The Garden Museum London, England

If you ever get a chance to go to London, try to stop by The Garden Museum.  It is small–but totally charming.  I read the reviews online and they were a little mixed. Some people thought the Garden Museum wasn’t big enough and a few thought there were not enough displays.

But I’m here to tell you the Garden Museum in London was absolutely charming. And the gift shop was spot on. I walked away with several treasures {and I’m not really a souvenir kind of person} and was glad I spotted by.

The museum portion was born out of an attempt to save an old church, where John Tradescant was buried {1570-1638}.  If you don’t know {which I didn’t}, he was England’s first great gardener and plant collector.

Can you imagine a culture that values gardening so much that they will build a museum around the “greats?”  Seriously, I could live and die happy in England. That’s right, stuff me full of tea and scones and give me a shovel and some seeds, I LOVE it here.

Anywho, the gardens were created in 1980, and true to form, they are lovingly manicured.  The plants were specifically chosen to reflect the 17th century, and honor the original gardeners. The topiaries were my favorite.

There’s even a quaint little cafe with soup and salads and TEA off to one side of the church. We didn’t stay for lunch, but the food looked delicious.

If you time it right, they have Temporary Exhibits in place–with a pretty wide range of topics. I snapped a photo of these white “gardening gloves.” Can you imagine gardening in these beauties?

We had a great time and if you are ever in London, you should go.

Peace Out Garden Scouts,

Mavis

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