Explore the garden at your leisure then relax on the terrace of this unique lost garden with a glass of Prosecco for our series of expert talks about the history of gardens and gardening.

Writing and gardening are alike in several ways.  Each involves bringing something apparently uncontrollable into some kind of order (the writer’s imagination and feelings; the sheer power of nature). Each produces things that weren’t expected. This talk by Jeremy Treglown explores the literary history of gardens, from the 1st Century BCE Roman poet Horace to the satirical poetry of Alexander Pope and twentieth-century Bright Young Things such as Nancy Mitford and Evelyn Waugh.

Jeremy is emeritus professor of English at the University of Warwick. He was Chair of the Trustees of the Arvon Foundation (2017-22), and in this role had ultimate responsibility for three country houses with gardens that provide the setting for courses in writing. His own books include the first biography of Roald Dahl, who found solace for the death of his first daughter by making a 120-species garden around her grave, and one on Bright Young Thing, the novelist Henry Green, who had no interest in gardening whatever.

Booking essential. Tickets available by clicking on “Book Tickets” below.

Price: £10

Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm