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Heritage Open Days – Panshanger Park

Illustrated talk on history of Panshanger Park, looking at the Capability Brown and Repton landscapes followed by tour of stables and guided walk of site of Victorian gardens. The 30-minute talk will take place in the stables at Panshanger, followed by a tour round the stables looking at the surviving features. The walk though the […]

Reading Historic Documents with Dr Heather Falvey

The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United Kingdom

The Herts Gardens Trust has organised two sessions with expert palaeography tutor Dr Heather Falvey for anyone who would like to learn how to read documents written in the 16th-18th centuries. The two sessions will cover different aspects of the subject. They will be at Woolmer Green Village Hall, a fortnight apart, on Thursday 24 […]

£6

Winter Talk – ‘Tudor Parks in Hertfordshire’- Anne Rowe

The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United Kingdom

A series of four talks for HGT members and their guests, to be held on Monday afternoons at 2.30pm. At The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, SG3 6XA (Near Knebworth) Tea and coffee will be served from 2.15pm and each talk will cost £5 per person. Reservation and payment for places on the four […]

£5

Winter Talk – ‘Miss Ellen Wilmott of Warley Place’ – Andrew Sankey

The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United Kingdom

A series of four talks for HGT members and their guests, to be held on Monday afternoons at 2.30pm. At The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, SG3 6XA (Near Knebworth) . Tea and coffee will be served from 2.15pm and each talk will cost £5 per person. Reservation and payment for places on the […]

£5

Winter Talk – ‘The Secret Life of the Georgian Garden’ – Kate Felus

The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United Kingdom

A series of four talks for HGT members and their guests, to be held on Monday afternoons at 2.30pm. At The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, SG3 6XA (Near Knebworth) Tea and coffee will be served from 2.15pm and each talk will cost £5 per person. Reservation and payment for places on the four […]

£5

Winter Talk – ‘Still a City Beautiful?’ – Kate Harwood

The Village Hall, Woolmer Green The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, United Kingdom

A series of four talks for HGT members and their guests, to be held on Monday afternoons at 2.30pm. At The Village Hall, Hall Lane, Woolmer Green, SG3 6XA (Near Knebworth) Tea and coffee will be served from 2.15pm and each talk will cost £5 per person. Reservation and payment for places on the four […]

£5

Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Study Day at RHS Wisley

RHS Wisley , United Kingdom

Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe was one of the 20th century's leading landscape architects and we believe that his sensitivity to purpose and the environment are still very relevant to modern town planning and landscape design today.  We are delighted to have three talented and knowledgeable speakers (Annabel Downs, Kate Harwood and Ed Bennis) talking about their […]

Percy Cane in Hertfordshire: Kate Harwood

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Percy Cane was one of the important designers of the early 20th century, having been inspired by Peto’s Easton Lodge garden. Like Peto, he also mingled with clients on the French Riviera where he met Lady Yule, widow of the richest man in England. She commissioned him to design the garden at Hanstead House in […]

The Beth Chatto Gardens: Alison Moller

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The Gardens near Colchester have just been added to the Historic England Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. This talk will looking at what makes them so special and the plans they have for the future, including responding to climate change. Booking Please register your interest via hertstalks@gmail.com A link […]

The Fox Gardens: Sarah Bott

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The Fox family of Cornwall laid out a series of amazing gardens in the 19th and 29th centuries, taking advantage of the climate to nuture exotics and sub-tropical plants. These gardens include Penjerrick, Rosehill (now RHS), Glendurgan (NT) and Trebah. This talk is given by a member of the Fox family. Booking Please register your […]