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Here you can find news and articles published to this website. Our contributions are in categories from resources for schools to publications and research reports.
17
Mar

Review: The Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institute – Francesca Murray

The Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institute a talk by Francesca Murray Thirty plus members of Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust and their guests enjoyed a most informative talk last Saturday by one of our members, Francesca Murray. The talk was inspired by her current research for a PhD at Queen Mary University, London, on Nineteenth-century gardeners, nurserymen, and...
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07
Mar

International Women’s Day: Modern Capability Brown – 21st Century Women Landscape Architects & Designers

Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust has for a number of years supported International Women’s Day. In 2022 we featured Forgotten Buckinghamshire Women in Gardening: Margaret Ursula Mee ( 1909-1988), Alice de Rothschild (1847-1922) and Kay Naylor Sanecki (1922-2005). In 2023 it was Women Head Gardeners in Buckinghamshire: Franzi Cheeseman at Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens, Jackie Hunt at...
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02
Mar

Ticket source – free telephone box office service.

Ticketsource – Say Goodbye to Service Fees on Phone Bookings! Free Telephone Box Office Service Great news – from today onwards, when customers book their tickets over the phone with Ticketsource, they won’t have to pay any extra service fees. They pay exactly the same as someone booking online! Now is the perfect time to...
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02
Mar

Wanted: Volunteers for Outreach Activities

Our outreach activities are extremely important as we need to recruit new members and inform the wider public about our work to protect parks and gardens. We already have several events planned across the county this summer and would very much like members to volunteer for a few hours to staff our stand and chat...
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01
Mar

Visit to Royal Horticulture Society Linley Library – 6th February

On Tuesday 6th February a group of Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust members met at the Royal Horticulture Society  to have a tour of the historical archive collection that is held by the Linley Library having negotiated the challenging train service! We were able to view  a large range of archives including an amazing photographic record of...
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01
Mar

The Gardens Trust New Research Symposium

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...
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28
Feb

Jacob, 4th Baron Rothschild 1936-2024

Jacob, 4th Baron Rothschild 1936 – 2024 The Trust was saddened to hear of the death of Lord Rothschild aged 87, whose financial acumen, philanthropic sensibility, unstinting support for culture and the arts made him an eminent figure in British life. He was Chairman of Trustees of the National Gallery from 1985 and 1991 and...
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01
Feb

John Rotheroe 1935-2024

JOHN ROTHEROE –  Anna Hallett Are you interested in ’The Grand Tour’? do you have a question about London railway stations or wonder about the uses of the census? A good place to start your research would be a Shire book on the subject. Amongst the many titles can be found answers to thorny questions...
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31
Jan

Snowdrop Walks in Buckinghamshire 2024

Snowdrop walks in Buckinghamshire 2024 Its snowdrop time and February is the month Galanthus nivalis as the most common variety is officially known. So, get on your walking shoes, wrap up warm and treat yourself to the wonderful site of sweeps of snowdrops covering the parklands, woodland, churchyards, and gardens of Buckinghamshire. Snowdrop time also...
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24
Jan

Summer Programme of Events – bookings open

Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Summer 2024 Events Programme Dear Members, below in the link are the details of the events and talks for Summer 2024. Booking is through http://ticketsource.co.uk/buckinghamshire-gardens-trust Numbers are limited for all events so booking early will avoid disappointment. Please note that most events have two ticket prices with members receiving a 25% discount...
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21
Jan

REKINDLE : The Head Gardener – “Living proof that gardening is good for you”Alan Titchmarsh

The Head Gardener 19 February 2024 to 2 March 2024 Brothers Jake and Warren Oldershaw bring you a blooming lovely performance that digs deep into the reasons why we could all do with a bit more horticulture in our lives. During each performance they’ll design, draught and bring to life a unique and beautiful garden;...
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21
Jan

MK lifeline for Britain’s most endangered species of tree

MK lifeline for Britain’s most endangered species of tree As part of its commitment to biodiversity and in commemoration of a local ecologist who led the UK’s research into the tree, Milton Keynes City Council has today (17 January) planted 100 of Britain’s most endangered native tree, the Black Poplar, at Emberton Country Park. Once...
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