Upcoming Event

SGT Christmas 2021 Event

Sissinghurst: The Dream Garden

Wednesday 8th December 2-5pm  The White Hart Hotel Lewes

We are thrilled that the renowned garden historian, Tim Richardson, will be giving a talk about one of Britain’s most unforgettable gardens: Sissinghurst, the home of Vita Sackville West and Harold Nicholson. Tim’s new book, Sissinghurst, The Dream Garden, tells the story of this romantic garden, from its beginning when Vita had been exiled from her family home at Knole, until it passed to the National Trust. His talk will explore how Vita’s informal approach to gardening was then briefly abandoned in favour of a more controlled style, and Tim will consider the fine line between the public and the private in the garden at Sissinghurst.

Tim Richardson is a regular contributor to the Daily Telegraph and other magazines. He is Founder and Director of the Chelsea Fringe, and as a historian and critic he specialises in landscape, gardens and art. He is a lecturer at the Institute of Historical Research and advisor to the National Trust on gardens. His latest book is Sissinghurst, The Dream Garden (Frances Lincoln, 2020), and his other publications include Cambridge College Gardens (Frances Lincoln, 2018); Landscape and Garden Design Sketchbooks (Thames & Hudson, 2015); Oxford College Gardens (Frances Lincoln, 2015); and The New English Garden (Frances Lincoln, 2013).

Tickets per person £30.00 includes lecture and afternoon tea.

 Guests are welcome at the same price of £30.00

To book for this event go to our booking home page www.bookwhen.com/sussexgtevents 

All Covid-related precautions will be taken and maps/garden details will be sent in advance to all those who have booked.