‘The English garden… rooted in history but never dated’

What do the words ‘the English garden’ evoke for you? Flowers, arbours, horticultural abundance and voluptuous style? Five key examples of such Englishness inspired Ella Richards to create five glorious designs for Linwood Fabrics. Who and what are they? Gertrude Jekyll, Hestercombe, Albertine, Vita Sackville-West and Kitty Lloyd Jones. Five defining names in, out and about the long borders of English garden history. Caroline Holmes will prime the backdrop and weave their narrative before Ella introduces the patterns they inspired.

For 27 years Linwood has put excellence at the heart of everything we do. From the quality of our designs to our level of service. In that rather English way, we straddle the worlds of creativity and innovation to produce distinctive collections of fabrics and wallpapers.

Our in-house design team draws its inspiration from textile archives, museums, and the natural world to create contemporary and classic prints, weaves, and wallpapers. Each collection is carefully crafted, and designs are still drawn and painted by hand.

Each year, Linwood continues to offer unique collections bursting with fresh ideas, while retaining the quality and artistry we are renowned for.

COLLABORATION

We’ve chosen to create a lecture in conjunction with the Gardens Trust because of our shared appreciation of the British landscape. The Trust by its tireless work on conservation and preservation, and Linwood through its celebration of classic plants on its fabrics and wallpapers

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The Linwood Lecture