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April 2019
For those that missed Joe's inspirational talk to us in January, I am delighted to report that he is again fit enough to give his talk as The Gardens Trust Spring Lecture Finding my place: The Rediscovery and Restoration of Hagley ParkJ with Joe Hawkins MA, Head of Landscape at Hagley Hall Park, Worcestershire In this [...]
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Dr. Rita J. Dashwood, who has recently received her doctorate from the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, University of Warwick, will talk about the role of gardens in the courtships of Jane Austen's novels. N.B. This lecture will be held in the Leamington Tennis Court Club.
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Please double click on link below for further details CHT Study Day - Celebrating Rhododenrons at Highbury
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Please double click on link below for details CHT Exploring Rhododenrons in Two Birmingham Gardens
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Roger Boxall, Head of Landscaping at Warwick University Campus, has kindly agreed to show us around and explain the difficulties of maintaining an attractive natural environment against a background of untrammelled expansion of buildings.
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DESIGN STUDY DAY WITH KIM WILKIE AT VITSOE Vitsoe HQ, Royal Leamington Spa For our exclusive Design Study Day with internationally renowned landscape architect Kim Wilkie we are visiting the home of British furniture manufacturer Vitsoe at their new HQ and production building in Royal Leamington Spa. Designed and built to reflect the company’s system-thinking, this [...]
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Held in association with The Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford, our annual weekend conference takes as its theme, the ‘Picturesque Garden’. The Picturesque is one of England’s most distinctive contributions to garden history, but it is difficult to define. What is the Picturesque? How does it relate to wider perceptions of the landscape? How [...]
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A rare opportunity to visit a fine eighteenth-century landscape park attributed to Sanderson Miller, along with C19 and modern gardens surrounding this early 'gothick' country house. Included in the price is a two course lunch at the Bell at Alderminster. Early booking is essential. Booking Form pdf.
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A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE DESIGNS OF NICHOLAS HAWKSMOOR FOR THE GARDENS IN WRAY WOOD, AND SEE HIS GARDEN BUILDINGS. We will go into the Mausoleum, visit the archives, view the surviving sculpture, walk through the wood to view and the Temple of the Four Winds. Scroll down for the programme and travel information, and [...]
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For those who have missed out on the now fully booked Guy's Cliffe visit next month, the gardens will be open this Sunday as part of the National Gardens Scheme [NGS].
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