Vanessa Stephen

Vanessa Stephen A message from the SGLH Board of Trustees It is with great sadness that we announce our Chair Vanessa Stephen passed away on Sunday 18th December 2022.  Vanessa pictured centre at this year’s Branklyn Garden Centenary Study Day became SGLH Chair...

Branklyn Garden Study Day

Branklyn Garden Study Day Branklyn Garden Study Day 16th June 2022 SGLH members and guests enjoyed lectures by Leonie Patterson RBGE Archivist, Dr Allan Elliot RBGE Taxonomist and Jim Jermyn Branklyn Garden Property Manager in the morning followed by guided walks...

SGLH feature in the East Lothian Courier

SGLH feature in the East Lothian Courier SGLH featured in an article ‘Day in the life of a landscape historian at Newhailes House’ recently included in the East Lothian Courier.  The article shared details of the session, organised as part of East Lothian...

Florapedia – A Brief Compendium of Floral Lore

Florapedia – A Brief Compendium of Floral Lore A book review by Marion Shawcross Many of us know that John Tradescant, the younger, introduced Virginia Spiderwort (tradescantia virginia) to British gardens in the mid 17 th century. The genus was named by Linnaeus, in...

Bringing the Past to Life in the Newhailes Landscape

Bringing the Past to Life in the Newhailes Landscape At the beginning of September we organized an event as part of the East Lothian Archaeology and Heritage Fortnight. We chose Newhailes as the site for this event where we joined by some 14 very keen participants who...