Twigs Way is a garden historian, writer and researcher.  Twigs is fascinated by the past and intrigued by the role of flowers, gardens and landscape in art and culture of all kinds. Her talks and books reflect that endless curiosity with themes of symbolism and meaning, class and gender, From gnomes in Neasden to hollyhocks from the Holy Land every plant has a tale to tell, every garden a past.  Twigs is an accredited Arts Society lecturer and her history of the Chrysanthemum in art and culture was published by Reaktion in 2020 and she is increasingly drawn to the intersection between art and gardens.