Gardening.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
‘Copies of Interesting Documents’ including Rental of the Barony of Cavers, 1775, Minute at the opening of the late Dr Douglas’ Repositories, 1780, extracts from the Records of the Heritors of the parish of Cavers, 1822, Cavers Rental, 1846, Report on three samples of Spring Water received from Mr Robert Thomson, Hawick, 1864, notes on the population of Denholm, 1851-1852, list of plants and plans of the garden at Midgard, 1890., 1775-1890.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13843/3
Content Description
From the Collection:
Family papers including correspondence, formal documents, commonplace book, genealogical notes, miscellaneous writings, photographs, and estate papers
Dates:
1775-1890.
Douglas of Cavers papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7488
Scope and Contents
1. Scrapbook inscribed `James Malcolm Palmer Douglas. This book started by his father and continued by his mother, 1948`, with pasted in letters, household accounts and bills for garden seeds, genealogical charts, invitations, menu cards, press cuttings and photographs, 1712-1948, undated.2. Plan of the Cavers Estate the property of James Douglas Esq., 19th century.3. Plan of the Cavers Estate, 19th century.4. Cavers Estate Woods, record of plantations,...
Dates:
18th century to 20th century.
Drawings of Cavers, undated, and the ‘Cottage in Denholm Dean when occupied by Lady Grace Douglas and her children’, 1811, plans of the garden at Cavers showing fruit trees, fruit and vegetables, and list of groceries., 1811, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13843/13
Content Description
From the Collection:
Family papers including correspondence, formal documents, commonplace book, genealogical notes, miscellaneous writings, photographs, and estate papers
Dates:
1811, undated.
Further papers of and relating to the Douglas of Cavers family.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13843/1-13
Content Description
Family papers including correspondence, formal documents, commonplace book, genealogical notes, miscellaneous writings, photographs, and estate papers
Dates:
1712-1947, undated.
Gardening diary of William Mills
Item
Identifier: Acc.13655
Scope and Contents
This diary records the daily gardening activities of William Mills in series of gardens. As well as listing work undertaken Mills makes occasional comments on plants including their varieties, source and condition as well as the weather. There are also some passages of gardening advice, lists of plant varieties, a description of a Table Decoration and instructions for constructing a Lawn Tennis court.As recorded on the front endleaves, Mills was employed as a gardener on a number...
Dates:
1898-1907