The Tale Of The Tulip
Wednesday 9 March
Lecture Theatre 8W 1.1
In 1593, a beautiful and exotic visitor from the middle east landed on the shores of Europe. Feted in art and literature, she quickly became the Queen of the Garden, yet her reign lasted only a quarter of a century before her reputation was dragged through the mire in one of the continent's most serious financial crashes. "The Tale Of The Tulip" is a blockbuster of garden history and brings the story of the mysterious flower to life - power, passion and petals!
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Russell Bowes
Russell Bowes is a freelance garden historian. He was awarded the University of London Diploma in Garden History in 2000 and has studied extensively at the Museum of Garden History in London. He lectures regularly for the National Trust and university Adult Learning programmes around the country, as well as at The Eden Project, National Portrait Gallery and Imperial War Museum. He is a keen practical gardener with an interest in historic plants, and lectures on such diverse subjects as gardens of the Roman Empire and the Dig for Victory compaign of WW2. Among his favourite gardeners are "Capability" Brown and Gertrude Jekyll.