John Gerarde, The Herball, 1597 - narcissus, p.108.
Flowers for enjoyment in Shakespeare's England.
The Elizabethans loved colour of all kinds in their embroidered and decorated clothes. The often elaborate painted wall-hangings of their homes frequently ...
John Gerarde, The Herball, 1597 - portrait, on back of title-page, p.B6v.
John Gerarde, herbalist: a contemporary of Shakespeare.
The large linen ruff was a fashion imported from the Netherlands, but adopted by all who could afford the starches needed to create such an accessory. ...
John Gerarde, The Herball, 1597 - roses, p.1079.
Roses feature more than once in Shakespeare’s plays.
Gerarde's Herbal gave Elizabethans the chance to see the plants that Shakespeare had in mind as he wrote certain scenes in his plays. In the ...
John Gerarde, The Herball, 1597 - title-page
An owner of a volume contemporary with Shakespeare has replaced a missing title-page.
The decorative title-pages of books have occasionally been damaged, or removed by their owners. This copy of ...
John Gerarde, The Herball, 1597 - violets, p.699, detail.
A Shakespearian plant reference.
The plant and flower references in Shakespeare’s works are numerous. John Gerarde’s Herball lists and describes all the plants known in contemporary England, ...
John Gerarde, The Herball, 1597 - Wall Flowers, p.371.
Wallflowers in a Shakespeare source.
Wallflowers in John Gerarde’s History of plantes are clearly illustrated and named ‘gilloflower’. This popular name persists as ‘gillys’ ...
Lighthorne. Gardeners on the allotments
Lighthorne gardeners on the allotments near Newbold Barn. 1900s
Ministry of Agriculture - Dig For Victory Leaflet
This is a fold out leaflet from the Government Buildings (Block 'C'), Lytham St. Annes. The leaflet includes six photographs and instructions for I. SIMPLE DIGGING WHERE THERE IS NO TURF and II. DIGGING ...
Ministry of Agriculture - Dig For Victory Leaflet
This is a fold out leaflet, from Government Buildings (Block E), Lytham St. Annes. The leaflet includes six photographs and instructions for HOW TO SOW SEEDS and HOW TO USE A SEED BED.
Printing Block
A steel printing plate, used for publicity for the Garden News. It bears a view of a man reading the magazine whilst smoking a pipe, surrounded by flowers.
Printing Block
A steel printing plate mounted onto a block of wood. The printing block was used to create an advert for the Amateur Gardening newspaper and depicts a bunch of roses.
Printing Block
Steel printing plate for Garden News. It depicts a man reading a newspaperpaper and there is a border of roses, fruits and flora.
Printing Plate
A steel printing plate, used to create an advert for the Garden News. It depicts a man reading the magazine whilst smoking a pipe, surrounded by flowers.
Ragley Hall.
Exterior view of Ragley Hall and gardens. Gardeners are seen mowing the lawns and clipping the edges. 1900s
Root Knife
A root knife used for topping and tailing roots. The knife has a metal blade with a curved end and a wooden handle.
Sickle
This sickle has an iron blade and a wooden handle. The sharp blade of a sickle was useful for cutting down crops and trimming hedgerows.
Sickle
This sickle has an iron blade and a wooden handle. The sharp blade of a sickle was used for cutting down crops and trimming hedgerows.
Thistle Hoe
A small iron hoe with a rectangular plate. The plate has been stamped but the words are illegible. The plate has an attachment for a pole with traces of wood inside the fixing.