The beguiling story of one of Britain's most remarkable horticulturalists
Sandra Lawrence is a freelance journalist and author, writing, over
the past 20-odd years, hundreds of articles; for all the
broadsheets and over 60 magazines and journals. She specialises in
heritage and garden writing; publications to which she has
contributed horticultural features include The Daily and Sunday
Telegraph, Times Weekend, The Guardian, Independent, FT, Britain,
British Heritage, The English Garden, Hortus, Landscape, Garden
News, Country Life and Homes & Gardens. She is a columnist for
British Heritage Travel and on the Q Trials and Treachery, Bonnier,
2017 and Instant History, Carlton, 2019) via myths, legends and
folklore (including Myths & Legends, 360 Degrees, 2017; An Atlas of
Heroes, Templar, 2018 and An Atlas of Monsters, Templar, 2019) and
quirky heritage (Paperscapes: Paris, Welbeck, 2019; Paperscapes:
London, Welbeck 2019).
Sandra was shortlisted for GMG Journalist of the Year, 2018-19, for
a series of three long-form essays in Hortus about the Victorian
Kitchen Garden; she was also shortlisted for the SLA's Information
Book Award in both 2018-19 and 2019-20.
'An amazing read! I galloped through' - Lady Antonia Fraser
'Excellent' - The Times
''Simply brilliant and a joy to read'' - Clare Foggett
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