Here’s a New Year treat! The Gardens Trust and FOLAR are delighted to announce the next series of exciting and stimulating on-line talks: C20 Women in Landscape Design The talks will focus on six remarkable women designers, starting on Wednesday the 8th of January, from 6 to 7.30 pm. For full details and to...Read More
Adult Learning – Spring 2025 The Garden is the perfect place to develop your understanding of plants, discover your inner artist or learn new skills. Explore our full programme of courses. Link:https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/education-learning/courses/? For example:Gardens in History, Culture and Writing Discover the stories behind gardens and their cultural significance. Explore writing and storytelling inspired by landscapes,...Read More
Exciting news for Milton Keynes as The National Trust has announced The Parks Trust as one of the recipients of the 49 ‘Trees of Hope’ Sycamore Gap saplings being gifted to individuals, groups, and organisations across the UK. The big reveal during National Tree Week [1] follows a nationwide invitation, on the anniversary of the...Read More
National Tree Week National Tree Week, the UK’s biggest celebration of trees and The Tree Council wants as many people as possible to connect with, learn more about, benefit from, and maybe even help plant, these magnificent mainstays of our landscapes. Traditionally marking the start of the winter tree planting season, National Tree Week (NTW) 2024...Read More
Off the Wall Art Fair 16 November – 15 December The ever popular Off the Wall Art Fair is back for the first time since 2021. Come and enjoy browsing the great selection of art to choose from, with work by both established artists and new talent from the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire area and beyond....Read More
As we wrap up another year (and ourselves!), there’s still plenty of activities to enjoy across the city’s parks! Getting out into nature is essential for our wellbeing, even when the weather is a little chillier! There’s still lots to enjoy and get involved in across the parks as we head into the festive period....Read More
2025 Exhibitions We are excited to share two new exhibitions to look forward to at the Garden Museum in 2025, continuing our explorations of the intertwining of art, creativity and gardening: Garden Museum www.info@gardenmuseum.org.uk 19th March- 20 April 2025 John Morley: Artist Gardener 14th may – 21st September Cecil Beaton’s Garden Party Read More
Michael has been out taking photographs at the arboretums – look what happens in a week. November 14th – Evenley Wood Arboretum. Evenleys Stand of beech trees in autumn splendour and with the strange climate a Parrotia Persica (persian ironwood) was in flower this normally flowers in February!! November 19th – Tomkins Arboretum8th Birthday,...Read More
Carols are returning to the Tree Cathedral The Tree Cathedral at Newlands is set to don its festive mantle again to host this year’s well-loved Carols event on Sunday 8th December. Expect all the usual favourite carols at this open-air event as well as immersive story-telling with Red Phoenix Stories to live performances by the...Read More
