document details
Journal Article
| Journal Title | Irish architectural and decorative studies : the journal of the Irish Georgian Society |
| Article Title | 'A short dissertation on planting' for Lady Louisa Conolly |
| Author | O'Kane, Finola ; Walker, John |
| Editor(s) | O'Kane, Finola |
| Volume | 18 |
| Page(s) | pp152-160 |
| Date | 2015 |
| Content | illustrations, text |
| Note(s) | This transcription of a letter from London lawyer John Walker (1763-1830) dated 1809 and addressed to Lady Louisa Conolly is held in the National Library of Ireland. The letter gives her advice re building stone walls, selecting trees, choosing sites and the labour involved planting trees. It provides some insight into the culture and practice of tree-planting in the first decade of the nineteenth century. |
| Subject(s) | trees ; landscape ; planting ; 19th century ; plantations ; forests ; timber ; dry stone walls |
| QUB Location | Search QUB Library Catalogue |
| UCD Location | Search UCD Library Catalogue |
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- Republic of Ireland