Fred Roche Gardens The “Fred Roche Gardens lie in the heart of the city centre, behind Christ the Cornerstone church and The Guildhall, and overlooked by offices on Silbury and Midsummer Boulevards. They provide a tranquil haven in the busy commercial district of Central Milton Keynes. The gardens include lawns, borders, formal features, and quiet...Read More
On the afternoon of Thursday 20 October, the inaugural meeting of our Gardeners Network was held in the Bennett Room at Stowe. Barry Smith who has been the head gardener at Stowe for many years was the host for the afternoon before the meeting and between the showers, he took a few of the gardeners...Read More
Claire de Carle’s welcome speech: Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to Hampden House for this special celebration. 1997 was a very eventful year, we might remember it as the year Princess Diana died or that Tony Blair became prime minister and on a lighter note Titanic the movie was released, and the first...Read More
Just two years after breaking ground, a painstaking restoration scheme to revive and reveal one of the most historic parks in Milton Keynes has been successfully completed by The Parks Trust. Delivered by a team of over 60 people and funded by the National Lottery, the scheme has returned the park to its former glory...Read More
Catch up with this amazing story and exhibition. In the summer of 1928, 24 year old horticulture student Loyal Johnson and his friend Sam Brewsterembarked on an epic cycling journey. In just three months, they cycled almost 1,500 miles, battling wind, rain and insect bites, to visit more than 80 gardens across the UK. Most...Read More
What do I think of when I hear the name Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust? Happy memories stir within me of distant, dark, winter evenings spent in committee meetings at Waddesdon, grappling with ideas for talks and walks, day-conferences and publications, initiatives to involve schools, responding to research and planning issues, and much else besides. I have...Read More
Here is a fascinating tree to be found in Evenley Wood. Evenley Wood Garden is in Northamptonshire NN13 5SH info@evenleywoodgarden.co.uk This is Zanthoxylum Americanum known as The Toothache Tree It is from E North America The twigs and fruits are said to have been chewed by the Native North Americans to alleviate toothache, the acrid...Read More
STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CHAIRMAN ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERS OF THE GARDENS TRUST Few of us can remember a time when Queen Elizabeth II was not our Queen, and for all of us, she has been a reassuring and constant presence in an ever-changing and restless World. Throughout her long reign, her unfailing commitment...Read More
Great Linford Manor Park – works in park After the Annual General Meeting on Saturday 13th August at The Arts Centre at Great Linford Park, due to the high temperatures the planned walk was postponed. However, Ellie Broad, the project director of the work and a member of the Bucks GT gave a talk to...Read More
TREE OF THE MONTH Koelreuteria Paniculata The Pride of India also known as The Golden Rain Tree Despite the heat, following the Buckinghamshire, council member and dendrologist, Michael Hunt ventured out into the park at Great Linford to find the The Golden Rain Tree which was beginning to flower. Despite its name ‘Pride of...Read More
