Gardens have long been markers of social status, wealth and taste, this talk explores how four great British gardens also reflect the changing cultural values of their time.
In the eighteenth century Lord Cobham used his garden at Stowe to express his growing disillusionment with the government he helped create; in the nineteenth century James Bateman used his plant collections at Biddulph Grange to proclaim his - increasingly untenable - belief in creationism; in the twentieth century the Messel family used their garden at Nymans to achieve social acceptability; in the twenty first century Christopher Lloyd used his garden at Great Dixter to provoke and antagonise Britain’s horticultural establishment.
In this beautifully illustrated talk, Katie Campbell explores how these gardens reflect prevailing cultural values.
British Gardens in Time with Katie Campbell
RHS Lindley Library London, 80 Vincent Square
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This event ended on Tuesday 16th of September 2014
This event ended on Tuesday 16th of September 2014
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£7 RHS members; £10 non-members
£7 RHS members; £10 non-members
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