May 8th, 2012

Gardening History and Follies

by

Mrs Caroline Holmes

This lecture explores the landscape settings of many Follies, with themes of allegory and fantasy, Classicism and grandeur, Romanticism and innovation, Modernism and individuality in terms of their garden history, design and plantings from the 17th to the 20th centuries.

Biography

Caroline Holmes lectures for the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education, the Royal Horticultural Society, travel companies and the English Gardening School. She is a consultant designer specializing in evoking historical, artistic and symbolic references. Her theatre productions include: How does your garden grow Mr. Shakespeare? and Impressionists in their Gardens: living light and colour. She is a presenter and contributor on television and BBC Radio 4.

Reading List

Follies of Europe - architectural extraganzas, by Caroline Holmes, Antique Collectors Club

Icons of Garden Design, by Caroline Holmes, Prestel

The Garden - an English love affair, by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall, Weidenfeld & Nicholson