Wednesday 29th January 2020
The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London
Dr David Marsh, independent researcher
Nicholas Leate was a Jacobean merchant and plant collector. He combined involvement in national and civic politics with a love of plants. He was the brains behind Moorfields, and was a friend of Gerard and Parkinson supplying both with new plants. His story serves as a good example of how garden history fits into the wider social and cultural context.