Week 4: June 16th with Kate Harwood – The Garden Designers – Private gardens by Geoffrey Jellicoe, Brenda Colvin and Sylvia Crowe. Tickets for this individual lecture are available for £3.00 for HGT members and £6.00 for non-members via the Eventbrite link here Options for Attendees: You may purchase a ticket for the entire course […]
A morning tour of the garden at Gorhambury led by Gill Hewis, Head Gardener and a visit to Lady Verulam’s garden at Maynes Farm on the estate will follow. Refreshments will be provided and the visit should end by 1pm. Please note: this walk is currently fully booked, but you can ask to be added […]
Week 5: June 30th with Kate Harwood – The Plantsmen and Women – The amateur gardeners who were gifted plants people and developed gardens in the mid-century, some of which have been added to the Historic England Register. The Spencer family, Beth Chatto, Joyce Robinson, Margery Fish, Christopher Lloyd and others. Tickets for this individual […]
A walk around Forty Hall/Elsyng Palace with Martin Dearne and organised for HGT by Alison Moller. The cost for this walk is £5 and £8 for non-members and for payment details emails should be addressed to molleralison@yahoo.com
A tour of the gardens at Wrest Park, Bedfordshire led by Gill Hannington, a researcher at Wrest Park and new member of the Events team, who will describe the history of the gardens. The cost will be £5 for members and £8 for non-members and for payments details, emails should be addressed to ghannington@hotmail.co.uk Wrest […]
Louise Ellis, Head Gardener at Audley End will give a presentation on the gardens at Audley End; their development, key features and management today. Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. Tickets for all talks are only available via Eventbrite. Tickets for the talks via Zoom are available from 1st October 2022. Attendees will […]
Dr Jill Raggett presents an illustrated talk on the history and challenges of caring for The Garden House, Cottered (formerly Cheynes). Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. Tickets for all talks are only available via Eventbrite. Tickets for the talks via Zoom are available from 1st October 2022. Attendees will be sent an email […]
Andrew Turvey is the Head of Parks and Gardens at Hatfield House and will be talking about the gardens he has had first-hand custodianship for and will discuss differences and similarities in their management. Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. The talks in 2023 will be held at Woolmer Green Village Hall and […]
Gill Hannington , member of the Wrest Park Volunteer History Research Team, will give a presentation on ‘Treasure Maps of Wrest Park: Hunting for Henry Duke of Kent’s garden’. Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. The talks in 2023 will be held at Woolmer Green Village Hall and tickets will be available via […]
Stephen Smith will give a presentation on ‘An Octagonal Walled Garden’ featuring an exploration of forgotten connections rediscovered through the intriguing shape of the walled garden at Ray Park In Woodford, Essex, which will include reference to Luton Hoo. Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. The talks in 2023 will be held at […]