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Deep in the Wood - Trees as
https://t.co/0iIfZYCMeX

Piet Mondrian’s Tree
https://t.co/2pd2ZJ4NmA

Klimt’s Tree Paintings
https://t.co/SJW468TwfT

The Dürer Tree
https://t.co/XVhrOHrb86

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2022-11-30

Let's honour w/ by remembering Sophia Armitt & her botanical drawings 🌳
1. Leaves & seeds of the spindle tree (1906)
2. Hazel & oak tree buds (1894)
3. Alder seeds & catkins (1907)
4. Photo of Sophia Armitt (undated)

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2021-11-30

To kick off we are looking at the role of trees in historic parkland.

Landowners planted trees not only for aesthetic reasons, but also for their value once harvested as timber for the navy, fuel, building, and furniture.

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2021-11-27

The original carbon capture technology

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2020-12-02

Snow on the Track, Backlight, and Blenheim oak (1400) - all by Dorset artist Gary Cook , who knows a thing or two about painting trees.

More of Gary's stunning trees and landscapes here: https://t.co/ZqwOkiFC6e

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2020-12-02

It is so we are taking the opportunity to highlight some trees species you can see & also engravings in Mark Catesby's 'The natural history of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands,...' publ. 1731-43.
1st - Magnolia grandiflora by Georg D. Ehret.

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2020-12-01

Did you know that it is the UK’s largest annual tree celebration, marking the start of the winter tree season?

Celebrate with us by enjoying a couple of our beautiful left blank for your own message.

https://t.co/1FxFyNFqRA

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2020-11-30

recounts that if the holly used for the decoration of a house at Yuletide is smooth, then the wife of the household will head it for the coming year, but if prickly, the husband will rule the roost!

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2020-11-28

The 1815 work An essay on trees in landscape [977 Ken], has an array of striking illustrations by the Edward Kennion - perfect for raising awareness of

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2019-11-29

“My favourite tree is the Ribston Pippin, said to have been grown from 1 of 3 pips sent to Ribston Hall in Yorkshire from Rouen in the 18th century.” Sylvia Travers, Team Leader .
Images: RHS Lindley Collections / William Hooker

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2019-11-28

Trees are important for symbolic and environmental reasons. For we'd like to show you this tapestry of the Tree of Jesse, a beautiful stylised depiction of Jesus' dating back to the 1470s. See it in our Tapestries exhibition! https://t.co/SDyRUIBNtE

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2019-11-27

We’re taking a trip to the land before time for Who wouldn’t love this wallpaper by House of Hackney on their wall?

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2019-11-27

It's & as we're revealing the cover of our today, we thought we'd share this gorgeous forest by first. CLARE & CORY SHARE A (GLORIOUS) STORY celebrates wildlife & habitats in the UK & helps children understand why we need to protect nature

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2019-11-27

Celebrating with The Skirts of the Forest, 1856 by David Cox and In Okely Park, 1777 by Francis Towne. For prints go to https://t.co/Gub3FRfFgk

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2018-11-27


How to identify a tree from its bark

Discover the beauty in bark with our spotter's guide to the most common native species, from ash to aspen: https://t.co/7dcrUxsqH8

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2018-11-27

Populus tremula subsp. grandidentata, common aspen. Florence Helen Woolward's (1854-1936) illustrations of poplar and elm trees demonstrate her draughtsmanship & botanical expertise, here creating a 3D effect with the catkins both behind & in front of the branch

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2017-12-02

Thank you to everyone for the tremendous response to my winter buds illustration tweet. Here is an image I took of the original bud I used for one of the paintings. The painting was x40 life-size !

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2017-11-30