Tim Richardson discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known.

Tim Richardson is an historian and critic specialising in landscape design and art. He is the author of more than 20 books on landscape and garden subjects including Arcadian Friends: The Invention of the English Landscape Garden, The New English Garden and Sissinghurst: The Dream Garden. He began his career at Country Life magazine as gardens editor (where he was also theatre critic for 23 years), was subsequently editor of the award-winning (but short-lived) New Eden magazine and landscape editor at Wallpaper. He is a garden columnist on the Daily Telegraph and is currently art critic at The Idler. He lectures at institutions around the world and has taught landscape history at post-graduate level for several years; his course on English landscape history is currently available online via Oxford University. Tim is a published poet and founder-director (from 2012) of the Chelsea Fringe Festival, the independent not-for-profit alternative gardens festival. He lives in London.

1. Little Sparta https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/homes-and-gardens/little-sparta-ian-hamilton-finlays-garden-one-scotlands-best-kept-secrets-1414642

2. Boiled sweets https://www.walesartsreview.org/dahl100-a-storyteller-in-the-golden-age-of-sweets/

3. Hackfall Gorge https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/hackfall/

4. Guided by Voices https://www.allmusic.com/blog/post/universal-truths-and-cycles-an-appreciation-of-robert-pollard-and-gbv

5. Andrea del Sarto’s Last Supper https://www.visitflorence.com/florence-museums/last-supper-in-san-salvi.html

6. Cigars https://trulyexperiences.com/blog/brief-history-cigars/

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