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Cedric Morris: Artist, Plantsman, and His Garden Benton End – GI 25 001
3 April 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm BST
Tutor: Julie Verity BSc, PhD
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Cedric Morris (1889-1982) was an artist and plantsman. His favourite plants were irises; reportedly, he bred ninety new cultivars. His house, Benton End, became famous as a painting school attended by artists such as Lucian Freud and Maggi Hambling. The garden became a paradise of rare plants. The atmosphere Morris created with his life-long partner, Arthur Lett-Haines, was one of fine food, wine, and intellectual freedom.
A repeat of the sold-out course from February 2025.
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Cedric Morris, ‘The Garden at Benton End’ from the exhibition catalogue Benton End Remembered, pub. 2002.
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