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A Visit to Dumfries House On a recent trip to Scotland, I had the opportunity to visit Dumfries House (not actually in Dumfries, but Cumnock in Ayrshire). I had heard so much about the house and watched the programmes on TV about how King Charles (then the Prince of Wales) had stepped in at the...Read More
Oxfordshire Gardens Trust invites members of Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust to an on line talk on Thursday 18th July at 6pm about St Katherines, Parmoor being given by Claire de Carle. There is no charge for this event and we hope it may be of interest to our members. No need to book just click on...Read More
Chalfont St Peter FRINGE FESTIVAL EVENT JUNE 2024 Claire de Carle as part of the festival organised a guided walk round the gardens and landscape of Chalfont Park on the afternoon of Thursday 27th June and the weather was kind. A big thank you to those that joined her for this one off event. Claire gave...Read More
Michael Hunt our marvellous tree specialist is nearly back to fitness and so on Saturday he went on a tree tour of Hughenden Manor and the valley at Hughenden and notched up 55 species of trees. The manor still retains its formal bedding and we just love the topiary swan in the middle photograph. The...Read More
Get closer to the natural world at Love Nature Day! The Parks Trust, the charity caring for over 6,000 acres of the city’s parkland, has joined forces with local nature groups to celebrate Milton Keynes’ natural world – and everyone is invited! Aiming to bring local people closer to nature, Love Nature Day returns to...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
Tythrop Park 10 acres of garden surrounds a C17 Grade I listed manor house (not open). This large and varied garden blends traditional and contemporary styles, featuring pool borders rich in grasses with a green and white theme, walled kitchen and cutting garden with large greenhouse at its heart, box parterre, deep mixed borders, water...Read More
Linford Eats food festival returns in June Suitable for family and friends of all ages (including well-behaved dogs on leads), visitors can enjoy the grounds of Great Linford Manor Park MK14 5DZ at Linford Eats on Thursday 13th June. From 4pm until 8pm there’ll be a feast of food, drink, dessert, music, local traders, kids...Read More
Just a quick message to say that Scannappeal are holding a number of open gardens events in Buckinghamshire this year with three that might interest our members. Wednesday 5 June -Tythrop Park Sunday 16 June – Chearsley Hill House Thursday 18 July – Tyringham Hall Here is the link...Read More
Little Friars Arboretum This is from Merelene Davis one of the founder member of the Friends of Priestfield Arboretum Little Friars Arboretum, the postal address for the Bucks Tree Club, which used to have programme of visits to tree collections but is now the contact point for anyone in the county interested in trees who...Read More
Come and meet the Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust Audience Engagement team at the Green Festival, Chiltern Open Air Museum, Newlands Park, Chalfont St Giles. HP8 4AB Sunday 9th June 10-5 We shall be in our new gazebo with the popular Garden History Lucky Dip. Are you an expert at naming trees? Can you identify historical garden...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
