We are delighted to partner for this series with the National Trust, custodians of so many of our unforgettable gardens. Here they offer us insights into some of their treasures.

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This ticket is for this individual session and costs £5, and you may purchase tickets for other individual sessions via the links below, or you may purchase a ticket for the entire course of 4 sessions at a cost of £16 via the link here.

Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and again a few hours before the talk. A link to the recorded session (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly afterwards.

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Week 1. 1 June. Osterley Park - Restoring an 18th century Pleasure Ground: First in a series of 4 online lectures, £5 each or all 4 for £16.

Week 2. 8 June. Dyrham Park Reworked: Second in a series of 4 online lectures, £5 each or all 4 for £16.

Week 3. 15 June. Oxburgh Hall: Third in a series of 4 online lectures, £5 each or all 4 for £16.

Week 4. 22 June. Sissinghurst and the Delos Garden: Fourth in a series of 4 online lectures, £5 each or all 4 for £16

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Week 4. My Sissinghurst and the Delos Garden with Troy Scott Smith

Sissinghurst, created by writers Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson beginning in the 1930s, and now owned by the National Trust, is held dear in the hearts of millions of garden aficionados as the quintessential model of a romantic 20th century English country garden. In his lecture, Troy will talk about his work at Sissinghurst, and the reimagining of Delos, Vita and Harold’s forgotten garden. This half-acre garden was a failed attempt by Vita and Harold in the 1930s to recreate what they had seen on the central Cyclades Island of Delos.

Troy Scott Smith is one of the country’s leading head gardeners, honing his skills over 35 years working in some of the best gardens. Born in Yorkshire in a family of committed naturalists, Troy’s approach is informed by his appreciation of the artistic merits of gardening/garden design with his love and fascination of nature. Troy has worked in horticulture since 1987. He joined the National Trust in 1990 and has since spent most of his career as Head Gardener at three National Trust gardens: Bodnant Garden, Conwy; The Courts Garden, Wiltshire; and Sissinghurst Castle Garden. In 2013, Troy returned to Sissinghurst as Head Gardener with a seven-year programme of renewal. Immersing himself in the garden, he slowly developed a way of gardening that places beauty and romance first. In 2019, he completed this project which culminated in the reimagining of Delos working with Dan Pearson. Troy subsequently re-joined Sissinghurst as Head Gardener in July 2021 after two years as Head Gardener at the privately-owned Iford Manor in Wiltshire.

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