Xa Tollemache started cutting her gardening teeth on the gardens of Helmingham Hall at the age of 24, and redesigned elements of it. Her achievements launched a new and successful international career in garden and landscaping design that included a gold and two silver-gilt Chelsea awards.
American film-maker & comedian, Hopwood dePree, discovered that his grandfather’s stories of a great ancestral home in England were true, but after 100 years of neglect it was derelict and almost beyond rescue. He took up the challenge and set about reversing the decay
Their experiences were combined into a talk presented at the Chatsworth Literary festival during the summer.
Join us to hear it for yourselves.