French Lavender (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli. Edited by Sixto-Juan Zavala.

As a part of A Dash of Lavender: Celebrating LGBTQ+ history month with Queer Botany, there will be a talk at Chelsea Physic Garden with Sixto-Juan Zavala. Zavala will share a presentation on the founding of Queer Botany, the project’s aims, and the process of working on A Dash of Lavender. There will be an opportunity for guests to ask questions. 

Sixto-Juan Zavala (he/him), is a practicing designer and illustrator with a B.F.A. in Communication Design and M.A. in Narrative Environments from Central Saint Martins. Zavala has worked in the creative field for ten years. He is especially interested in culture, marginalised groups, and the environment.

For LGBTQ+ History Month Chelsea Physic Garden is collaborating with Queer Botany to look at plants and the Garden through a queer botanical lens. Queer Botany aims to share marginalised perspectives, support more diverse representations in the environment and outdoors, and affirm connections between queerness and plants.