Vandra Costello and Thomas Pakenham

The author of Irish Demesne Landscapes talks about the history and development of formal gardening in Ireland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. She describes the people who created these gardens, the influences that affected them, the materials that they employed and the uses of landscape interventions.

Vandra’s talk will be followed by a tour of Tullynally Castle’s garden hosted by Thomas Pakenham, author of Meetings with Remarkable Trees, The Boer War, The Scramble for Africa and The Year of Liberty.

Photo by Thomas Pakenham