Emily Utgren loves the idea of time travel. The gardener/arborist’s dream destination would be Stourhead in the 1700s, which would afford her a glimpse of long lost features. “I wouldn’t want to live back then, but I really like the thought of visiting. Wouldn’t it be fascinating,” beams Emily, a Stourhead employee for the last 12 years who is now working with volunteer Julia Mottershaw on preliminary research into forgotten treasures before the 10-year Genius of the Place project begins in earnest next year.
Emily Utgren loves the idea of time travel. The gardener/arborist’s dream destination would be Stourhead in the 1700s, which would afford her a glimpse of long lost features. “I wouldn’t want to live back then, but I really like the thought of visiting. Wouldn’t it be fascinating,” beams Emily, a Stourhead employee for the last 12 years who is now working with volunteer Julia Mottershaw on preliminary research into forgotten treasures before the 10-year Genius of the Place project begins in earnest next year.