A Tree Hugger’s Trail

Event Information

Join Gerit Quealy, author of Botanical Shakespeare and repeat UTF host, along with Paul Wood, author of The Street Tree, plus Simon Oldfield & the Friends of Bloomsbury Square, & other surprise guests on a tree walk around Bloomsbury Square!
We will take a tour around the garden square, learning a little local history, Shakespeare’s take on trees, gardening tips & an homage to all the tree varieties mentioned in Shakespeare that we see – and hear what the trees themselves have to say.
Be prepared to hug a tree or two & Speak the Speech!

We will wind up at the delicious Cordon Bleu culinary café in Pied Bull Yard off the Square & adjacent to London Review of Books where we can chat, refresh, and perhaps have tree tarot readings & book signings if desired!

Contributors

Gerit Quealy

Gerit Quealy is the author/editor of Botanical Shakespeare from HarperDesign /HarperCollins, out April 4, 2017. As a journalist, she has covered everything from lipstick to Shakespeare, with pieces ranging from dollhouses to birdhouses; beauty, brownies, and brides, in outlets including The New York Times, Country Living, Woman's Day, Modern Bride, etc. She’s had her hand in a number of other books, which pulled in former stints as actor & model, but her overriding passion is for history (& paleography), embracing the Renaissance tenet of 'Learning through Delight' -- to that end she is currently at work on a TV docu-series, FLOTUS: Playing the Woman Card in the White House.

Location of event

Location: South entrance of Bloomsbury Square. London WC1A 2NS, UK
Nearest Tube: Holborn

What3words: ///mock.solved.civic

Ends: Cafe le Cordon Bleu, Pied Bull Yard, 15 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2LS, United Kingdom