Wednesday 18 January 2023 from 7:30pm
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Title A Garden Historian’s Paradise: Menton and the Riviera.
Abstract Since the Victorian era, Menton with its unique climate, has attracted artists, plant collectors, and garden designers. Many of their gardens survive, whilst others are currently being restored. This talk will explore a range of gardens and landscapes from the extraordinary designs of the Rothschilds at Ephrussi, the riches of the botanic gardens at Val Rahmah and Hanbury (across the border in Italy), and the re-awakening of Serre de la Madone, ‘sister’ garden to Hidcote Manor. We will also take a glimpse at the historic hotel gardens that catered for the elite in the season.
Our Speaker Twigs Way is a garden historian, writer and researcher. Twigs is fascinated by the past and intrigued by the role of flowers, gardens and landscape in art and culture of all kinds. Her talks and books reflect that endless curiosity with themes of symbolism and meaning, class and gender, art and literature… and her desire to follow unknown paths towards the unexpected. From gnomes in Neasden to hollyhocks from the Holy Land, every plant has a tale to tell, every garden a past. Twigs is an accredited Arts Society lecturer and her history of the Chrysanthemum in art and culture was published by Reaktion in 2020. She is currently working on the equally golden daffodil.
Location On-line: Zoom joining details will be provided to all who have booked places.
Bookings To reserve your place, please send £4 by BACS to the CGT account (sort code 20-29-68, account number 30347639), using your name as reference, and confirm by email to admin. The deadline for bookings will be at 12:00noon on Wednesday 18 January and joining details will be sent shortly after.
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust 