Written by Mali Kedward, our Horticultural Participation Officer ‘No Dig’ gardening is something I have been experimenting with in my allotment and garden over the past few years and I’m hooked. The method involves applying a thick layer of mulch of ideally compost or manure onto the ground you want…

Written by Kirsten Elliott. Kirsten Elliott has always had an interest in industrial archaeology, particularly canals, but her other interests are architecture, dance, literature and the social life of the Georgian period. For nearly thirty five years she has taken guided tours of Bath, and she also professionally researches the…

Sydney Gardens is a Grade II listed park, and contains many listed buildings and features of national significance — Written by Hannah Myall, Heritage Intern on the Sydney Gardens Parks for People Project (2017–18) Pleasure Gardens Pleasure Gardens were fashionable across Europe in the 18th Century. …

Written by Katie Watson, student from Bath Spa University’s Journalism & Publishing BA course. One of Bath’s iconic green space, Sydney Gardens, is set to become the first Dementia Friendly park in the city by 2021, thanks to The National Heritage Fund’s investment of £2.7 million from the National Lottery. …

Written by Mali Kedward, our Horticultural Participation Officer. The Sydney Gardens Project aims to increase biodiversity in the park, and one of the ways we plan to do this is by introducing more pollinator friendly plants. Cherry Laurel predominates in the shrub areas, and whilst it provides some useful all…

Written by Jessica McKenzie Pleasure Gardens were green spaces, often large and brimming with activities including music, dancing, and walking, which anyone could utilise. Unlike the modern day, however, these Gardens were a private enterprise which led to an admission charge to help with the upkeep. …

Madison Birch, student from Bath Spa University’s Journalism & Publishing BA course. Any words in single quotation marks (‘’) or in ITALICS are the common terms used during the eighteenth century. …

Written by Hannah Shergold, a student from Bath Spa University’s Journalism & Publishing BA course. — Once described by literary icon Jane Austen as “a great ornament” Sydney Gardens, the historical pleasure gardens in Bath, have been a part of the city’s landscape since the eighteenth century. …