The Arboretum: "Conversing with other nations" International Conference on the History of Arboreta
Conference Programme
6-8th September 2006
Linnean Society,
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
Sponsored by the
Arts and Humanities Research Council
and the University of Nottingham
rboretums are spaces where trees and shrubs are grown for pleasure and instruction. Promoted by landscape gardeners such as John Claudius Loudon and Joseph Paxton, they became popular during the nineteenth century and served as an important model for institutional and private gardens, and public parks. This conference examines the cultural history and geography of tree collections and arboretums, exploring the philosophical, aesthetic, horticultural and educational theories underlying the design and management of arboretums and the links with botanical gardens, the horticultural trade and the scientific development of forestry.
Each paper is scheduled to last 40 minutes with twenty minutes for discussion
| Wednesday 6th September | |||
| 1.45 | Paul Elliott: | Welcome | |
| 200-300 | Beryl Hartley: | Sites of Instruction and Knowledge: Arboretums and the Arboretum et Futicetum Britannicum | |
| 3.00 | Tea | ||
| 3.30-4.30 | Nuala Johnson: | Names, Labels and Planting Regimes: Regulating Nature at Glasnevin Botanic Gardens, Dublin 1795-1860 | |
| 4.30-5.30 | Simon Naylor: | Provincial authorities and botanical provinces: Elizabeth Warren, John Ralfs and the botany of Cornwall | |
| 5.30 | Wine Reception | Linnean Society Library | |
| Thursday 7th September | |||
| 9.30-10.30 | Brent Elliott: | From the arboretum to the woodland garden | |
| 10.30 | Coffee | ||
| 11.00-12.00 | Chris Harris: | John Claudius Loudon, Joseph Strutt and the Derby Arboretum | |
| 12.00-1.00 | Owain Jones: | Loudon’s Orders: Cemeteries as Arboretum, the Lively Materialities of Place | |
| 1.00-2.00 | Lunch | ||
| 2.00-3.00 | Tom Schlereth: | Keepers of Trees: A Cultural History of North American Arboreta and Arborphilia | |
| 3.00 | Tea | ||
| 3.30-4.30 | David Whitehead: | Veterans in the Arboretum: Some Conservation Issues at Holme Lacy, Herefordshire | |
| 4.30-5.30 | Max Bourke: | Trees on Trial: Economic Arboreta in Australia | |
Friday 8th September |
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| 10.00-12.00 | Field Visit to Abney Park Cemetery Meet at Stoke Newington Railway Station 10.00 am | ||
| 1.00-2.00 | Lunch. | Linnean Society | |
| 2.00-3.00 | Sophie Piebenga and Simon Toomer: | From Private Collection to National Arboretum: The Development of the Arboretum at Westonbirt, Gloucestershire | |
| 3.00 | Tea | ||
| 3.30-4.30 | Paul Elliott, Stephen Daniels, Charles Watkins: | The Living Museum: the Cultural Geography of Victorian Urban Public Arboretums | |
| 5.00 | End of Conference | ||
The conference is part of a major three-year AHRC-funded project on the cultural history of English nineteenth-century arboretums at the School of Geography, University of Nottingham.
There is no fee for participation or refreshments. However, places are very limited. Those who would like to attend please write or send an email to
Dr. Paul Elliott: email: paul.elliott@nottingham.ac.uk
School of Geography University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD
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