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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.
Church Gardens, Harefield UB9 6DU. A beautiful C17th house with 3-acre walled garden; stunning borders, an orchard with pond & an arcaded wall. Includes a guided tour, tea and cake. Book tickets: http://ticketsource.co.uk//buckinghamshire-gardens-trust Enquiries: enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk Cost £20 (40 places) Please note the Zoom talk on Saturday 28 January.
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Evening Visit to: The Plant Specialist Nursery, Great Missenden on Wednesday 21st June 6pm - 8.30 pm Established in 2002 by Keith Pounder and Sean Walter, the Nursery (and its display gardens) is located in the village of Great Missenden in the Chilterns. It is dedicated to growing a wide range of new and unusual herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses, making reliable garden plants especially for our changing climate. At no time has gardening with perennials been more exciting. The…
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Lindengate, Wendover Road, Aylesbury HP22 6BD. A visit to Wendover’s award-winning community garden. The 6-acre site includes ponds, colourful borders, a Kitchen Garden, Heritage Orchard & Nature Reserve. Enjoy a guided tour then tea in the Yurt. Perhaps visit the Garden Centre for lunch beforehand. Book tickets: http://ticketsource.co.uk//buckinghamshire-gardens-trust Enquiries: enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk Cost £15 (40 places)
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The Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 22 July 2023 at 2pm, St Dunstan’s Church, Monks Risborough HP27 9JF Following the formal business of the afternoon, the Revd. Peter Godden has kindly offered to give us a short tour of the church and to tell us about its interesting history. The church is a 11th century Grade I listed church in the Conservation Area of Monks Risborough. It is described in 'Pevsners Architectural Guide' as…
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New Events for September and Beyond Our Autumn online programme is now available on Eventbrite. This is a great time to browse upcoming talks and book your place on those that appeal or intrigue. Our Tuesday morning Zoom talks will kick off with a 7-part series on some fabulous World Heritage landscapes, including Blenheim Palace, Studley Royal Park and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Wednesday evenings will focus on stories from Head Gardeners at sites ranging from centuries-old royal palaces…
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Special Evening visit for Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust to Bekonscot at 40/40a Warwick Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 2PL. on Wednesday 27 September - Evening visit - 5pm to 8pm Book tickets now: http://ticketsource.co.uk//buckinghamshire-gardens-trust Enquiries: enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk Cost £10 for members and guests including refreshments Bekonscot Model Village actually comprises seven little towns stuck in a 1930s timewarp. Bekonscot Town is the biggest, with the others scattered about the other 1.5 acres of gardens. Each has its own character, villagers and features – from…
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This event has been postponed until next year. Apologies Great Linford Manor - guided walk Ellie Broad, the project manager for the restoration has offered a guided Great Linford Manor walk on Saturday 30th September at 10.30 am. to see the completed project. The walk replaces the one we were supposed to have after the AGM on the hottest day of the year last year 2022. The history : Just two years after breaking ground, a painstaking restoration scheme…
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Sir John Betjeman commented in his 1973 documentary Metro-Land: “All Buckinghamshire was scandalised by the appearance, high above Amersham, of a concrete house in the shape of a letter ‘Y’. It was built for a young professor by a young architect . . . ‘I am the home of the 20th century family’, it proclaimed, ‘that loves air and sun and open country’. It started a style called ‘moderne’.” Modernist Architecture in Amersham - a talk by Alison Bailey Alison…
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Last date for booking Sunday 29th October. If you have missed this deadline and would like to go on the waiting list please contact Kathy Jackson secretary@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk or Rosemary Jury enquiries@bucksgardenstrust.org.uk The Crown at Granborough has been booked for Christmas Lunch on Saturday 25th November 12 noon for Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust . Special guest speaker: Brian Dix - International Archaeologist Christmas Lunch Menu Starter: Cream of Woodland Mushroom Soup, Garlic Crouton, Truffle Oil(GFA)(DFA)(V)(VA) Poached Pear & Blue Cheese Salad, Mixed…
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Monday January 8th 2024 Kate Harwood: Last Landscapes (The landscapes of British cemeteries over the last four centuries). NB This talk will be on Zoom and will be free to all. Last Landscapes presented by Kate Harwood Tickets, Mon 8 Jan 2024 at 14:00 | Eventbrite Book: Last Landscapes presented by Kate Harwood Tickets, Mon 8 Jan 2024 at 14:00 | Eventbrite The talk covers the development of cemeteries, and since 1902, of crematoria, and their differing landscapes addressing…
Find out more »The Plant Heritage winter Zoom talks for 2024 are available to book now. These are free to members of Plant Heritage - just register now to join. Non-members can join for a ticket of £5. Thur 11 Jan 6.30pm 'Woody plants that should be better known and grown' by Jack Aldridge Thur 25 Jan 6.30pm 'You spent how much?…living with a galanthophile' by Helen Rushton, National Collection Holder in Aberdeenshire Sat 10th Feb 2.30pm 'The Social History of…
Find out more »Events Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose, 1885-6, Tate Britain, London New Online Talks Starting Next Week We’ve just launched a pair of online talks on Two 19th Century Gardening Pioneers. The first, on Scottish landscape gardener Robert Marnock, will be on Tuesday 16th January and the second the following week on George Glenny and the Gardening Press. These replace the postponed series on Queer Gardens, which we hope to rearrange later in the year. Tuesdays, 16 & 23 January, 10am. Tickets: £14 for both or…
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