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Japanese Gardens at Cottered
Hertfordshire Gardens Trust has arranged an exclusive visit to the restored Japanese Garden at Cottered on the 11th October from 2-4pm. This garden was started by the then owner Herbert Goode, following a visit to Japan in 1905 and completed by Professor Seyomon Kusumoto, and is considered one of the best in the UK. Cost […]
£10
A Landscape History of Cassiobury presented by Laurie Elvin
The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United KingdomAfter a brief introduction to the geology, prehistory and the monastic history of Cassiobury, the talk will focus on the changes through the ownerships of the Morison family, the Commonwealth and the Capell family. It was the seat of the Earls of Essex (the Capells) from 1668, who employed architects Hugh May and James Wyatt […]
Prince Pickle and his German Gardens…and English Heiresses
ZOOMKate Harwood will introduce us to a German prince with a passion for gardening and his search for an English heiress Prince Pickle - or Fürst Hermann von Pückler-Muskau to give him his full title - was a Prussian nobleman whose great passion was gardening. He transformed his estate in Muskau and did the same […]
Free
The Rothschild Orchids by Francesca Murray
The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United KingdomOur speaker Francesca Murray presents the story of the Rothschild family’s passion for orchids at Gunnersbury, Tring Park and at Exbury. The story begins at Gunnersbury (the first Rothschild garden in England) where Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild published a catalogue of her own rare orchids from around the world. Cultivating these strange exotics in the […]
£5
Roses, presented by Kerry Austen
The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United KingdomThis talk will explore the many aspects of practical rose care from buying and planting through to pruning, pests and diseases. Kerry will expose some of the myths surrounding roses, the new varieties available and give us answers to the questions we have always wanted to ask. Kerry Austen was originally from Whitwick in Leicestershire, […]
£5
Bridge Day inc Coffee & Lunch
Datchworth Village Hall 52 Datchworth Green, Datchworth, United KingdomA bridge day has been arranged on Wednesday 2nd April at Datchworth Village Hall from 11am to 3.30pm. Coffee and a two-course home cooked lunch will be served with wine. Come along and bring your friends. Tickets available on Eventbrite (link below) £100 for a table of four.
£100
Celebration Study Day at Rivers Heritage Site & Orchard
High Wych Memorial HallRivers Heritage Site & Orchard is celebrating 300 years since the founding of Rivers Nursery of Sawbridgeworth (1725 - 2025) by holding a Study Day on Saturday April 26th. This will include talks and a guided walk in the orchard. It will be held at High Wych Memorial Hall, High Wych Road, Sawbridgeworth, CM21 0HZ […]
Free
Cancelled – From the Garden of Eden to the Renaissance
Woolmer Green village hall Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, HertfordshireFive week garden history course
Coach Trip to Benton End and Beth Chatto’s Garden
Old London Road Car Park, Hertford, SG13 7LA Hertfordshire, United KingdomThe coach will leave the “Old London Road Car Park, Hertford, SG13 7LA” at 8:30am for travel to Benton End House & Garden, Hadleigh, Suffolk, IP7 5JR. https://bentonend.co.uk/ The house and garden are in the process of revival following its heyday during Morris’s lifetime, so this visit will provide the opportunity to view work in […]
£75