Past Events

Research Opportunity Warwickshire Gardens Trust, in conjunction with Oxford Gardens Trust, has been able to obtain one of the three  grants awarded to The Gardens Trust (GT) by the Worshipful Company of Gardeners and the Finnis Scott Foundation, to run workshops using source materials and a site survey in order to understand historic designed landscape development. [...]

Stephen has carried out a series of archaeological investigations into landscape features of the park at Farnborough Hall revealing aspects of the design and features that were commissioned by the owners to enhance their enjoyment of the landscape. The preponderance of written sources have tended to record their interests and enthusiasms. By contrast, those who actually [...]

Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) was a social reformer, radical politician and imperialist who, despite never becoming prime minister, was one of the leading political figures of late Victorian and early Edwardian Britain. Chamberlain became deeply involved in the civic affairs of Birmingham where he was elected mayor in 1873. He became a social pioneer with innovative schemes [...]

  ‘Those who invest in Orchids judiciously, and employ men of intelligence and skill to grow them, will receive good interest for their capital’. Frederick Burbidge, orchid collector (1874) 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 [...]

A wonderful opportunity to explore the Newt estate which until recently was only available to hotel guests or members of the Newt. Do book early as this visit is expected to fill quickly! The Newt estate includes the seventeenth-century Hadspen house which is set in 30 acres of gardens. It is a working estate, owned since [...]

May is an excellent month to see the beautiful peonies which attract visitors to Spetchley Park at this time of year. Spetchley was bought by Rowland Berkeley in 1606, and over the generations, the Berkeley family have continued to develop the landscape and the gardens. Rose Berkeley (née Willmott), who married Robert Valentine Berkeley in 1891, [...]

There is an opportunity for WGT members to join the open day at the Garden of Heroes and Villains, located within the Heart of England Forest. The garden is only open on a limited number of days during the year and numbers are restricted; therefore, please book early to avoid disappointment. The price includes a donation [...]