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New Booking and Cancellation Policy for Events

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.

 

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February 2024

Garden Museum – The Lost Gardens of London by Todd Longstaffe Gowan

February 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Garden Museum United Kingdom
£20

Garden Museum Talk: Tuesday 6th February:  The Lost Gardens of London by Todd Longstaffe Gowan Tickets for in person, on line access see below. https://gardenmuseum.org.uk/events/talk-todd-longstaffe-gowan-the-lost-gardens-of-london/  

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Bucks GT – Live Talk: Paul Rabbitts: A concise history of our Great British parks

February 24 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Aylesbury Methodist Church and Centre, Buckingham Street
Aylesbury, HP20 2NQ United Kingdom
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£10 – £12.50

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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March 2024

Oxfordshire GT programme: On line zoom – Brenda Colvin and the Women of the Welfare Landscape & Summer Programme of Visits

March 14 @ 12:00 am
On line only United Kingdom
£4

Our next talk is on 14 March and is entitled “Brenda Colvin and the Women of the Welfare Landscape”. Professor Csepely-Knorr will discuss the work and legacy of women landscape architects and garden designers working in the post-war period in Britain and beyond. By looking at the networks of Brenda Colvin (1897-1981) the first woman to be elected president of the Institute of Landscape Architects, Professor Csepely-Knorr will highlight the impact she and a wider network of women had as…

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Bucks GT – Live Talk: Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution and Exbury Gardens- Francesca Murray

March 16 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Aylesbury Methodist Church and Centre, Buckingham Street
Aylesbury, HP20 2NQ United Kingdom
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£10 – £12.50

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…

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Events: RHS Library from April – May

March 17 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Events at RHS Libraries RHS Lindley Library: Collections up Close, Group Tours RHS Lindley Library Free Lindley Live - Digging for Victory: How to Feed the Nation Tue, Apr 23 • 1:15 PM RHS Lindley Library Free Lindley Late - Urban Gardening Club: Creating Your Houseplant Haven Tue, Apr 23 • 6:30 PM RHS Lindley Library From £10.00 Lindley Live - Botanists and Beards: The Carte de Visite Collection Tue, Apr 30 • 1:15 PM RHS Lindley Library Free Lindley…

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The Gardens Trust Spring Programme is blooming

March 30 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Gardens Trust Spring Programme incorporates on- line courses, visits and talks. Follow link : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-gardens-trust-7744713139 Book through Eventbright

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April 2024

Bucks GT – Walk: Hampden House Garden & Park

April 30 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Hampden House, Great Hampden HP16 9RD + Google Map
£25

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…

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May 2024

Bucks GT – Garden Visit: Taplow Court, Berry Hill, Taplow

May 9 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Taplow Court, Berry Hill, Taplow,
Maidenhead, Bucks SL6 0ER United Kingdom
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£16 – £20

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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Bucks GT – Walk: Evenley Wood Gardens, Brackley, NN135SL

May 22 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Evenley Wood, Evenley Wood Gardens,
Brackley, Northampton NN13 5SL United Kingdom
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£20 – £25

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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June 2024

Bucks GT – Garden Visit: Rycote Park, Milton Common, Thame, Oxon. OX9 2PE

June 10 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Rycote Park, Milton Common
Thame, Oxon 0X9 2PE United Kingdom
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£20 – £25

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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July 2024

Bucks GT- Garden Visit: Lilies, High Street, Weedon, Aylesbury. HP22 4NS

July 9 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Lilies, High Street
Weedon, Aylesbury HP22 4NS United Kingdom
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£16 – £20

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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Manor House Bledlow, Rare Plant Fair on Sunday 21st July 11am-4pm

July 14 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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