Hedgerley Historical Society We have two talks in November. Saturday 9th November 2024 2pm Hedgerley Memorial Hall Searching for London’s Lost History   Jason Sandy For over 2,000 years, the River Thames in London has been a repository of lost and discarded objects. At low tide, the exposed riverbed is the longest archaeological site in Britain. With...Read More

Evenley Wood Garden, talk by head gardener Dan Winter, 26 October Dan has been Head Gardener at Evenley Wood Garden near Brackley for only three years, having moved from Waterperry, but is clearly deeply attached to this hidden gem. The 60-acre site was bought by Tim Whiteley, a passionate plantsman and collector, in 1980, and...Read More

Roving Reporter Review: Stowe Visit 23rd October  by Claire de Carle On Wednesday 23 October BGT members and their guests gathered in the Bennett Room at the New Inn, Stowe for the last garden visit of the year. It was a beautiful autumnal day with blue skies and sunshine perfect for our stroll around the...Read More

THE GARDEN TRUST LAUNCHES IT’S FIRST BOOK ‘Unforgettable Gardens 500 years of Historic Gardens and Landscapes’ On the 22 October I was invited to attend the launch of the Garden Trusts new book Unforgettable Gardens which was held at Cowcross Street in Farringdon, London and hosted by the publishers Batsford. We were treated to a...Read More

Wanted: Photographs & News Do you have a beautiful garden? Have you recently visited a designed landscape? Have you been out in your local park or garden and taken photographs. Be a roving reporter & contact us: enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk   We would love to build a library of photos from our members of gardens, parks and designed...Read More

An Autumn visit to Kelmscott Manor, nr. Lechlade It was back in 2011 that I last visited Kelmscott Manor, the former home of William Morris and his family and their sometime lodger Gabriel Dante Rossetti, lover of William’s wife Jane. The garden is little changed, it is essentially a small farmhouse garden, there are a...Read More

Open this week! Lost Gardens of London Did you know that Southwark once had a zoo? That Canaletto painted the public garden that once graced the approach to Somerset House? Or that one of the capital’s most celebrated botanical gardens now lies near Waterloo station? Our next exhibition Lost Gardens of London will reveal the secret...Read More

MEDIA RELEASE The Parks Trust launches new website to encourage you to explore Milton Keynes’ parks! The Parks Trust, the charity caring for Milton Keynes’ much-loved green spaces has today released their new and improved website. With a fresh look and enhanced functionality, the website makes discovering the city’s parks, public art, and heritage sites...Read More

Heritage Week in Buckinghamshire starts at the beginning of September and covers more than a week as it  involves hundreds of organisations opening their doors to the public, whether it is church towers, building not generally open, backstage theatre tours, factory tours. The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust accepted invitations from two historical gardens, Taplow and Cliveden,...Read More

On Thursday 5th October  the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust held its fifth Gardener’s Network Meeting at the Walled Garden on the Wormsley Estate, our wonderful host for the afternoon was Charlotte Tremlin, the Head Gardener. Over fifty attended including gardeners from across the county, our patron Lord Carrington and other representatives from the Trust, and 15...Read More