Government proposals to speed up the UK planning system are putting England’s green “crown jewels” at risk, according to the charity set up to protect them. The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government is launching a consultation on removing a number of statutory consultees from the planning process. They include the Gardens Trust, founded...Read More
Dear Gardens Trust member I’m writing to update you on our continued push against the government’s proposal to remove the Gardens Trust as a statutory consultee, and to ask for some points of help, please. We have had meetings with the Ministry of Housing, Local Government and Communities and are providing them with evidence around...Read More
Gardens and Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects The proposed Fens Reservoir, in Cambridgeshire. Image: Anglian Water. https://fensreservoir.co.uk/ The Gardens Trust is launching a new volunteer training project examining Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPS) – large scale projects in England and Wales that are deemed critical to our national economic sustainability and climate resilience. It will research...Read More
Gardens Trust Volunteer Celebration 2024 Join us to celebrate amazing historic landscape projects by volunteers across the country; and the winner of our annual Volunteer Award Important Note: Claire de Carle (Chair of Bucks Gardens Trust) will be giving a presentation on the Audience Engagement programme that the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust...Read More
The Gardens Trust Suffolk Study Event The Gardens Trust is delighted to be visiting Suffolk for a few days of garden visits from Tues 10th – Thurs 12th September 2024 Date and time: Tuesday, 10 September 2024 11:00 – Thursday, 12 Sep 2024 16:00 BST Location:The Angel Hotel3 Angel Hill Bury St Edmunds IP33 1LT...Read More
Garden Visit – Dorneywood Visit Dorneywood 4 July @ 2 – 5pm Tickets £55, non-members welcome, incl entrance, tea/coffee, homemade cake and guidebook. Book by 3rd June: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/garden-visit-dorneywood-tickets-807217779107 Organised by The Gardens Trust with Claire de Carle (Chair Bucks Gardens Trust) Date and time:Thursday, 4 July 2024 14:00 – 17:00 BST Location Dorneywood House,Dorneywood Slough...Read More
Online Events Early Gardens is the first in our six series of talks on A History of Gardens. We’ll be looking at themes and styles from the ancient world through to the Elizabethan era. Completing all six series will provide a thorough grounding in garden history – or you can sign up for individual sessions that...Read More
New Research Symposium The Garden’s Trust New Research Symposium is an annual opportunity to share new and unpublished interdisciplinary research relating to garden history. It is open to all researchers and scholars, regardless of whether they are attached to an academic institution, and we welcome submissions from international scholars as well as those based in...Read More
It’s that time of the year again when, in most parts of the western world, shops have been stocking up on pumpkins for Halloween. David March in his blog this week for The Gardens Trust gives an insight into the history of the pumpkin. Click on the link for more detail. Read more of this...Read More
Autumn Programme September brings the restart of our online talks programme after the summer break. You can join us on Tuesday mornings from 12 September for a 7-part series on the wonders of the UK’s World Heritage landscapes. We’ll kick off with an introduction to World Heritage values and challenges, followed by a focus on...Read More
