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A programme of visits and talks is published each year with details on this Events page.
Members can book through the on-line booking system http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/buckinghamshire-gardens-trust
or by contacting enquiries@buckinghamshiregardentstrust.org.u
Main points of policy:
· Members can book a ticket for themselves & up to 2 tickets for non-members/guests
· Price of tickets: we operate a price differentiation with guests paying 25% more
· Cancellations – full refund if BGT cancel
· Cancellation of a booking can be requested up to 7 days prior the event. A refund less the booking fee 6.5% plus VAT will be made to original form of payment.
· Cancellations of less than a week will be noted but refunds at discretion of the Event Organiser
· No refunds will be given on day of the event or retrospectively.
A copy of the policy can be found via the Link on the Home page.
By courtesy of RHS Collections up Close Visit Visit to the RHS Lindley Library The Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Library is in the beautiful Edwardian headquarters of the Royal Horticultural Society at 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PE. The Society has had a library for more than 200 years and their collections reflect this longstanding passion for gardens and garden plants. Today the collections are a treasure trove for anyone interested in learning more about the history and art of…
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A Concise History of our Great British Parks This talk gives a really fascinating insight into the history of one of our greatest ever institutions - our great British public park. We have all enjoyed them at some time in our lives but what do we really know about them? their origins? did they really start in the Victorian period or do they go even further back? This talk illustrates their origins, talks about the need for parks, the Victorian…
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Francesca Murray is a gardener and garden history enthusiast. She is currently studying for a PhD at Queen Mary University of London on Nineteenth-century gardeners, nurserymen, and the associations that came to their aid. She has a Masters in Garden History from the University of Buckingham and is a contributor of garden history articles and guest speaker for Perennial, the modern day Gardener’s Royal Benevolent institution, and a trustee of the Gardens Trust. She has co-written a history of Exbury Gardens with Lionel de…
Find out more »Photograph: Dianne Long Tuesday 30th April 10am–3pm Hampden House, Hampden Road, Great Hampden HP16 9RD Tickets: Members only £25 includes refreshments on arrival, tour and light lunch (25 places) The manor of Great Hampden belonged to the same family from pre-Domesday until its sale in 1982 to the present owners, who are founding members of the Trust. The visit starts with a talk on the history of the house and estate. This will be followed by a walk through the…
Find out more »Photograph Claire de Carle Thursday 9th May 2 pm Taplow Court, Berry Hill, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0ER Tickets: £16 members, £20 non-members. Refreshments on arrival. (40 places) Includes tour of the garden led by Phil Rollinson, Head Gardener. The 25-hectare site originates in the early medieval period, and has a C7 Saxon burial mound in its grounds, early-C18 pleasure garden and a small park. Robert Marnock has recently been attributed as the C19 garden designer responsible for the formal gardens…
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John O'Dwyer Wednesday 22nd May 10.30 for 11am – 1pm Evenley Wood Gardens, Brackley NN135SL Tickets: £20 members £25 non-members. Refreshments on arrival (25 places) Tour of Garden by Michael Hunt. “Set amongst the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside, this 60-acre privately owned woodland garden contains a large and notable collection of plants, ranging from unusual trees and shrubs to a wide selection of lilies and other bulbs. …. Carpets of named snowdrops in February run into wonderful spring bulbs and the garden’s…
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Photograph Claire de Carle Monday 10th June 10am Rycote Park, Milton Common, Thame, Oxon OX9 2PE Tickets: £20 members £25 non-members. Refreshments on arrival. (40 places) The visit includes a welcome talk bySarah Taylor, the owner, with coffee and biscuits followed by a tour of the Chapel, Ice House and gardens. The C15 Chapel, which predates the original Tudor house, allows an encounter with the history of England and its standing tradition of worship. The Capability Brown park was the…
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Photographs courtesy of Mr. Anson Tuesday 9th July 2pm, Lilies, High Street, Weedon, Aylesbury HP22 4NS Tickets: £16 members, £20 non-members. Includes refreshments (50 places) Guided tour by Andrew McCarthy, Head Gardener. The garden at Lilies in Weedon, just north of Aylesbury, occupies an elevated position with far-reaching views over the Vale of Aylesbury and neighbouring Hardwick Village. It has extensive lawns, specimen trees and surrounding woodland. It is stocked with perennial and shrub beds surrounding the C19 small country…
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Photograph JUG Please note this event is primarily for MEMBERS. See note re guests at the end of the AGM information. Saturday 20th July 1.00pm Wotton House, Wotton Underwood, Aylesbury HP18 0SB Tickets: Free – book through TicketSource. 1.00pm Lunch, bring a picnic. 2.00pm AGM. Tour and Tea. By kind permission of David Gladstone, patron of Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust and owner of Wotton House. Open 1.00 and bring a picnic to eat your lunch o the terrace/lawn. Following the AGM…
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The Giants - courtesy of NT Stowe 2023 Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust is organising a guided Autumn Walk of Stowe with experts from our Trust. The Trust is oganising a guided Autumn Walk of Stowe led by a NT Garden Guide, which will include a chance to view the display of Silhouettes commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. From the New Inn we will walk down the Bell Gate drive and enter the park where we will visit the Chinese House…
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Evenley Wood Garden: A new chapter This talk will give an outline of how the gardens began and will include details on some of the notable plantings and specimens within the collection, originally introduced by Tim Whiteley,the founder of the garden. The talk will give details of how the team at Evenley Wood are conserving and evolving the collection for the future, including developing the woodland garden for today’s demands and for future generations. Daniel Winter the Head Gardener brief…
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Last Orders: Kathy has secured a few extra places for Christmas Lunch but you need to be quick last date for booking Monday 25th November 5pm. Please contact Rosemary Jury on enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk. You can pay your deposit by BAC's (details Rosemary) and she will need to know your menu choice please. ****************************************************************************************************************************************** Bookings now open for the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Christmas Lunch at The Crown, Granborough. Saturday 30th November at 12 noon Special guest speaker: Brian Dix - International Archaeologist…
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