Please send notices, announcements, and queries to Thaisa Way : tway@u.washington.edu
DOCOMOMO Netherlands is organizing an international workshop to be held in Rotterdam in September 2008 in cohesion with the 10th International DOCOMOMO Conference "The Challenge of Change." Organized by the Faculty of Architecture of Delft University of Technology and Jo Coene of MIT, the workshop will focus on case studies in Rotterdam selected out of the period from 1940-1958 that have recently been selected by the National Service for Archeology, Cultural landscape and Built Heritage (RACM) to be listed as built cultural heritage.
Modernism and Landscape Architecture, 1890-1940 (Part II),
October 17-18, 2008 in Hannover and Dessau, Germany.
This symposium is co-organized by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington and the Zentrum für Gartenkunst und Landschaftsarchitektur, Leibniz Universität, Hannover. Part I of the symposium was held March 7-8, 2008 at the National Gallery of Art.To register or for further information, please contact cgl@uni-hannover.de
CELA, Annual Meeting
January 2009
Hosted by Arizona State University and University of New Mexico
www.cela.org
Society of Architectural Historians
2009 Annual Meeting
Pasadena, California
April 1-5, 2009
Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation and the Association for Preservation Technology
St. Louis, Missouri,
2009 Meeting TBA
The Society for American City and Regional Planning History
13th Biennial Conference on Planning History
Oakland, California
October 14 - 18, 2009
EXHIBITS
THE GAMBLE HOUSE - Charles and Henry Greene's masterpiece of the American Arts & Crafts movement photo
The Gamble House Centennial 1908–2008
Celebrate: The 100th birthday of The Gamble House
Charles & Henry Greene, design architects, and John and Peter Hall, master craftsmen and contractors, delivered The Gamble House to its owners, David and Mary Gamble, in 1909. The house was lived in by the Gamble family for over 50 years, and given by them to the City of Pasadena in partnership with USC School of Architecture in 1966. 100 years after construction we are celebrating the centennial of this Arts and Crafts icon
To honour the century landmark of this architectural jewel and the people who made it a reality, several public exhibitions are planned.
EXHIBITION: MaryLou and George Boone Gallery at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens
A “New and Native” Beauty: The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene
October 18, 2008 – January 26, 2009
San Marino, California, October 2008–January 2009; Renwick Gallery,
Smithsonian American Art Museum,Washington, DC, March–June2009;
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, July–October 2009
This comprehensive exhibition celebrating the work of Charles and Henry Greene will open at the MaryLou and George Boone Gallery at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens on October 18, 2008 and will run through January 26, 2009. A partnership between The Gamble House and The Huntington Library, the exhibition will feature 140 works designed by the Greene brothers covering the breadth and depth of their careers. The pieces to be displayed come from private and institutional lenders and, in some instances, have never been seen by the public. They include stained glass, metal, textiles, drawings, archival photographs, and virtuoso wood-carving and decorative inlay designed by the Greenes and executed by the master craftsmen with whom they were associated. The exhibition is co-curated by Edward R. Bosley, James N. Gamble Director of The Gamble House, and Anne E. Mallek, Curator of The Gamble House. A scholarly book of essays accompanied by new photography under the same title will be published in conjunction with the Huntington exhibition. A public conference will be held at the Huntington on November 7 and 8 with a celebrated keynote speaker. Their education department plans events and interactive displays for youth and adults.
CALL FOR PAPERS
"Nature and N(arr)ation"
The Green Nineteenth Century
30th Annual Conference of the Nineteenth Century Studies Association
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 26- 28, 2009
Papers sought for panel focusing on representations of nature and
nationhood in nineteenth- century literature and culture. Papers might
consider the following questions:
* How has the construct of "nation" been conceptualized in terms
of the physical landscape? How are the political landscape and the natural landscape linked in nineteenth- century culture? How does the rhetoric of nationalism reflect or incorporate ideas about the geographical
landscape?
* How are national borders and frontiers "naturalized" through
conceptualizations of nature (for example, natural boundaries and
natural landmarks)?
* In what ways does nature seem to defy, resist, or redefine
constructions of nationhood?
* How do literary texts (broadly defined) participate in the
intersections between nature and nation through the process of
narration?
* In what ways does the discourse of travel and tourism forge
connections between nature and nationhood or nationalism?
* How do ideas about race, ethnicity, and gender intersect with the
discourse of nature and nationhood?
* How do ecocriticism and ecofeminism contribute to the
understanding of nationalism and nationhood in the nineteenth century?
Please e- mail 250- word abstracts by October 1, 2008 to
Dr. Sarah Wadsworth,Department of English, Marquette University
sarah.wadsworth@marquette.edu<mailto:sarah.wadsworth@marquette.edu>
2nd International Conference on
Landscape and Urban Horticulture
Universitá di Bologna, Italy
9 - 13 June 2009
Call for Abstracts
Deadline before 13 October 2008
Scientific contributions are welcome, concerning a wide range of topics:
From ecophysiology and plant management in urban environment, through psychological and social aspects of gardening, plant use and garden design - including transversal views where landscape architecture meets functional horticultural management in the cities – to urban agriculture.
Contributions dealing with innovative solutions for garden design and management, including ecological engineering and technologies, are warmly welcome.
Abstracts should be submitted electronically only, to dista.luh2009@unibo.it
before 13 October 2008
For instructions visit the Conference website
(http://www.luh2009.org
Landscape - Great Idea!
The ILA Institute of Landscape Architecture at the Austrian University
of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences is happy to announce its
3rd international Conference on Landscape Architecture:
April 29 - 30, 2009
Vienna, Austria
Study Tours offered on May 1st , 2009
Key-note speakers:
Marc Treib (Professor of Architecture, University of California,
Berkeley, USA)
Helen Armstrong (Professor-Emeritus of Landscape Architecture,
Queensland, University of Technology; Adjunct-Professor, Centre for
Cultural Research, University of Western Sydney, AUS)
Conference topics: changing landscape uses, urban landscapes, landscape architecture and the design of the public realm, sustainability, migration, history of landscape, community development. The production of landscape has always been based on a construct of ideas. As ideas shift along societal changes, the meaning of landscape is subject to constant mutation. Designed and built landscapes function as a catalogue of interpretations of nature, of society, of economics, of cultures. What role can landscape play to restructure our decision and design-processes, our environment and our perception? The conference wants to foster exchange and debate among researchers from across Europe and beyond. It provides a forum for cross-national and cross-disciplinary debate on the future of urbanity and landscape and acts as a bridge between research and practitioners.
Call for Papers: The conference LANDSCAPE - GREAT IDEA! is looking for research outcomes
on the ideas behind landscapes and landscape architecture. Which is the background for the hype of landscape in a wide range of disciplines? Can landscape work as an instrument, as an example and if so, how? The conference addresses all disciplines dealing with spatial and societal phenomena of landscape. We welcome scholars from diverse disciplines as well as practitioners: landscape architects, artists, geographers, architects, urbanists, sociologists and others.
A detailed call for papers will be published on the conference website on September 8th. The on-line registration form will be available from September 8th, 2008. Conference Organisers: The conference is organized by ILA Institute of Landscape Architecture at the Austrian University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna and ÖGLA Österreichische Gesellschaft für Landschaftsplanung und Landschaftsarchitektur, the Austrian Society for Landscape Planning and Landscape Architecture.
Foreign Trends on American Soil
May 2010
This symposium will be a forum for the discussion of the formation of a multifaceted American tradition of garden and landscape design that is based on the interpretation and adaptation of trends imported into the United States from the eighteenth century till today.
Topics of interest may include the reception and legacy of foreign horticultural and design literature, and may also investigate the impact of the work of overseas designers and critics on contemporary practice.
Papers presented at this symposium should address the question of the American reception of foreign design practices and theories, whether imported from the West, as in the case of Italian Renaissance gardens, which influenced the design of the grounds of wealthy industrialists’ mansions at the turn of the twentieth century, or from the East, as in the case of the Japanese-style garden created in occasion of the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 in San Francisco.
Participants may also engage in cross-cultural comparisons and explore how one garden form, or type, or plant, acquired new meaning when transplanted into foreign soil. Such an investigation would consider the cultural, social, and economic aspects that allow for the identification of a particular garden “style” with a geographic and political entity, and how the forms of a local tradition, when transposed into a new territory, take on new sets of values and are expressive of new ideals.
Papers may also focus on the American reaction to the application of foreign ideas on native soil in the sense expressed by Louise Shelton in 1915: “Might we not give serious consideration to evolving some day a type peculiarly American, inasmuch as it would embody the poetic and artistic sense of our country?” (Beautiful Gardens in America).
Landscape and garden historians are invited to submit paper abstracts of no more than 600 words by December 1st, 2008. Abstracts are to be headed with the applicant’s name, title of the paper, professional affiliation, and contact information. Please send paper proposals to: Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, 2140 Plant Sciences Building, College Park, Maryland 20742, tel: 301-405-4341, fax: 301-314-9308, e-mail: rfg@umd.edu.
Authors of accepted proposals will be required to submit the complete text of their papers to the symposium chair by August 15, 2009. Speakers will be asked to complete any revisions and submit copies of their papers by March 2010. Publication of the papers presented at the symposium is anticipated.
The Call for Papers for the Society's 2010 Annual Meeting in Pasadena will soon be open. Members and friends of the Society of Architectural Historians are invited to submit session proposals. See here
Journal Preservation Research & Education
The editors of Preservation Research & Education invite paper proposals for the next edition of the journal. Papers on all topics related to preservation education, research, and scholarship are considered.The deadline for submission of papers is January 2009. Papers will be blind reviewed and authors notified of publication status by April 2008.Complete guidelines for paper submission can be accessed on NCPE website (http://www.ncpe.us) or are available through the co- editors, Anat Geva (ageva.archmail.tamu.edu) or Nancy Volkman (nvolkman.archmail.tamu.edu),, Texas A&M University.
The Garden History Society : GHS 2008 Essay Prize
http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/
A prize is offered for an essay of 5000 - 6000 words on any aspect of garden history. The competition is intended to encourage vibrant, scholarly writing and new research, especially by those who have not yet had their work published.
Entries are welcomed from Authors with bona fide student status at a university or other recognised institution of further education. Students registered on courses in the 2007/8 academic year, but graduating before the closing date, are still eligible for entry. Applicants do not have to be members of the Garden History Society. There are no restrictions on the subject matter except that it must be relevant to garden history; previous winning essays have been on The Fountain of the Three Rainbows at Wilton House; The Garden of the Masque of Flowers, 1614 and The Role of Landscape in Relation to the Treatment of Mental Illness in the early 19thC Asylum.The prize will consist of a cash sum of £250 plus free membership of the GHS for one year. The winning entry will be considered for publication in Garden History.The judging panel will consists of the Editor of Garden History and members of the Garden History Society’s Education and Publication Committee. The prize will be presented in Summer 2008. Entries must be received by 1 March 2008, and be accompanied by an entry form. More details can be found in the Rules for Submission
GRANTS AND AWARDS
Society of Architectural Historians
SAH offers more than 25 fellowships annually for a variety
of purposes. Go to sah.org and click
on fellowships for more information on the following:
Annual Meeting Fellowships for Graduate Students
Annual Meeting Fellowships for Senior Scholars
Annual Meeting Fellowship--Beverly Willis Architectural Foundation Travel Fellowship
Scott Opler Emerging Scholar Fellowship for Membership
DeMontequin Research Fellowship
Sally Kress Tompkins Fellowship for HABS Research Project
Study Tour Fellowships
Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation
T he Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF) offers funding to individuals
and institutions to support innovative projects that advance the study and expand
the recognition of women in architecture and related professions, and that lead
to the dissemination of this knowledge to professional and public audiences
alike. BWAF gives support in particular to research or activities that focus
on the contributions of women architects, designers, urban planners, as well
as architectural historians and critics, active in the United States during
the period 1950-1980. Grant funding is divided into two categories: Fellowships
of up to $10,000 for Scholarly Research, Publication, Exhibition, or Documentary
in film or other media; and, Grants of up to $3000 for Honoraria to Plenary
Session Speakers at professional meetings, conferences, or symposia whose focus
matches the mission of the BWAF; and, Travel Grants of up to $1500 for research
trips or professional conferences at which the recipient will be making a presentation
related to the purpose of the BWAF.
http://www.bwaf.org/grants.html
The Enid A. Haupt Fellowship in Horticulture
This fellowship, made possible by a generous endowment
from Enid A. Haupt, is designed to encourage the study of, and professions in,
the field of horticulture. Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate program
seeking (or have received) their Master's or Ph.D. in horticulture, botany,
landscape architecture or a related field. Applicants whose native language
is not English are expected to have the ability to write and converse fluently
in English. This fellowship is full-time, in residence, and available for 12
to 24 months. The candidate is eligible for stipend and research allowances.
Tenure will begin between June 1st and October 1st. Deadline: April 1st (postmark)
Contact: Horticulture Services Division Office of Facilities Management and
Reliability Smithsonian Institution MRC 420 P.O. Box 37012 A&I Building 2282
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Tel: 202-633-9239 Fax: 202-786-2026 Application
deadline is April 1, and successful applicants will be notified by May
http://www.si.edu/ofg/fell.htm
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Fullbright Scholars Program
Applications continue to be accepted for awards for lecturing or combined lecturing/
research awards during the 2008-2009 academic year, including awards in Malaysia
(Islamic architecture) or Tunisia. Faculty in landscape architevture may apply not
only for awards specifi cally in their fi eld, but also for one of the many “All Disc pline”
awards open to any field.
Visit our website at http://www.cies.org
Winterthur Research Resources
and Academic Programs.
Three categories of fellowships are available: * NEH Fellowships * McNeil Dissertation
Fellowships * Winterthur Research Fellowships The NEH and McNeil fellowships
are long-term fellowships (4 months to one year). The short-term Winterthur
Research Fellowships generally fund one month of study. Winterthur also co-sponsors
the Hagley-Winterthur Fellowship for scholars wishing to pursue research at
both Winterthur and Hagley Museum & Library. Hagley Museum administers this
fellowship; for more information and application materials, please visit www.hagley.org.
National Endowment for the Humanties Fellowships Winterthur participates in
an NEH funded program, Fellowships at Independent Research Institutions. This
fellowship is offered to scholars pursuing advanced research and may not be
used in the pursuit of a degree. NEH awards are for four to twelve months, at
stipends of up to $40,000 but generally $3,333 per month. NEH applicants must
be U.S. citizens or residents for three years prior to application. This fellowship
may be used to revise a dissertation for publication, but the doctorate must
be in hand at the time the fellowship commences. Lois F. McNeil Dissertation
Fellowships Winterthur awards four semesters of McNeil funding each year, at
$7,000 per semester. Applicants may apply for one semester or for the academic
year. This fellowship is intended to support dissertation research in Winterthur's
collections and so is particularly appropriate for candidates in the earier
stages of a project. Winterthur Research FellowshipsWe award approximately 15
short-term fellowships each year at $1,500 per month. This is our most general
category of fellowship, open to all candidates, including those in pursuit of
a graduate degree, who can demonstrate a specific need for research in our collections.
Applicants need not apply for a specific named fellowship, but we do designate
certain awards as: Faith Andrews Fellowships--for the study of Shaker life and
material culture Robert Lee Gill Fellowships--for research on American decorative
arts, painting, architecture, or historic preservation Dwight P. Lanmon Fellowships--for
the study of glass and ceramics
http://www.winterthur.org/research/fellowship.asp?sub=fellowships_avail
Mid-Career Grant Program 2008
The James Marston Fitch Charitable Foundation will award a research grant up to $25,000 to midcareer professionals who have an advanced or professional degree and at least 10 years experience in historic preservation or related fields, including architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban design, environmental planning, archaeology, architectural history, and the decorative arts. Additional smaller grants, up to $10,000, are made at the discretion of the Trustees.
The grants are intended to support projects of innovative original research or creative design that advance the practice of historic preservation in the U.S. These grants may be partially supported through the generosity of the Kress Foundation.
Please see our web site at www.fitchfoundation.org for details or contact Erin Tobin, Executive Director, at info@fitchfoundation.org.
The application deadline is Friday, September 19, 2008 (postmarked)
In 2008 SAH will be offering an array of tour opportunities
taking visitors to Italy, Chicago, Philadelphia, New Haven
and Arkansas. Join the Society for a study tour that builds
your knowledge of architectural history and cements new
friendships. All SAH Study Tours are registered with the
AIA/CES system and architects can earn credits for
participation in our tours.
Please click on the links below for details and check often for updates.
If you are not already an SAH member, please sign up on our home
page for electronic updates about study tours and the Society's many
other programs.
The Architecture of Naples, Italy
13-23 May 2008
The Estates of Chicago's North Shore
Mid-July 2008
Louis Kahn and Robert Venturi: The Yale-Philadelphia Axis
30 July - 4 August 2008
E. Fay Jones: The Architecture of Arkansas
8-13 October 2008
SAH Local Chapter Tours
The SAH Chapters, which are located across the U.S., also organize
tours on a regular basis. Visit the Chapters' websites for details.
SAH Annual Meeting Tours
In conjunction with each SAH Annual Meeting, the Local Committee
organizes dozens of tours to explore the architectural wealth of the host
city and its surrounding region. Registration for the Annual Meeting will
required to participate in these tours.
Palaces and Gardens of Northern Italy
June 2–11, 2008
The magic of northern Italy comes alive in springtime! Visit the Savoy castles in Piedmont, the Palazzo Reale in Turin, and the enchanting town of Fontanellato. Admire the architectural beauty of Parma and sample its savory cheese. Cruise across Lake Maggiore to the Borromean Islands, featuring the magnificent baroque palace and gardens of Isola Bella and the charming fishing village of Isola dei Pescatori. The superb foods and wines of Italy will be featured, including dinner at a Michelin starred restaurant and a balsamic vinegar tasting.
English Garden Treasures
May 9–21, 2008
Visit England’s great manor houses, historic estates, soaring castles, and glorious gardens—including many that are not open to the public. Begin in the Cornish countryside at Cotehele, one of the most intact medieval manor houses in England. Discover the Lost Gardens of Heligan; the Victorian gardens at Trevarno; and Exeter’s Killerton House and Dartington Hall. Explore the nearby spa town of Bath before concluding in London with privileged entry to the Chelsea Flower Show.
Please email National Trust Tours for questions about this program. Be sure to include your mailing address if you are requesting a paper copy of the brochure for this program. http://www.nationaltrust.org/tours/2008/northern_italy.htm
A Brazilian Odyssey: the Gardens and Landscapes of Roberto Burle Marx
March 5-18, 2008
This special tour to Brazil, a land of staggering beauty, focuses on the unique gardens and public works of the late Roberto Burle Marx, one of the great landscape architects of the 20th century. Starting in Rio de Janeiro, one of the world's great cities, we visit some of Burle Marx's best public and private gardens, including his own magical estate and studio near Rio and properties rarely open to visitors. We also see fine examples of his work in the mountains around Petropolis, in Belo Horizonte, and in Brasilia, the nation's capital city and a Mecca for Modernist architecture and design. Brazil, of course, has a rich and fascinating history, and we include overnight stops and time for sightseeing at some of the country's best-preserved colonial towns, including Ouro Preto and Paraty, both of which are UNESCO world heritage sites. In putting together this unique tour we have worked closely with the Burle Marx office in Rio de Janeiro. They have helped us gain unique access to gardens seldom seen other than in photographs. This tour thus represents a rare opportunity to see some of Burle Marx's most exciting and renowned gardens.
Land Tour Price:
12 Nights -- $4975.00 (all flights within Brazil are included in the land price; international flights are not included. Please check with our office before booking flights)
Single supplement: $875.00
Meals included: all Breakfasts (B), 3 Lunches (L), 5 Dinners (D)
Limited to: 18 members.
Tour Manager: Jeff Sainsbury. http://www.jeffsainsburytours.com
Arts and Crafts Gardens of Southern England and South Wales
May 25--June 5, 2008
The Arts and Crafts Movement, which flourished in the decades either side of 1900, had a profound impact on garden design. Inspired by the movement's principles of simplicity, utility and craftsmanship, the leading architects, garden designers, and horticulturists of the era created an array of innovative gardens, some of which are among the finest ever made in England. These gardens are characterized by hedge-enclosed outdoor rooms, wonderful color themed flower borders, imaginative garden structures, and whimsical topiary -- features that have become synonymous with the English garden style. Led by award-winning author Judith Tankard and based in the scenic Cotswolds, the West Country, and the North Downs of Surrey, this 10-day tour takes us to some of the best and most influential gardens of the Arts and Crafts era, including Hidcote, Hestercombe, Rodmarton and Munstead Wood. Other highlights include visits to a number of lesser known period gems and to private homes and gardens which will open especially for our group. In all, we'll visit nineteen wonderful gardens designed by, among others, Gertrude Jekyll, William Robinson, Alfred Parsons, Thomas Mawson, Baillie Scott, Edwin Lutyens, and Avray Tipping. Throughout the tour we'll stay in charming, historic inns and country hotels and enjoy fine food, including a memorable farewell lunch at Gravetye Manor, the former home of William Robinson.
Land Tour Price:
10 Nights -- $4875.00
Single supplement: $975.00
Meals included: all Breakfasts (B), 1 Lunches (L), 7 Dinners (D)
Limited to: 18 members
The tour will be led by the landscape historian, Judith B. Tankard, a faculty member of Harvard University's Landscape Institute and a noted authority on early 20th century garden history, on which she has written extensively, including two books on Gertrude Jekyll. Her newest publication, Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement: Reality and Imagination, features many gardens that we will visit on this tour. Judith is also the founding editor of Journal of the New England Garden History Society.
Sign up for this tour before January 1, 2008 and receive a FREE COPY of Judith's highly acclaimed book, Gardens of the Arts and Crafts Movement: Reality and Imagination.Tour Manager: Jeff Sainsbury. http://www.jeffsainsburytours.com/Arts+Crafts2008.html
The Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto
June 4-12, 2008
'Harold Peto was one of the leading garden designers of the Edwardian era. A great admirer of the Italian Renaissance, he is most associated with the Classical Revival so fashionable in the first two decades of the twentieth century. After a highly successful career as an architect, Peto became increasingly interested in garden design and was commissioned to build a number of gardens in England and the South of France. Much admired by his contemporaries and Gertrude Jekyll in particular, he was recognised as one of the most successful designers of his generation, and his gardens -- works of formidable ingenuity, colour, and inspired architectural work -- are testament to his lasting influence.' Robin Whalley, The Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto (London: Aurum Press, 2007
Based in southern England and the southwest of Ireland, this tour will be led by Robin Whalley, Britain's foremost authority on Harold Peto and his gardens. It offers a rare opportunity to visit some of Peto's best and most renowned gardens, including his own remarkable hillside garden at Iford Manor, one England's finest 20th century gardens; the magical Ilnacullin garden on Garinish Island, which more than any other of Peto's projects demonstrates his genius for blending formal and natural gardening; and Buscot Park, arguably one of the finest water gardens of the 20th century. Other highlights include the delightful terrace gardens at Wayford Manor, the magnificent pergola at West Dean, and Heale House's serene riverside garden. All of the gardens we will visit were designed between the turn of the twentieth century and the outbreak of World War I. Some of them have been well preserved or beautifully restored, others have lost parts of their original design, while still others, like Easton Lodge, have suffered from neglect and the passage of time, and are undergoing restoration Taken together they represent a wonderful, if fragile legacy of one of Britain's most influential garden designers.
This is not just a tour -- it is a short course on the work and methodology of Harold Peto. Robin Whalley will give informal lectures each evening on the gardens we will see the following day and will be on hand during our visits to offer further analysis and to answer questions. Participants will come away from this tour with a thorough understanding of the work of this remarkable garden designer. Accommodation will be in first class hotels, with all breakfasts and dinners included.
Sign up for this tour before January 1, 2008 and receive a FREE COPY of Robin's highly acclaimed new book, The Great Edwardian Gardens of Harold Peto
Land Tour Price:
7 Nights -- $3795.00 (£1870.00)
Single supplement: $710.00 (£350.00)
Meals included: all Breakfasts (B), 7 Dinners (D)
Limited to: 18 members
This tour will be led by Robin Whalley, a specialist on Victorian and Edwardian gardens and the leading authority on Harold Peto and his gardens. Robin was awarded a fellowship from Harvard University to study at Dunbarton Oaks, Washington, DC in 1994, was a consultant at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales, and is currently a part-time lecturer at Cardiff and Bristol Universities. He is the author of Knot Gardens and Parterres and, most recently, The Great Edwardian Garden of Harold Peto, a highly acclaimed book which features most of the gardens that we will visit on this tour. Robin also contributes regularly to many publications, including Hortus, The Garden, and Gardens Illustrated