I’m always eager to show people my favorite places and the Garden Museum in London is another one I wanted to share with my friend Jen while we were on our trip last fall.
I think this was my third trip to the museum and every time, there’s always something new to see.
“The Garden Museum is home to the Archive of Garden Design, which preserves and provides access to the working records of leading British garden designers of the 20th and 21st century.”
“Housed in the deconsecrated church of St Mary-at-Lambeth, the Garden Museum contains the burial place of John Tradescant, an early gardener and plant hunter. To preserve his tomb, the Garden Museum was founded by Rosemary Nicholson, an admirer of Tradescant, in 1977.” – The Garden Museum website
Here’s a look at a few things that caught my eye, this time around.
I’m adding this garden cabinet to my “dream garden shed” folder. Wouldn’t you love to have one of these too?
Parsley Pot. The parsley is meant to grow out the holes in cascading layers. Fancy! 😉
Who needs Legos when you’ve got potatoes?
A garden is not a garden without a gnome.
That’s right. Stay off the grass. The British are so polite.
Garden trophies.
I was instantly reminded of the scene in Downton Abbey when the Sr. Mr. Moseley won the Grantham Cup for best bloom in the village when I saw these.
The Garden Cafe, a must if you get the chance to go.
And these little felt carrots!!! How unique are these!?
And some beets too!
Now I want to learn needle felting!
And a trip to the Garden Museum wouldn’t be complete without a climb to the top to see the view.
Totally worth the 131 steps to the top!
Isn’t it interesting how we return to our favorite places again and again? What’s someplace near or far that keeps pulling you back for another look around? I’d love to know.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone,
~Mavis
More Blog Posts From This Trip
- Hit The Ground Running
- Highclere Castle and Afternoon Tea
- The Highclere Red House
- 9 Arlington Row
- Afternoon Tea at Fortnum and Mason
- Yew Tree Garden Center
- Royal Botanical Gardens, The Kew
- The Knightsbridge Hotel
- Liberty London
Nancy Settel says
Oh my word this is amazing for sure. The tulip trophy is my most favorite I do think but hard to decide. My most favorite place to go back to time and time again would be Longwood Gardens(right across the Delaware State line) or Winterthur Museum (Delaware). Now due to some medical problems and breathing no longer to do it but I dream of doing both again someday.
laura says
now i need a garden puzzle!! i guess i pretend it’s for my youngest grands…..
Laura says
Musee d’Orsay for me. Can’t seem to visit Paris without stopping in.
Sue says
That wooden landscaping puzzle is EVERYTHING!!! I really, really want one for myself.
What a gorgeous space. The sacred setting and the sacredness of Mother Earth…
Sandy says
My favorite place to go to is the National Cathedral in Washington DC. I live on the other side of the Country, but when I get East I always make a point to spend a couple of hours there. Absolutely gorgeous.
Peggy Lannon says
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings home in Cross Creek, FL where she wrote the book The Yearling is a favorite of mine. You can tour the house where she lived and wrote the book. There was also a vegetable garden there. It is a very peaceful place and I love to just wander around on the grounds. In the Ocala National Forest you can hike The Yearling Trail which takes you into the community she wrote about in the book.