Miles Hadfield

Miles Hadfield Miles Heywood Hadfield (15 October 1903 – 31 March 1982) was an English writer and illustrator of articles and books on gardening. In 1962 he was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Veitch Memorial Medal. He was a founding member in 1966 of the The Gardens Trust Garden Historical Society and its president from 1971 to 1977. Quotes       Simaroubaceae QUASSIA FAMILY: AilanthusA family of shrubs and trees, chiefly tropical and subtropical. Many have bitter bark; that of Quassia amara Linnaeus, a South American species, provides the quassia chips of commerce. ... of about 28 genera only Ailanthus is likely to be seen in Britain … Two or three species are now cultivated in Britain, but all except the following are exceedingly uncommon.Ailanthus is a latinized form for ailanto, the native name of Ailanthus integrifolia A. moluccana; it means 'a tree tall enough to reach the skies.' British Trees: A Guide for Everyman. With 150 Pages of Illustrations Dent 1957 361 (486 pages; illustrated by the author; 1st part of quote last part of quote) At one time trees were Pollarding pollarded, principally to provide fuel. Such are the famous Burnham Beeches Burnham beeches, ... pollarded from about 1500 to 1820, when the use of coal became general; such, too are the numerous pollards in Epping Forest. Landscape with Trees Country Life 1967 https://books.google.com/books?id=GOEsAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=burnham 39 (199 pages) Of the geologically younger sandstones, the Jurassic is mainly to be found in Yorkshire; Castle Howard, built like so many great houses with stone found on its own estate, is a fine example. ...... Granite has been used extensively in Devon and especially Cornwall; it dictates its own forms—gritty, grainy, sparing in ornamentation but magnificently durable. A Book of Country Houses Country Life Books 1969 9780600430278 https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Book_of_Country_Houses.html?id=-EXrAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=jurassic 43 (272 pages) Pioneers in Gardening (1955) ... in 1722 Philip Miller Miller was made head gardener at Chelsea Physic Garden Chelsea, the director at the time was a certain Isaac Rand—a learned but hot-tempered and difficult man, whose reputation was soon quite eclipsed by the fame of his gardener, for in 1724 was issued the first volume of Philip Miller's The Gardeners Dictionary The Gardeners' Dictionary. Pioneers in Gardening Bloomsbury gardening classics Routledge & Paul 1955 https://books.google.com/books?id=8tU3AAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=hot-tempered 48 (240 pages) ... when the Royal Horticultural Society Society was formed, and at times seemed inclined to devote a preponderance of its activities towards the study of vegetables and fruit, Richard Anthony Salisbury Salisbury was there to urge the merits of botany and ornamental plants. For a time, too, he acted as its honorary secretary ... p. 108 Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward Nathaniel Ward was a doctor, a self-sacrificing man who lived and practised in Wellclose Square Welclose Square not far from the London Docks. In spite of the grimy surroundings of his home, he was an ardent naturalist. p. 119 Gardening in Britain (1960) ... until his tragic end on 13th July 1834 when, in Hawaii, he fell into a trap and was crushed to death by the wild bull that it had ensnared, David Douglas (botanist) Douglas devoted his life to exploration. To described the adventures and extreme hardships of this adventurous young botanist, ornithologist, and, in his later trips, surveyor, is beyond our scope. He was temperamental and, though lionized on his visits to London, was inclined to be quarrelsome when the urgency of travel and exploration did not keep him occupied. Gardening in Britain London Hutchinson 1960 280 1st part of quote last part of quote Artificial stones enabled 'sculpture', ornaments, and fountains to be produced cheaply in quantity; Felix Austin of the Artificial Stone Works, New Road, Regent's Park, offered a range of fountains, all designed in the best taste. p. 302 External links Hadfield, Miles (writer and artist) Special Collections, University of Reading, UK https://collections.reading.ac.uk/special-collections/collections/hadfield-miles-writer-and-artist/ Category:1903 births Category:1982 deaths Category:Civil servants from the United Kingdom Category:Illustrators from England Category:Journalists from England Category:Non-fiction authors from England Category:University of Birmingham alumni