On Wednesday 27th September the Trust members were very priviledged to have Bekonscot, the old surviving model village in the world, completely to themselves. Many members had been before as children, then taken their children and some have taken their grandchildren but other members had never visited this time capsule of the 1930’s. We arrived...Read More
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Winter Talks Programme New Venue: Aylesbury Methodist Church & Centre – .Buckingham Street, Aylesbury HP20 2NQ. Parking: front of the venue limited & Coopers Yard car park next door. The venue has excellent facilities including lift to first floor and wheelchair access. It is near the centre of the town with a...Read More
Classical motifs and garden poetry in 18th century Oxfordshire Gardens Dr Alley Marie Jordan traces the lineage of the garden grotto and its connections to wider classical motifs in poetry and myth. Drawing on her PhD in classics, she speaks on the evocation of shells, fountains, grottoes and Venus at Blenheim, Rousham and elsewhere that...Read More
The discovery and celebration of Robert Marnock as a C19 garden designer is gaining momentum and the attached are a number of recent talks we now have links for. Claire de Carle and Trust Researchers have researched the three Buckinghamshire sites and produced a report and display about Marnock’s work at a cluster of...Read More
Amazing Autumn Activities in MK’s parks As the leaves turn golden and the evenings draw in, there’s still plenty to get up to in MK’s parks this Autumn, with The Parks Trust. Apple Day promises a juicy autumnal experience this half term, in the Community Orchard in Woughton-on-the Green, with apple-themed activities, crafts and games...Read More
National Accreditation for The Parks Trust Volunteers Programme Congratulation to The Parks Trust Volunteers. The Parks Trust’s volunteers programme has achieved prestigious Investing in Volunteers (IiV) accreditation. This quality mark shows commitment to great volunteer management standards and demonstrates how much the organisation values volunteering. Victoria Miles, Chief Executive of The Parks Trust says “I’m...Read More
Latest date for booking Sunday 29th October Book tickets: http://ticketsource.co.uk//buckinghamshire-gardens-trust The Crown at Granborough has been booked for Christmas Lunch on Saturday 25th November 12 noon for Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust . Guest Speaker: Brian Dix International Archaeologist. Christmas Lunch Menu Starter: Cream of Woodland Mushroom Soup, Garlic Crouton, Truffle Oil(GFA)(DFA)(V)(VA) Poached Pear & Blue...Read More
NEW ONLINE EVENT – A Year in Turn End’s Listed Garden, Jackie Hunt Tuesday 3rd October: 7.00pm-8.30pm Join Jackie Hunt, Turn End’s gardener, for a photographic tour of Turn End’s series of gardens. Jackie will start with a brief history of the site and detail the reasons why Margaret and Peter Aldington chose to create their...Read More
Dear Members I hope you are enjoying this lovely summer and managing to visit some open gardens. We have already held four successful events, the most recent being a private visit to the wonderfully restored Church Gardens in Harefield. If you missed this opportunity, I would highly recommend a visit, they open every Sunday during...Read More
Robert Marnock in Buckinghamshire: BERRY HILL Robert Marnock worked in South Buckinghamshire throughout the 1860s, the gardens he is known to have been involved with are: Hitcham House (formerly Blythewood), Berry Hill and Taplow Court. Which form a cluster to the East of the River Thames, all three sites changed hands around 1852 due to...Read More
