Read the Garden Tales Launch Press Release - Fanshawe Gate Hall
Read the Garden Tales Launch Press Release - Fanshawe Gate Hall
Read the Garden Tales Launch Press Release - Fanshawe Gate Hall
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<strong>Press</strong> releaseRef:natmagWednesday 22 July 2009Colourful characters captured in new book for all garden-lovers.<strong>Garden</strong>ing and garden-visiting are quintessential English summer pastimes whichhave been thoughtfully and colourfully captured in <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Tales</strong>, <strong>the</strong> second bookby award-winning Derbyshire garden owner Cynthia Ramsden. The perfect antidoteto dark winter evenings, <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Tales</strong>, published on 15 th September, goes behind<strong>the</strong> scenes at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>Gate</strong> <strong>Hall</strong>, as designers, builders, gardeners, artists,volunteers and visitors talk about <strong>the</strong>ir own lives, and what brings <strong>the</strong>m back to oneof <strong>the</strong> most popular private gardens on <strong>the</strong> edge of <strong>the</strong> Derbyshire Peak District.<strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Tales</strong> follows <strong>the</strong> sell-out success of ‘A <strong>Garden</strong> in my Life’ (2001) and bringsreaders-up-to-date with fur<strong>the</strong>r garden developments at <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>Gate</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> in <strong>the</strong>early years of <strong>the</strong> 21 st century. Through interviews with over 40 characters associatedwith <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> and its garden, Cynthia invites <strong>the</strong> reader to share in <strong>the</strong> pleasures, andoccasional pains, of opening a private garden to <strong>the</strong> general public. There are manyinsights into how we live our lives now, and even sex and nudity jostle for a placeamid humorous banter and poignant reflection.The octogenarian sequence dancer, who recalls post-War <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>Gate</strong> withsoldiers billeted nearby, is joined by <strong>the</strong> Art Group leader whose early-morning arrivalat <strong>the</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> once startled pyjama-clad owner John Ramsden en-route to collect hismilk. For <strong>the</strong> local Carers Support Group, ‘going back each year is like visiting aGreat Aunt who you love very much.’“<strong>Garden</strong>s are meant to be shared,” says Cynthia Ramsden. “They are a gift to <strong>the</strong>home-owner to tend and to nurture. Everyone featured in <strong>Garden</strong> <strong>Tales</strong> has played
2. Founded in 1927, The NGS has raised more than £25 million for charity in<strong>the</strong> last 10 years. Copies of The National <strong>Garden</strong>s Scheme Yellow Book2009 are available from all major bookshops. Fur<strong>the</strong>r information atwww.ngs.org.uk3. Follow directions to <strong>Fanshawe</strong> <strong>Gate</strong> <strong>Hall</strong> along <strong>the</strong> B6054 from Holmesfieldand from Owler Bar. Tel: 0114 289 0391 or go to www.fanshawegate.com fordirections.4. <strong>Release</strong> issued by Integra Communications: 0115 912 4350. Interviews andphotography available on request.