Monthly Archives: September 2020

Plant of the Month: September 2020

Posted on 28/09/2020 by carolinemmurray

Given that the Equinox has just happening, and that it has just come to my attention (belatedly, I concede) that we ought to be calling a large number of asters Symphyotrichum instead, I thought I’d have a look at the … Continue reading →

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Samuel Egerton

Posted on 17/09/2020 by carolinemmurray

We were having a nice mooch round the (startlingly quiet) Ca’ Rezzonico Museum in Venice a few days ago, when I noticed, among the various local grandees immortalised in oil or pastels, a portrait of Samuel Egerton (1711–80). There was … Continue reading →

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