Comments on: An Auricula For Thomas Fairchild https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/10/05/an-auricula-for-thomas-fairchild/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:10:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David Tarrant https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/10/05/an-auricula-for-thomas-fairchild/#comment-1984989 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:10:45 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121500#comment-1984989 I have a few auriculars on my balcony. I first read about auriculars in Spitalfields Life. The article spiked my interest because my great aunt was of Hugenot decent. I ordered some from an on-line supplier. They were posted through my letterbox in a slim cardboard box as plug plants carefully wrapped in wet tissue and a plastic bag. I nursed them to maturity and tranferred them to terracotta pots. They’ve been outdoors on my balcony all winter and three of them are currently in flower!

]]> By: Stephen Barker https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/10/05/an-auricula-for-thomas-fairchild/#comment-548874 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:21:13 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121500#comment-548874 Beautiful illustrations of jewel like flowers.

]]> By: Pierre Bennerup https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/10/05/an-auricula-for-thomas-fairchild/#comment-547190 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 19:58:57 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121500#comment-547190 Fantastic, Amy!~

Pierre

]]> By: Pauline Taylor https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/10/05/an-auricula-for-thomas-fairchild/#comment-545788 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 22:04:17 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121500#comment-545788 These botanical illustrations are lovely, and the way the velvety appearance of the petals has been captured is great. I was taught botanical plant drawing by the late great Richard Chopping who did the wonderful dust jackets for Ian Fleming’s books so I consider myself to have been very fortunate, he taught me all the tricks of the trade! This lady seems to know most of them too!!

]]> By: Caroline Murray https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/10/05/an-auricula-for-thomas-fairchild/#comment-545543 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:33:54 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121500#comment-545543 What a wonderful article! An appropriate tribute to Fairchild; and the illustrations are that rare combination: botanically accurate and stunningly beautiful. We recently reissued Sir Rowland Biffen’s classic 1951 work on auriculas (http://bit.ly/1uG522z), but sadly – and inevitably, given the date – the illustrations are only in black-and-white.

]]> By: Annie https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/10/05/an-auricula-for-thomas-fairchild/#comment-545163 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 09:18:27 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121500#comment-545163 I do love an auricula – so neat and cheerful! And I would very much like to have known this merry gardener with his stolid practicality and humour.

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2014/10/05/an-auricula-for-thomas-fairchild/#comment-545053 Sun, 05 Oct 2014 06:53:05 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=121500#comment-545053 Finest Horticultural Art!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

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