticultural Exhibition in Chelsea Hospital Gardens, London, with Chelsea Embankment and the River Thames in the foreground
Little child with bulbs by Muriel DawsonA little child planning to plant some bulbs, by Muriel Dawson. Date: circa 1920s
Home Gardening magazine, January 1932Front cover of Home Gardening magazine featuring pictorial instructions for taking chrysanthemum cuttings. Date: 1932
Home Gardening magazine, September 1929Front cover of Home Gardening magazine featuring a young girl picking asters Iwhich, apparently, don t mind the dry summer) in a large garden. Date: 1929
Home Gardening magazine, October 1928Front cover of Home Gardening magazine featuring a lady on plant up of bowl with bulbs. Advice on how to achieve good blooms and strong foliage is contained inside. Date: 1928
Their summer change of air, potted plants, c. 1880Two exotic-looking palms prepare to make a journey by wheelbarrow. Date: c.1880
Gardener, Paris c. 1860A Paris gardener or porter clutches two potted shrubs. Date: c.1860
Gentleman potting a plant, c. 1891A couple in a greenhouse or potting shed, potting plants. Date: c.1891
The Sketch front cover 1955, Chelsea Flower ShowFront cover of The Sketch featuring an illustration of two elegant ladies among the blooms at the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Date: 1955
Joseph Sabine - 2JOSEPH SABINE Horticulturist and writer on horticulture. with his autograph Date: 1770 - 1837
Joseph Sabine - 1JOSEPH SABINE Horticulturist and writer on horticulture. Date: 1770 - 1837
Harvesting CarnationsA girl pushing a wheelbarrow of freshly harvested carnations, Vence, France. Date: early 1930s
Luther Burbank - American botanist and horticulturistLuther Burbank (1849-1926) - American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career
Concepts of horticulturePlate 51 from Le Regne Vegetal, Vol 14, Vegetaux. Atlas (1870). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Entitled Marcottes et Boutres
General concepts of Horticulture OrnamentPlate 52 from Le Regne Vegetal. Atlas, Vol 14. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Couple admiring flowers
Lyon, France - International Exhibition (3 / 7)The Garden of the Palace of Horticulture at the International Exhibition held in Lyon, France Date: 1914
Lyon, France - International Exhibition (4 / 7)The Palace of Horticulture and the gardens at the International Exhibition held at Lyon, France in 1914. Date: 1914