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Ever pondered the meaning of Fritillaria?

The name was inspired by the checkered petals of Fritillaria meleagris, the commonest species, and derives from the Latin ‘fritillus’, a checkered dice-box.

#HappyEaster to all from the Garden Museum 🌷🌷🌷 We hope your day is filled with sunshine, beautiful blooms and relaxation!

Illustration from an issue of Amateur Gardening magazine, 1926.

The sweet dreams of a gardener 😴

Looking for #flowers with a bit of character for #MothersDay? We're feeling inspired by this 1892 lithograph print for Carter's Seeds catalogue featuring the unusually shaped calceolarias flowers - also known as lady's purse, slipper flower, pocketbook flower or slipperwort.

Don't know what to gift your beloved for #ValentinesDay? How about some fresh produce and a vegetable-based pun? What could be more romantic 🥰

A big thank you to all who bought tickets to the Great Humphry Repton Raffle - we are delighted to have sold over 2000 tickets!

And congratulations to our winners, who have all now been contacted 🥳

Last call for the Great Humphry Repton Raffle!

Get your tickets till 12pm today to be in with the chance of winning a set of Repton Red Books or one of two luxury stays in stunning Repton landscapes.

Just £5 a ticket: https://t.co/Qf1xYqprfZ

A reminder that tomorrow is our last day open before the our Christmas break. The Museum will be closed 23 December - 2 January inclusive. We look forward to seeing you all again from 3 January!

Image: Litho print Christmas card from our archives, c.1890

Will you spend your weekend playing with the Fairies?

How are the Flower Fairies special to you?
Let us know on our Instagram for your chance to win two boxes of beautiful flowers from @freddiesflowers and a pack of 100 gorgeous Flower Fairies postcards!
https://t.co/rHfL5udZj6