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January 2024
Richard Barnes, a landscape architect and horticultural consultant, will take a look at the garden in winter and plants that provide form, texture and colour at this time of year, plus some ideas for designing a garden that continues to look good and give pleasure in this season. In addition to gaining horticultural experience and qualifications, [...]
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The Colesbourne estate is situated in Gloucestershire not far from Cheltenham, and has been owned by the Elwes family since the eighteenth century. The original 1600 acres of land was bought by John Elwes in 1789 and was gradually enlarged to 6000 acres. The snowdrop garden was first instigated by Henry John Elwes in 1874, after [...]
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The son of a farm labourer, Joseph Paxton became the head gardener at Chatsworth House by the age of twenty-three, and with the backing of the 6th Duke of Devonshire an eminent Victorian of great influence. He transformed the gardens at Chatsworth into the greatest of the period and designed the Great Conservatory for the Duke`s [...]
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Aga Khan Islamic Gardens and Jellicoe Gardens, London The eight contemporary Islamic-style gardens in the Aga Khan Centre, Kings Cross, London, range from contemplative courtyards inspired by Andalusia, loggias evoking the Middle East, to rooftop spaces echoing designs from South and Central Asia. The nearby Jellicoe Gardens designed by Tom Stewart-Smith, were based on the C16 [...]
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Morton Hall House is a small country house, listed as Grade II, dating from the C18th with later additions in the C19th and C20th. It is surrounded by seven acres of gardens and parks designed by Charles Chesshire as a series of ‘garden rooms’ forming a circular journey through a Rock Garden and Kitchen Garden, amongst [...]
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Packington Hall, Packington Park, Meriden, Warwickshire CV7 7HF (SatNav CV7 7HE) Wednesday 11th September 2024 at 2.30 pm We are delighted to announce a late Summer visit to Packington Hall. Lady Guernsey has kindly invited WGT members and their guests to enjoy the Packington gardens and landscape which are exceptionally beautiful in September. A guided tour [...]
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The AGM will be held in the Lammas Room at Hill Close Gardens, Warwick followed by a lecture by Vanessa Berridge based on her book, Kiftsgate Court Gardens: three generations of women gardeners. A cream tea will be available. AGM and lecture are free to members, £5 to non-members. The CreamTea is optional and costs £6.25. Teas must [...]
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The walled garden at Burghley is 6.5 acres and has stood silent for the last 70 years, till now! Our intention is to bring back to life this sleeping giant, with a range of different gardens telling the story of this ancient site and its 300 plus year old history, this will include a Victorian kitchen [...]
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John Tradescant and his son, also John. They were an extraordinary pair: Gardeners to the aristocracy and royalty in the C17th, as well as plant hunters, nurserymen and founders of the first museum to be open to the public. Famous in their own lifetimes, and continuously in the centuries since, their lives have even been romanticised by [...]
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The instantly recognizable English cottage garden encapsulates that delightful mix of scented climbers, drifts of flowers inter-mingled with herbs and vegetables, fruit trees and traditional features. Much loved and copied throughout the world, it is uniquely individual. With no strict rules to adhere to, it is a garden style that is both informal and functional, celebrating [...]
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