Events: detail
The Brother Gardeners: the Royal Society and Britain's obsession with gardening
- Hosted by:
- Royal Society Library and Archives
- Speaker:
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Andrea Wulf, author of 'The Brother Gardeners. Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession'
- Starts:
- April 25, 2008 at 01:00 pm
- Ends:
- April 25, 2008 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- Royal Society Library, , 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AG United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
The tale of how a group of passionate plant collectors, botanists and explorers turned Britain into a nation of gardeners. The cast includes Peter Collinson, who brought the American wilderness to British parks; botanists Carl Linnaeus and Daniel Solander; and Sir Joseph Banks, who turned Kew into a storehouse of Empire.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Lectures are free but registration is required. To register, phone the Royal Society Library on 020 7451 2606, or email library@royalsociety.org. The full programme of the lecture series is available in the events diary at www.royalsociety.org.
