Head Gardeners at Historic Sites - Frances Tophill

Gardens Trust talk in Head Gardeners series with Frances Tophill who is currently Head Gardener and Grower at Sharpham Trust. On the banks of the river Dart in Devon, Sharpham has been a dwelling since the 14th century; the present Palladian mansion, designed by Sir Robert Taylor, was built in the 1760s. The gardens have been through many changes over the years and are set in a Grade II* registered landscape which some have attributed to Capability Brown. There are 19th century pleasure gardens around the house, formal terraced gardens designed by Percy Cane in the 1960s (recently replanted as a tea garden), a walled kitchen garden, woodland garden and two orchards.
The house and gardens have been vested in the Sharpham Trust since 1982, an educational charity which aims to connect people with nature and foster mindfulness and well-being through a programme of retreats, courses, events and the arts.
Time: 18:00 GMT

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