William Morris and His Gardens

Gavin Francis Stoneystreet is a Cultural Botanist, Writer and Historian. His work explores the ways artists, gardeners and creatives have tended their relationship with the botanical world across time and disciplines. His PhD from the University of Bath focused on artists' gardens as places of pilgrimage and creative expression.
With a lifelong interest in Arts and Crafts, Gavin has been researching Morris's gardens for many years. He serves as heritage adviser to the garden at Kelmscott Manor for whom he also compiled the garden's conservation plan. He lectures widely on Morris, botany in art, and garden history. Gavin is located on untrodden pathways with his vegetal and feathered friends.