Fundraising Development Officer vacancy at the Gardens Trust

The Gardens Trust is looking for a self-starting team player who is excited about helping a small heritage charity to have greater impact from more secure financial foundations.  We are a friendly group highly-motivated to deliver change and growth and are looking for someone eager to get involved. £30 – £35K pro rata 17.5 hours […]

The Gardens Trust statement on Victoria Tower Gardens

Photo by Andreas Praefcke via Wikimedia CC BY 3.0

The Gardens Trust is deeply disappointed by Prime Minster Rishi Sunak’s declaration that his Government intends to repeal the legal protections afforded to Victoria Tower Gardens a public park adjacent to the Houses of Parliament. Five successive Conservative Governments have failed to fulfil the promise of the then Prime Minister, David Cameron, to create a […]

The Gardens Trust publishes 50th Anniversary edition of Garden History

Five copies of the journal Garden History on a yellow background.

The Garden Trust’s journal Garden History was first published by the Garden History Society in 1972. It quickly became a highly respected source of original research for the emerging discipline of garden history. Now the Gardens Trust have published a special anniversary edition, both in print and online, to mark its 50th year. Over the last […]

New Year Honour for Jenifer White, MBE

Karina Flynn and Jenifer White MBE, cutting a cake at a 'Suffolk's Unforgettable Garden Story' event

We were delighted to see an MBE New Year Honour for Jenifer White, Historic England’s National Landscape Adviser. In her Historic England role, Jenifer works with Technical Conservation colleagues on evidence-based policy, standards, and guidance to support those who care for and make decisions about the stewardship of the historic environment. She is an invaluable […]