THE LOGO OF THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY
The logo, designed by Derek Toms I believe, was at first to be found on the title page of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN.
Later it was decided to use it also on the back cover of the journal and it first appeared there in the July issue number 25, 2001
The logo depicts a Greek pithos and an acanthus mollis plant, Bear’s breeches, both often seen in Mediterranean gardens.
I have just read a short piece in THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN number 69, July 2012. SNIPPETS ON PLANT NAMES by John Joynes about acanthus and the logo of THE MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN SOCIETY
Now I don’t have a useful photo of an acanthus in front of a pithos. However, I do have a photo of ancient pithoi taken at Knossos in 1966. I am sure everyone who has been to Knossos has a photo of these large jars.
The photo of acanthus mollis was taken here in Corinth a few years ago
Just to round off this post here is a photo of the Corinthian capital of the fallen column at the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens. In 1965.
The second photo of the column shows how it is today, you can’t get anywhere near it