In celebration of International Women’s Day (on 6 March), the CIH welcomes Dr Suzanne Moss and Fiona Davidson for garden history talks through the lens of women in horticulture, focusing on early influential women in gardening and the first female professionals.
Dr Suzanne Moss
Sue began her RHS career as a horticultural student at Wisley and has been smitten with plants and gardens ever since. This led to a PhD in the history of gardens as scientific collections from The University of York, and a post-doctoral fellowship on the contributions of marginalised groups. Engaging others with horticulture is her passion, particularly sharing the wellbeing and environmental benefits that come with new knowledge and skills. She heads up the RHS schools, learning, education, community, garden events and interpretation teams.
Fiona Davison
Fiona Davison has been Head of Libraries and Exhibitions at the RHS since 2012. Prior to that she worked in museums for more than 20 years. She has written two books on garden history: Hidden Horticulturists: the working-class gardeners who shaped Britain’s gardens (Atlantic Books, 2019) and An Almost Impossible Thing: pioneer women gardeners (Little Toller, 2023).
Dr Suzanne Moss
Fiona Davison
