About Anne Martin
Since the mid 1970s, producer/host, Anne Martin, has been bringing stories to life through the medium of television. She thrives on tracking down the unusual and her work has encompassed history, geology, heritage and a positive outlook on the world around us. Read more about Anne Martin.
Tag Archives: horticulture
England: The Duchess & Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is one of the great Stately Homes of England and some 30 years ago I had the pleasure and privilege of filming … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged Baslow, Canova, Chatsworth House, Duchess of Devonshire, Franz Hals, gardens, horticulture, Joseph Paxton, neo classical, Noel Coward, Peak District National Park, Rembrandt, River Derwent, sculpture, Tintoretto, trompe d’oeil, Van Dykes
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Europe & Canada – The Tulip Connection
We travel to Keukenhof Gardens in Holland, Tivoli Gardens in Denmark and Ottawa in Canada to discover the Tulip connection that takes place between … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Amsterdam, Annual Tulip Festival, bulbs, Canada, Denmark, Dutch Royal Family, flowers, forget-me-nots, Holland, horticulture, hyacinth, Keukenhof Gardens, landscaping, narcissus, Ottawa, Rideau Canal, spring, Tivoli Gardens, tourism, tulips, violets, WW2
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The Island of Barbados: History and Ecology
Walking through the dense ravine of Welchman Hall Gully in Barbados, you wouldn’t know that much of the forest of this former British colony … Continue reading
Posted in International Features
Tagged Andromeda Gardens, avocado, Bajan, Barbados, Barbados Museum, botany, Bridgetown, British colony, Caribbean, horticulture, nutmegs, Orchid World, plantation, prostrate cancer, ravines, rum, Safari, sea turtles, slavery, snorkelling, sugar plantation, tropical plants, Welchman Hall Gully
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England: Scotney Castle Gardens & Bayham Abbey
Scotney Castle Gardens is situated in the Weald of Kent in South East England and has an amazing collection of azaleas. The gardens are … Continue reading
Posted in Journeys through the British Isles
Tagged archaeology, azaleas, Bayham Abbey, birds, Bratisaurus, Britain, eco-tourism, ecology, fossilized remains, horticulture, Middle Ages, monks, National Trust, quarry, Reformation, River Teise, Scotney Castle gardens, Stately Homes, Tunbridge Wells, wildlife
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