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The Well-Gardened Mind Presented by Sue Stuart-Smith

The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United Kingdom

Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who worked in the NHS for many years, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire.  She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith, the celebrated garden designer, and, over thirty years together, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire.  Her book, The Well Gardened Mind, was published […]

£5.00 – £8.00

Last Landscapes: The landscapes of British Cemeteries over the last 4 centuries Presented by Kate Harwood

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The talk covers the development of cemeteries, and since 1902, of crematoria, and their differing landscapes addressing different purposes. The design of these, from Vanbrugh’s enthusiasm for the Indian cemeteries he had seen, to the modern natural burial, includes many overseas influences. Context from Buenos Aires to Surat, from Stockholm to Cape Town is provided. […]

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William Wilshere, a Hitchin lawyer, and his garden 1790-1824 Presented by Bridget Howlett

The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United Kingdom

This talk is based on William Wilshere’s Farm and Gardening Memoranda, spanning the years 1809 to 1824, supplemented by information from his cash books, bills and a journal and planting book started by his gardener, James Bowie, in 1812. Bowie left Wilshere in August 1814 when he was sent by Sir Joseph Banks on a […]

£5.00 – £8.00