19th January 2016
The Tale of the Tulip The Rise & Fall of this Spectacular Flower
Russell Bowes
In the middle of the 14th century, a beautiful and exotic visitor from the east set foot on European soil for the very first time. With an extensive wardrobe of colourful veils of glistening silk shielding her dark and mysterious eyes from the gaze of the curious, the captivating visitor swept all before her and made people her willing slaves. Her beauty became the stuff of legend and she could bring prestige and riches to anyone who courted her favour. But within 150 years she would fall from grace within the course of a single week.
Russell Bowes has been a freelance speaker on garden history subjects since 2000, since when he has given talks at The Eden Project, National Portrait Gallery, Imperial War Museum, Blenheim Palace and the Chelsea Physic Garden.
Russell Bowes has been a freelance speaker on garden history subjects since 2000, since when he has given talks at The Eden Project, National Portrait Gallery, Imperial War Museum, Blenheim Palace and the Chelsea Physic Garden.
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