Vita Sackville-West

Vita Sackville-West

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1892 - 1962

Occupation

Writer, Gardener

Notable Achievements

CH

Description

Wife of Sir Harold Nicholson, their marriage was an open one. Numerous lesbian relationships, including writer Virginia Woolf. Noted gardener, author. Writer of a column in the newspaper 'The Observer'. Books of note include 'The Edwardians' (1930) and 'All Passions Spent' (1931). Recipient of the Hawthornden Prize in poetry in 1927 ('The Land') and 1933 ('Collected Poems'), being the only poet to win the award twice. Her home and garden, Sissinghurst Castle, is Britain's most-visited garden. Awarded the Companion of Honour in 1947.

See Also

• Botany, Horticulture and LGBTQ Gardeners
• The Bloomsbury Group in LGBTQ History

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.theguardian.com/profile/vita-sackville-west
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/9346537/Vita-Sackville-West-her-gardening-legacy.html
• http://www.biography.com/people/vita-sackville-west-9468995#awesm=~oHnPULZsFJmIyl
• http://virginiawoolfblog.com/virginia-woolfs-affair-with-vita-sackville-west/