Iconic C20 Landscapes - Improvement Garden Stockwood Park
The IHF garden at Stockwood, commissioned and funded by the local council, is a complete programme of sculptures designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay and complemented by planting by Bob Burgoyne, Master Gardener at the council and very much in sympathy with Finlay's vision. The site is not only in a public park, but also an 18th century parkland. The garden draws on the work of Claude Lorraine and the English Landscape Movement and is imbued with the classical world of deities drawn from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This talk looks at the commissioning of the garden, its influences, other examples in Finlay's oeuvre and its importance, culminating with it being added to the Register in 2020 by Historic England at Grade II*. Luton Culture, who run the garden, have set up a small group to promote its rejuvenation with the help of HE and the speaker.
Time: 18:00 GMT
