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Ladies in Bloomers

A compelling phenomenon intersecting music and horticulture

Add to my Calendar 14-09-2025 18:00 14-09-2025 20:00 36 Ladies in Bloomers Explore a compelling phenomenon at the intersection of music and horticulture, in a hidden oasis at the heart of Kings Cross.   Through the prism of Fiona Davison's eponymous book An Almost Impossible Thing, Ladies in Bloomers brings to life the story of pioneering women gardeners, with an ensemble of London Sinfonietta musicians, singers and on-stage gardeners.     Stemming from Davison discovering Olive Harrison’s letters to the royal horticultural society, a gardener who was denied scholarship on ‘account of being female’, Davison’s book sheds light on these early female professional gardeners through the radical lives and letters of Harrison and five others.   The Story Garden is a community space opened by The British Library, in partnership with Global Generation.   Programme includes:Omri Kochavi  Ladies in Bloomers - World Premiere & LS Commission London Sinfonietta  Story Garden - British Library, London DD/MM/YYYY

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Story Garden - British Library
Ossulston Street
Kings Cross
London
NW1 1DF
England

Programme

Omri Kochavi – Ladies in Bloomers

Performers

London Sinfonietta

Programme Note

Explore a compelling phenomenon at the intersection of music and horticulture, in a hidden oasis at the heart of Kings Cross.  

Through the prism of Fiona Davison's eponymous book An Almost Impossible Thing, Ladies in Bloomers brings to life the story of pioneering women gardeners, with an ensemble of London Sinfonietta musicians, singers and on-stage gardeners.  

 

Stemming from Davison discovering Olive Harrison’s letters to the royal horticultural society, a gardener who was denied scholarship on ‘account of being female’, Davison’s book sheds light on these early female professional gardeners through the radical lives and letters of Harrison and five others.  

The Story Garden is a community space opened by The British Library, in partnership with Global Generation.  

Programme includes:
Omri Kochavi  Ladies in Bloomers - World Premiere & LS Commission

London Sinfonietta 

Women chatting in the garden with a blossom in the foreground

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