Rhodondendrons

Nymans Garden

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November 26th 2010
Ludwig Messel moved to Nymans in Sussex in the late 19th century. At that time, there were a number of plant hunters who had been travelling to Chile, Tibet, and the middle of China and collecting rare species of plants. Ludwig Messel and his sons were keen to design the garden using foreign plants. They employed James Comber as a head gardener and some plant hunters. And those people planted doze ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more