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July 2019
Tuesday July 23, High Glanau and Veddw, Monmouthshire. Coach visit The visit is to two twentieth century gardens linked by the Wye Valley High Glanau Manor was the home of Avray Tipping, who wrote many articles on gardens in Country Life in the early twentieth century as well as volumes in collaboration with Gertrude Jekyll. He [...]
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An opportunity to have a private guided tour of this recently restored Grade II registered walled garden, with tea to follow. THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED Guy's Cliffe Walled Garden will be open on Sunday 21st July 2019,, 10.30-15.00, for NGS.
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The Gardens Trust welcomes you to our weekend conference in Oxford including visits to Oxford Botanic Garden, Christ Church and Worcester College gardens, Shotover and Nuneham Courtenay. Please scroll down for the detailed programme and further information about ticket options. Places are limited so prompt booking is recommended. The Conference opens on Friday afternoon with a guided [...]
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A great opportunity to visit Birmingham Botanical Gardens, with a guided tour by head gardener Wayne Williams. This will be followed by a visit to Winterbourne House and the Botanical Garden of the University of Birmingham. Owing to restricted parking, this trip will be by minibus (for members in the Warwick/Leamington area). Provisional Schedule: 9.30 a.m. [...]
Find out moreOctober 2019
To replace the postponed visit to Hagley, we will be taking a minibus to visit Piet Oudolf's Hauser and Wirth Garden in Bruton, Somerset, where we will lunch before taking a guided tour of the great C18 landscape garden at Stourhead, Wilts. It is hoped that Stourhead will be in all its autumn glory. Places strictly [...]
Find out moreNovember 2019
All members are welcome to attend the AGM, which will start at 2:15 sharp in the Leamington Tennis Court Club. This will be followed by Linda Farrar talking on “Roman Gardens”. Linda is a classicist and archaeologist with a special interest in gardening and garden history. She has published books on Roman and Egyptian gardens as well [...]
Find out moreJanuary 2020
In a departure from our normal fare we offer a chance to hear some familiar and some less known music evoking gardens and flowers, and other pieces designed to be heard in gardens and public spaces. Robin Taylor has given talks on music, especially opera, since he was a school boy. Image: Jean-Honoré Fragonard, "The Musical [...]
Find out moreFebruary 2020
CANCELLED Unfortunately Hanwell will not be opening this year because of waterlogged conditions. However, alternatives are Evenley Woods https://www.evenleywoodgarden.co.uk/visitor-information/opening-times-admissions/ open 10-4 daily from Feb 2 £6 cash only The NT has a page on its website https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lists/snowdrops-in-the-midlands And another possibility https://www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk/seasonal/snowdrops.html And Batsford Arboretum http://www.batsarb.co.uk/arboretum/seasons.asp
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The end of hostilities in 1918 brought demands for concrete memorials to the sacrifices of the casualties of war. This talk, an introduction to the visit to Coventry War Memorial Park on 26 September, will consider the inspirations leading to the creation of memorial parks. N.B: Leamington Venue. 19:00 for 19.30 start.
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Michael Brown has an MA in Garden History and is an ex Head Gardener and College Lecturer in horticulture, with a passionate interest in garden history and how gardens were created and maintained. He has a particular interest in medieval gardens, designing that for The Prebendal Manor at Nassington in Northamptonshire, where he still leads garden tours. He [...]
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