Category Archives: Gardens

Portents of Autumn

Posted on 02/09/2015 by carolinemmurray

After a very wet and gloomy August, things have bucked up slightly at the beginning of September, but though the late summer glories of the herbaceous beds at Cambridge University Botanic Garden are still looking wonderful, some of the trees … Continue reading →

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Plant of the Month: August

Posted on 14/08/2015 by carolinemmurray

This month’s plant is the dahlia: they are everywhere at the moment, in their incredible variety, and I know almost nothing about them. I’m not even sure I like them all that much – their colours, and especially the complex … Continue reading →

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The Garden Museum

Posted on 27/07/2015 by carolinemmurray

What do the following museums have in common: Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, The Queen’s House in Greenwich, and the Garden Museum in Lambeth? The answer is a good news/bad news one: all three are about to undergo refurbishment, extension or … Continue reading →

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Graves of the Great and Good

Posted on 24/07/2015 by carolinemmurray

I had been meaning for ages to visit the Ascension Burial Ground in north Cambridge, and a tweet from Zoe Cormack about the grave of J.G. Frazer and his wife finally got me off the sofa and out of the … Continue reading →

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Retirement: Four Months In

Posted on 20/07/2015 by carolinemmurray

First thought: who would have thought it? I should have marked the first three months, or quarter-year, in June, but it passed by almost unnoticed. I see from my diary that on 20 June I was recovering from (and writing … Continue reading →

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Plant of the Month: July

Posted on 19/07/2015 by carolinemmurray

It doesn’t take a very fertile brain to extend the ‘Object of the Month’ concept to other areas: so welcome to ‘Plant of the Month’. This should perhaps be the titan arum (#tinytitan), which has flowered this year in Edinburgh … Continue reading →

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