Dear Members and friends, Firstly great thanks must be extended to Dr Sarah Rutherford, our retiring Chair, who for twenty-two years, has been at the helm of Bucks Garden Trust-firstly as Vice-chair from the Trust's inauguration in 1998, then on retirement of Charles Boot in 2016, Sarah has accepted the role of Chair.Read More
And so it is time for our AGM, which this year signals major change on the BGT committee and in our leadership. With regret I am retiring as Chairman (aka Chaise) but this heralds new opportunities! Rosemary Jury is our new Chaise, and will make an excellent leader, and Claire de Carle is her Vice....Read More
From the Chair Greetings! In the last few weeks of February the gardens were fast forwarding to summer. It was a bit odd to see my sheets of snowdrops and hellebores on a day when the temperature hit 20 degrees. Many of you will have taken advantage of the warm weather to get in your...Read More
Welcome to our Autumn 2018 Newsletter It is hard to believe that summer has whizzed by already. We celebrated in August the launch of our first book: Humphry Repton in Buckinghamshire and Beyond at the Repton conference, Ashridge House. We hope that you already have your copy (£20+£3 postage from Rosemary Jury). The Repton bicentenary...Read More
Welcome to our Spring 2018 Newsletter. Buckinghamshire Garden Trust has not been idle over the last 12 months. Volunteers have been enjoying much varied research and our new Planning Co-ordinator Jo Mirzoeff has been offering advice to local authorities on planning cases for parks and gardens in Bucks. Many members will have enjoyed participating in...Read More
