In the years between the world wars Norah Lindsay (1873-1948) greatly influenced the course of garden design and planting. Her commissions ranged from the gardens of quiet English manor houses to royal gardens across Europe. She designed the great English gardens at Hidcote with Lawrence Johnston, as well as his extraordinary Mediterranean garden, Serre de la Madone on the French Riviera. She designed gardens for Nancy Astor and Edward VIII, exchanged garden ideas with Vita Sackville-West, vacationed with Edith Wharton, and dined with Winston Churchill.
This entertaining online Gardens Trust lecture on February 9 at 2 pm follows ten years of research traveling in the footsteps of Norah Lindsay. It chronicles the life of Norah Lindsay, including her circle of friends, the gardens that she designed, and her primary design principals. It is based on Ms. Hayward’s biography of Norah Lindsay, and includes many archival images, as well as information from private letters, diaries, and family scrapbooks.
Allyson Hayward is a landscape historian, lecturer, and author who writes and lectures extensively on topics related to gardens and their history. For several years she served as Chairman of the New England Garden History Society. Allyson was awarded a Gold Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for her work in promoting New England’s garden history. Allyson’s published works include the biography, Norah Lindsay: The Life and Art of a Garden Designer (Frances Lincoln, 2007) and Hill-Stead: The Country Place of Theodate Pope Riddle in Farmington, Connecticut(Princeton Architectural Press, 2009). She has also written articles for several periodicals and scholarly journals. Allyson lives in Palm Springs, California with her two beagles and a cat named Norah. She is a member of the Garden Club of Santa Barbara.
Register (£5) on Eventbrite HERE. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days (and again a few hours) prior to the start of the first talk (If you do not receive this link please contact us), and a link to the recorded session will be sent shortly after each session and will be available for 1 week.
