Date:July 2014
Description:The Stumpery at Biddulph Grange Garden is the oldest in Britain, it was built around 1856 using root-work. The tree stumps and gnarled and rugged roots make a framework that provided Bateman with assorted conditions to grow a variety of plants including ivys and ferns. Stumperies were popular features in Victorian gardens; Alton Towers had one and Joseph Paxton designed one at Chatsworth. In later years stumperies and rusticity fell out of favour.
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Biddulph Grange Garden was created by James Bateman between 1841 and the 1860s for his collection of ...
The Stumpery at Biddulph Grange Garden is the oldest in Britain, it was built around 1856 using root-work. ...
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Creators: Mr Bob Metcalfe - Creator
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