The artist of Abbotsbury Sub-tropical Gardens
Emma Harris-Monahan meets curator Stephen Griffith
Published in May ’22
A view of the Mediterranean bank
WHY aren’t head gardeners recognised as artists? The best often dedicate decades to a garden, crafting an intricate, accomplished botanic masterpiece from raw materials – surely the epitome of an artist? Stephen Griffith, botanic adventurer and for the last thirty years garden curator at Abbotsbury Gardens for the Hon. Mrs Townshend, owner of the Ilchester Estate, is one of these rare, erudite and practised artists. Learning as the seasons pass, his…
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