Colour only became important in English gardens from the end of the 18th century. Prior to this, gardens worldwide were largely green.  These three lectures propose that garden borders and contemporary painting evolved along parallel lines in the last 150 years and will look at the relationship between fine art, gardening and science.

Lunch 1.00pm – 2:00pm

(Please click on the blue print above to continue reading)

Timothy is a renowned botanist, who has given more than 1,500 lectures to audiences in Britain, Ireland, North America and Australia.  He was Director of the University of Oxford Botanic Garden from 1986 until 2014. The garden has won many prestigious awards, leading Timothy to being elected a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. He is now a college lecturer and tutor at Somerville college Oxford on Botany and plant conservation.