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VISTA LECTURE SERIES:
Authors Tim Richardson and Noel Kingsbury are currently hosting a series of monthly invitation-only debates at The Museum of Garden History in London.
The series is prompted by the pair's recent publication Vista: The Culture and Politics of Gardens, and aims to consider the connection between gardening and the wider cultural world.
A selection of lectures are being recorded exclusively for Gardens Illustrated and released as podcasts.
With special thanks to The Museum of Garden History. For details regarding opening times and public events go to museumgardenhistory.org
Vista: The Culture and Politics of Gardens Edited by Tim Richardson and Noël Kingsbury. Frances Lincoln (ISBN 978-0711225756) £16.99. Available via the online bookshop |
Eelco Hooftman Vista Discussion - Download Now
Recorded in autumn 2009, landscape architect Eelco Hooftman, of design practice GROSS.MAX, believes that far more consideration of landscape should be taken into account by those designing our cities and urban spaces. He talks about some of his current projects, including his latest work at The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
NOTE: contains some strong language
Click here to download the lecture as an MP3 file. (1 hour 15 mins)
For more details about Eelco's work go to www.grossmax.com
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Isabel and Julian Bannerman Vista Lecture - Download Now
Recorded in summer 2009, husband and wife design team Isabel and Julian Bannerman talk about their work at gardens including Waddesdon Manor, Arundel Castle and Highgrove with hosts Noel and Tim trying hard to get them to define their eclectic style.
Click here to download the lecture as an MP3 file. (1 hour)
This podcast is best listened to while also looking at their website www.bannermandesign.com
For details about their garden at Hanham Court go to www.hanhamcourt.co.uk
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James Hitchmough Vista Discussion - Download Now
James is professor at the Department of Landscape at Sheffield University where he is researching the use of naturalistic herbaceous plantings within urban settings. His approach may be scientific but the reactions from those who see the swathes of colourful prairie and meadow-like planting are heartfelt. James, Noel and Tim discuss the implications of sustainability in this work and its cultural and aesthetic impact.
Click here to download the talk as an MP3 file. (1 hour, 15 mins)
For more details on James Hitchmough's work go to www.shef.ac.uk/landscape/staff_minisites/james/index.htm
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Penelope Hobhouse Vista Conversation - Download Now
Acclaimed garden designer, garden historian and writer Penelope Hobhouse talks to VISTA hosts Tim Richardson and Noel Kingsbury about her life as one of our most respected gardening figures. She discusses her travels in Italy and Iran and their effect on her approach to garden design, a sense of spirituality and whether one feels a sense of virtue when creating a garden.
Click here to download the talk as an MP3 file. (1 hour)
See Gardens Illustrated's March issue for our feature on Penelope Hobhouse and listen to our own podcast with her as part of our Garden Heroines series. Follow the links on our podcast page to 'Other Events'. Penelope's own website is www.penelopehobhouse.com
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Dan Pearson's Vista Lecture - Download Now
The internationally renowned garden and landscape designer talk about some of the projects undertaken by his studio, including one of his early designs at Home Farm in Northamptonshire and the ongoing Millennium Forest project in Japan (more details of which can be found in the January issue of Gardens Illustrated).
Click here to download the talk as an MP3 file. (1 hour, 15 mins)
A selection of images can be found at the studio's website www.danpearsonstudio.com
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Gender and Gardening Vista Discussion - Download Now
Writer and psychotherapist Rozsika Parker joins hosts Noel Kingsbury and Tim Richardson to consider if men and women garden differently. This is a lively
discussion with lots of contributions from the floor bringing up aspects of history, culture, genetics and economics both in terms of the amateur
and professional gardener alike.
Click here to download the talk as an MP3 file. (1 hour)
If you'd like to add your opinion to the debate, email us at gardens@bbcmagazinesbristol.com
Rozsika has contributed an essay to Vista: The Culture and Politics of Gardens and her book The Anxious Gardener is published by Frances Lincoln Publishers at £12.99 (ISBN 978-0711226630)
Available via the online bookshop |
William Martin's Vista Lecture - Download Now
Considered something of an agent provocateur in the horticultural world,
William Martin has been described as 'an artist whose ideas find their best
expression in the garden'. In his talk he considers the complex
relationships between landscape, environment, culture and society as
revealed in his own garden Wigandia in southern Australia.
Click here to download the lecture as an MP3 file. (1 hour)
Find out more details of William Martin's work at www.wigandia.com |
Kim Wilkie's Vista Lecture - Download Now
Landscape architect Kim Wilkie, whose projects include the V&A Museum garden, talks about 'The Uses and Abuses of History,
discussing the issues of authenticity and appropriateness when it comes to garden restoration. How do we interpret the past
and what are our responsibilities? Kim draws on his own experiences at Villa La Peitra in Florence, Heveningham Hall, Suffolk,
Boughton Park, Northamptonshire and a private house in Hampshire, leading a lively and interesting debate.
Click here to download the lecture as an MP3 file. (1 hour 5 mins)
Find out more details of Kim Wilkie's work at www.kimwilkie.com |
David Cooper's Vista Lecture - Download Now
Earlier this year David Cooper, professor of philosophy at Durham University discussed whether we need a philosophy of gardens. His talk considered the aesthetic, semantic and ethical meaning of a garden as experienced by both garden visitor and garden creator. A thought-provoking evening with lots of interest from the floor.
Click here to download the lecture as an MP3 file. (1 hour 12 mins)
David covers this topic in his book A Philosophy of Gardens, published by Oxford University Press at £11.99 (ISBN 978-0199238880). |
