HGT 30th Anniversary Celebration
Knebworth House Knebworth House, Knebworth, United KingdomThe Gedye Lecture Tom Stuart - Smith Please save the date for our celebratory event in your diaries. More details to follow.
Hertfordshire Gardens Trust
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Winter Talk – The Swiss Garden – Restorations of a Regency Gem
ZOOMSpeaker: Corinne Price The Swiss Garden was created by Lord Ongley in the 1820s in the “Swiss Picturesque” style and boasts 13 listed buildings and artefacts within its 9-acre grounds. Embellished with Victorian features during the 1870s by Joseph Shuttleworth, the garden and its buildings sit within the wider landscape of Old Warden Park, Bedfordshire, […]
£5 – £8
RESCHEDULED – Winter Talk – Researching Gardeners – Head Gardeners with Felicity Brimblecombe
ZOOMSpeaker: Felicity Brimblecombe How to research head gardeners using head gardeners of the Luton Hoo Estate over several centuries as an example. Rescheduled from November due to technical difficulties. The talk shows a large selection of pictures and sources to unearth the lives and careers of gardeners plus details of their gardens. For all those […]
£5 – £8
Winter Talk – Saving The Serpent: Jellicoe at Hemel
ZOOMSpeaker: Kate Harwood on Monday 21st February 2022 at 2.30pm on Zoom The Hemel Town Centre garden Jellicoe laid out along the river Gade has been restored. This is the story of its design, execution, decline and renaissance Hemel Hempstead was the third post-war New Town designated. Geoffrey Jellicoe was initially commissioned to design the […]
In Rural State Superior: Panshanger post Repton by Kate Harwood
ZOOMPlease note. This talk is a repeat of a talk Kate Harwood gave for the HALH. Many people were sorry to have missed it or would like to hear it again, so Kate has kindly agreed to run it again. HGT is hosting it as a zoom meeting and the link is below. Join Zoom […]
Winter Talk – Garden Archaeology in Hertfordshire and Beyond with Tom Williamson
ZOOMSpeaker: Professor Tom Williamson A review of the contribution that archaeology has made to our understanding of garden history in Hertfordshire and elsewhere. Tom Williamson is Professor of Landscape History at the University of East Anglia and has worked with the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust for many years. In this talk, Tom will discuss some of […]
£5 – £8
Theobalds Garden Guided Walk
Mike Drewbury (former head of the archaeologists) will lead a walk in Theobalds Garden and park, Cheshunt which will take 2/3 hours. We will meet at 10.30 for an 11 am start. To book a place please email molleralison@yahoo.co.uk
Mid Century Modern Gardens and Landscapes Course
ZOOMEach one hour lecture will take place on Thursday mornings at 10am on the following dates: 19th May, 26th May, 9th June, 16th June and 30th June. Options for Attendees: You may purchase a ticket for the entire course of 5 lectures at a cost of £15.00 for HGT members and £30.00 for non members […]
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Mid Century Modern course – Training the Nation with Alison Moller
ZOOMWeek 2: May 26th with Alison Moller – Training the Nation – The new Universities and revamped campuses of the mid century. White Heat of Technology – The input of landscape architects: Brenda Colvin, Sylvia Crowe, Geoffrey Jellicoe and others into landscaping power stations, roads, factories and other industrial sites. Tickets for this individual lecture […]
£15 – £30
Mid Century Modern course – The Modernist Art Movement of the 1920s
ZOOMWeek 3: June 9th with Kate Harwood – The Modernist Art Movements of the 1920s – The influence of art movements such as abstractionism, cubism, expressionism on post war landscapes and the work of Philip Hicks, Frederick Gibberd, Geoffrey Jellicoe, Richard Sudell and others. The Room Outside – John Brookes’ room outside and courtyard designs. […]
£15 – £30