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LIVE ‘English Garden Eccentrics’ by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, Landscape Architect

Tuesday, 13 December '22   5:30pm – 7pm GMT
Francis Holland School, Sloane Square, 39 Graham Terrace, London, SW1W 8JF
33 spaces available
LIVE ‘English Garden Eccentrics’ by Todd Longstaffe-Gowan, Landscape Architect

Details

This is a live lecture that will take place at The Frances Holland School in Sloane Square.

This is an entertaining look at obscure and eccentric English garden-makers who created some immensely personal and idiosyncratic gardens between the early 17th and early 20th centuries. Themes include the building of miniature mountains and risings, the shaping and moving of topiaries, the collecting and display of birds and animals, the excavation of caves and other burrowings, the assemblage of architectural fragments, and an Edwardian rebuilding of the Garden of Eden.

Todd Longstaffe-Gowan is a landscape architect with an international practice based in London. He is gardens adviser to Historic Royal Palaces, lecturer at New York University (London), president of the London Gardens Trust, editor of The London Gardener and author of several books including The London Town Garden and The London Square.

Image - English Garden Eccentrics, Todd Longstaffe-Gowan -Paul Mellon Centre and Yale University Press

Instructions

Please arrive at the school at 17.30 for a 18.00 start.
Refreshments (wine and nibbles) will be available.
Please note that the lecture room is accessed via a flight of stairs.
The nearest tube station is Sloane Square.
The lecture will also be streamed live and the link will be sent to all ticket bookers the following day with the lecture available to watch online for a week.

Tickets

Cost

Live Lecture ticket

Available until Sun 11 Dec '22 11:45pm
Your ticket entitles you to attend the live lecture at The Frances Holland School, Sloane Square.
£16.00

Location

Francis Holland School, Sloane Square
39 Graham Terrace
London
SW1W 8JF

Please note that this venue is not suitable for those with mobility issues as there is a flight of stairs to climb to reach the lecture theatre.