Events
Tuesday, September 16
Virtual Talk: Molly Williams and Jessica Roux in Conversation
Join us for an engaging In Conversation event with author Molly Williams as she discusses her latest book, Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels, alongside illustrator Jessica Roux. This moderated Q&A will explore the intersection of literature and horticulture, uncovering how Austen’s world was shaped by the gardens of her time.
VIRTUAL - Jane Austen’s House
Chawton, Hampshire, UK
Sept. 13, 2025
The Garden Museum Literary Festival
Iford Manor
Bradford-on-Avon, UK
The 2025 Garden Museum Literary Festival will be held at Iford Manor, Wiltshire.
Our eleventh Literary Festival will take place at Iford Manor, Wiltshire, hosted by William and Marianne Cartwright-Hignet
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Jane Austen’s House
Chawton, Hampshire, UK
Talk: Bringing Jane Austen’s Garden to Life: A Conversation with Molly Williams
Join author Molly Williams for an in-depth look at the creative journey behind Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels. In this engaging lecture, Molly will discuss her research and writing processes—uncovering how she blended literature and history to bring Austen’s botanical world to life. From archival discoveries to artistic inspiration, this behind-the-scenes conversation offers a fascinating glimpse into the making of the book. Following the discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to meet Molly during a book signing.
Talk: Bringing Jane Austen’s Garden to Life: A Conversation with Molly Williams
Join author Molly Williams for an in-depth look at the creative journey behind Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels. In this engaging lecture, Molly will discuss her research and writing processes—uncovering how she blended literature and history to bring Austen’s botanical world to life. From archival discoveries to artistic inspiration, this behind-the-scenes conversation offers a fascinating glimpse into the making of the book. Following the discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to meet Molly during a book signing.
Lecture: Bringing The Regency Garden to Life: A Conversation with Molly Williams
With the rise of the English landscape movement in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, gardens became a reflection of taste, fashion, and social ambition. The sweeping designs of Capability Brown and the picturesque visions of Humphry Repton reshaped the countryside, while at the same time, an expanding global plant trade introduced new flowers and shrubs into Regency gardens. These developments were more than aesthetic—they carried cultural, economic, and even political significance, shaping the very spaces Jane Austen and her contemporaries inhabited. Molly Williams, author of Jane Austen’s Garden: A Botanical Tour of the Classic Novels will trace the history of these gardens and the plants that filled them, revealing how horticulture and literature together illuminate Austen’s Regency world.