Talk:William Robinson (gardener)

message: William Robinson wrote a book called "God's acre beautiful". God's Acre is another name for a burial place. Robinson was an advocate of cremation. He put his ideas into practice in the garden of Golders Green Crematorium. Should this not be mentioned? 77.167.212.162 (talk) 07:44, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for pointing that out. I've added another sentence to the end of the "Writing" section, where his book, God's Acre Beautiful or The Cemeteries of The Future and his support of cremation, were already mentioned. I added, "He was instrumental in the founding of Golders Green Crematorium and designed the gardens there, which replaced the traditional Victorian mourning graveyard with open lawn, flowerbeds, and woodland gardens." (with a reference) I wish there were more on this, and perhaps it could be included in a new section on his social activism, which also included a campaign that improving the soil would improve the health of the nation.] First Light (talk) 16:31, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: My interest in William Robinson stems from my interest in cemeteries and cremation. William Robinson and John Claudius Loudon were gardners who have my particular interest because they were involved in laying out gardens for the "after life". On your user page I see that you have a keen interest in plants. Especially the sage family. I live in mainland Europe and I grow (and love) roses. My favourite is "Compassion". The garden of Golders Green Crematorium has been deemd of Special Interest by English Heritage (which I have added on the talk page), if you want to know more I can recommend the Encyclopedia of Cremation (page 220 and onwards), there is also a memorial to William Robinson in the crematorium (where I believe he was cremated).77.167.212.162 (talk) 18:11, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the information and interest. I also saw the Encyclopedia of Cremation, and used it as a reference. When I have some time, I'll add a new section on Robinson's interest in changing the cemetery and burial culture - he really was well ahead of his time. It certainly seems to be a relevant aspect of his life. Or you could try adding it yourself :-). I would hope to get to this in the next couple of weeks. First Light (talk) 19:34, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

text: You may know that William Robinson was a director of the London Cremation Society, this is why he was involved with Golders Green. You will have to make the changes yourself. Although I think Wikipedia is a good project I discontinued editing in 2010 (after about seven years). Lost my apetite for it. 77.167.212.162 (talk) 19:22, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
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