England’s Amazon water lily made history. No one knew that a single flower, found in the Amazon by a plant collector, could create such a fury in nineteenth century England, but it did. That fury appeared with elements of desire,…
Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) was not only a gardener, but also an architect, famous for his glass structures. He designed and built glass houses for his employer the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth, including one for the Duke's orchid collection. Eventually…
Head gardener at Chatsworth Joseph Paxton (1803-1865) assumes an important role in the history of the English garden. He not only created new features for the Duke of Devonshire's garden, making it one of the most famous gardens in England,…