Since childhood I have been drawn to the aesthetics and customs of the Victorian Era, roughly the period of Queen Victoria’s reign in England, 1837-1901. I especially find Victorian floral practices ...

A bouquet of flowers has been a thoughtful gift to give for centuries, but during the Victorian times, it signified much more. The combination of blooms often sent a specific message, which recipients ...

Horticulture lecturer Peter Thoday and Harry Dodson present this series demonstrating how simple and exotic flowers were cultivated in the Victorian era. Re-enactments are used to explain how the head ...

More than 5,000 dahlias have gone on display at Stonehenge in homage to popular Victorian flower shows at the historic monument. The Stonehenge dahlia shows, held between 1842 and 1845, attracted ...

Victorian gardens reached their glory when a worldwide gardening frenzy erupted with the introduction of new and exotic plant varieties being discovered around the globe. It was a time when those ...