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
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
