The Gardens and Kitchens Collection

Scottish Wild Flowers: Acquired 2015, vintage “I bought this on a day trip to Stonehaven. We had a lovely tea there and this tea towel reminded me of all the work I did with the Guides when we had to teach the girls about wild flowers when we were out camping” Also to read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/flo

Edinburgh Botanic Gardens: 1998 onwards. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/03/26/edi

Meconopsis: 2005. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/12/11/mec

Breeders Rose: 2017 (original date unknown). To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/07/28/bre

Conservatory: On ‘loan’ from MollyMac

Food Glorious Food: Helen’s Guest Tea Towel 2020

Sweet Smelling Herbs: 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/07/27/swe

Wildwood Tree: 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/10/30/wil

National Memorial Arboretum: 2015. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/01/15/nat

Melton Mowbray: 2007. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/mel

Home Grown: 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/11/21/hom

Beth Chatto Gardens: 2019. /bet

Stand Up To Cancer (1): 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/03/16/sta

Wooden Spoons: 2017. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/03/24/woo

The Thistle: 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/thi

Stand Up To Cancer (2): 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/03/26/sta

Eggs, Soldiers and Pigeons: 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/11/19/eggs

BBQ Beef Tea Towel: 2018. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/07/03/bar

Strawberry Tea: 2016. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/09/01/str

Tomato Ketchup: 2014. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/05/10/tom

Sunflowers: 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/07/14/sun

Classic Cheeses of the World: 2016. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/cla

Make Life Colourful by Nadiya: 2018. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.co./2018/12/26/mak

Bucharest, Romania: 2003. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/buc

The Exotic Flowers of Kew: 1971 (and back to 1957 and forward to 1989). To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/the

Greek Olives: On ‘loan’ from Lyn

Mystical Woodland: 2019. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/06/22/mys

No, We Didn’t See the Terracotta Army: 1987. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/now

Royal Botanical Gardens of Edinburgh. On ‘loan’ from Andrew

New York: 1998. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2015/05/09/new-york-1998/

Peanuts: 2010. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2015/06/07/pea

Strawberry Basket: 2017. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/07/04/str

Summer: Acquired 2016. To be part of a Special Collection

Miscellaneous Kitchen Equipment: 2001 and 2006. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/01/18/mis

Swiss Garden: 2017. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/swi

Food from Northumberland: 2009. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/gre

Jams and Preserves: 2018. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/09/12/jam

The Chocolate Tea Towel: On ‘loan’ courtesy of Stuart Gardiner. To read the story go to In Conversation With Stuart Gardiner

Portmeirion Botanic Garden: 1985 and 1993. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/por

Red Wine and Food Pairings: On ‘loan’ courtesy of Stuart Gardiner. To read the story go to In Conversation With Stuart Gardiner

Pasta in Italia: 2012. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/lak

Dictionary of Gardens: 2014. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/dic

Egg and Soldiers: 2010. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/07/24/egg

Edinburgh Botanical Gardens: 1998 onwards. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/03/26/edi

Passiflora: “I loved this tea towel. I bought it at a National Trust place; I loved going round the national Trust places with David and Dorothy. There are so many near where they used to live”

Roses: 7 August 1991 “Today we went to the Garden of the Rose at St Albans – very interesting with over 30,000 bushes – not quite as good as Hazelhead in Aberdeen” (from one of the postcards)

Coffee: Acquired 2015, vintage 12 February 2003 “Went to Llandudno today and the Great Orme. Unfortunately, it turned out very misty so although the views would have been spectacular, they were not!” (From Jean’s Postcard Diary) “Bought this is the shopping centre in Llandudno” Alternative title is Number 26. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/07/08/num

A-Z of Winter Woodland: 2017. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/01/19/a-z

Two Daffodils on a Window Sill: 2015. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/06/06/two

Home Grown: 2004. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/01/16/hom

A Seasonal Guide to British Wild Food: On ‘loan’ courtesy of Stuart Gardiner. To read the story go to In Conversation With Stuart Gardiner

Bucharest, Romania: 2003. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/buc

Bucharest, Romania: 2003. To read the stort http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/buc

Make Life Colourful by Nadiya: 2018. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/12/26/mak

Batsford Arboretum, Cotswolds: 2016. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/05/25/bat

Zacini: 2018, possibly vintage. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/07/07/zac

Portmeirion Botanic Garden: 1985 and 1993. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/10/03/por

African Violets: 1989. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2015/07/05/afr

Herbs and Spices: “Norma bought this for me for Christmas in 1992. It’s a bit faded now but lovely linen”

The Gardener: 2011. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/03/30/the

Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh: 2018. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/12/08/roy

Cheese and Butter: Acquired 2018, probably vintage. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2019/09/30/eng

Thank you for watering the plants: Date Unknown, acquired 2017. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/10/06/tha

No, We Didn’t See the Terracotta Army: 1987. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/now

Kitchen Measures: 1972. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2018/01/27/kit

Botanical Gardens, Bristol: 2016. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/the-botanical-gardens-bristol-2016/

Chopping and Grating: Acquired 2020. Not yet blogged about

Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady: Acquired 2020. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2020/07/30/cou

Wild Flowers of Norfolk: Acquired 2020. Not yet blogged about

Sunflowers: 2020. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2020/10/28/sun

Sunflowers: 2020. To read the story http://www.myteatowels.wordpress.com/2020/10/28/sun

Seafood. On ‘loan’ from Helen’s dad

Roses. On ‘loan’ from Sunbeam II, the narrowboat