Hosted by the ICAA Southeast Chapter
Sissinghurst, created by writers Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson beginning in the 1930s, and now owned by the National Trust, is held dear in the hearts of millions of garden aficionados as the quintessential model of a romantic 20th-century English country garden.
Troy explains that he had his first encounter with Sissinghurst 33 years ago when he worked there for 5 years as a gardener. He wrote in The English Garden magazine, “I had no thought then, that one day I would return, and be responsible for the garden!” Instead, he went to work for the National Trust at Bodnant Garden in N. Wales where he led a £3.4 restoration over seven years.
Troy arrived back at Sissinghurst as Head Gardener in April 2013 with the ambitious mission of conserving this world-renowned garden in the manner of these noteworthy creators, long after their death. Before starting Troy studied the distinctiveness of Sissinghurst as well as Sackville-West and Nicolson’s characters; not only their gardening style, but their philosophy, taste, motives, interests, constraints and ideas.
In his lecture, Troy will talk about his work at Sissinghurst and his hope to bring about a celebration of everything that is good about Sissinghurst. Rich, lavish, generous, fragrant, optimistic and romantic to the extreme.
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