This week we are discussing a woman whose advocacy for the wellbeing of children should be much better known; Lady Allen of Hurtwood.

Starting out with a passion for plants and a plan to make a career creating beautiful gardens, Marjory Allen became convinced that gardens and green spaces should be a tool for improving the lives of all of the people living in Britain. Becoming one of the leading lights of the movement towards Landscape Architecture. Reflecting on the benefits of her own childhood spent exploring and getting muddy at the family farm, she soon developed an idea for how she could ensure that even inner city children might be able to replicate some of the positive experiences that she had as a young girl...

... and like most innovative structural ideas, it came originally from the Scandinavians.

Guest Host: Evie Heathcote (The princess of wordplay)

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