Celebrating Marnock
Sheffield Botanical Gardens is partnering with the Gardens Trust to celebrate Scottish landscape gardener, horticulturalist and writer Robert Marnock (1800 - 1889).
As well as being designer and curator of botanical gardens in Sheffield and London, Marnock undertook a substantial number of private commissions across the country, plus sites in Italy and Belgium. He had a significant impact on the landscape of Sheffield and elsewhere.
This is an online exhibition about Marnock's life, work and style.
Here you will find a map showing Marnock sites around the country, copies of botanical illustrations from the magazines he published, and information on everything from the stories behind the plants he chose in the 19th century to Friends groups who are safeguarding his designs today.
Celebratory events took place throughout Summer 2023 at Marnock sites - talks, walks, exhibitions, art sessions, volunteer training, kids’ activities and more. You can see details of some of these activities below.
Even though the events have finished, this website will continue to be updated with news and views on Marnock. Please contact us on: laura.alston@sheffield.gov.uk or
jill.sinclair@thegardenstrust.org if you have information or images to share about Marnock.
Marnock’s Philanthropy
PhD scholar Francesca Murray shares with us her research into Marnock as a philanthropic gardener.
Marnock’s Publishing Career
Alison Hunter, historian at Sheffield Botanical Gardens, shares information about Marnock’s early publishing career.
Botanical or Floricultural?
Here you can read the original text from Robert Marnock 1837 Floricultural Magazine where he discusses the differences between a ‘Botanical’ garden and a ‘Floricultural’ one - which do you think Sheffield Botanical Gardens is?
Events
Here you can review some of the Celebrating Marnock events that took place over the summer of 2023.
