The Garden was founded in 1871 by William Robinson, who wrote many of those millions of words, as did other well known contemporaries such as John Ruskin, Gertrude Jekyll and Dean Hole. Some the articles were reprinted (without acknowledgement) in Robinson’s immensely influential book The English Garden, which went to 15 editions from 1883 to 1935, the year of his death. But the magazines contain a gold mine of material which wasn’t republished in book form. Picking up one volume at random (Vol 49- midsummer 1896), there’s a 3,000 word article by Robinson on ‘Climbers and their artistic use’ which is illustrated by Ellen Willmott. A gem. There’s lots to look forward to in the long winter nights ahead.
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