Gertrude Jekyll’s Munstead Wood: The Next 100 Years as a Place of Inspiration

The National Trust’s acquisition of Gertrude Jekyll’s beloved former house and garden, Munstead Wood, in 2023 not only ensures the conservation and succession of this significant UK garden, but also enables wider access to inspire future generations of gardens and artists. Jekyll designed over 400 gardens during her career, and Munstead Wood served as a laboratory for her ideas and her collaborations with architect Edwin Lutyens, who designed the house at Munstead Wood, the first of many such projects together. 

Katherine Mills, General Manager of Munstead Wood, and Pam Smith, Senior Garden Adviser, will share why this garden and Jekyll’s legacy mean so much to the National Trust and how they are making decisions for the garden’s future.

PAM SMITH directs garden history, garden management, and engagement in the National Trust. She has been a horticulturist for 40 years working in the public parks, museum, botanic and historic garden sectors, and has worked for the National Trust for thirteen years. She is involved in developing a methodology for the assessment of significance and heritage value of horticultural design styles and plant specimens and group plantings. 

KATHERINE MILLS, General Manager for Munstead Wood, is an experienced heritage professional with fourteen years in the National Trust. Having run some of the charity’s most significant and popular properties, including Nymans, in West Sussex, and Polesden Lacey, Surrey, Katherine was responsible for the final purchase and acquisition of Munstead Wood in April 2023. Since acquiring the property, Katherine has recruited a team of individuals to care for the house and garden as well as develop plans for restoring Jekyll’s home, providing future access and securing its long-term future.

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