Research Archives - The Gardens Trust

Category: Research

Mavis Batey Essay Prize awarded to Emma Poynter for essay on the Hortus Malabaricus

The winner of our 2024 Mavis Batey Essay Prize is Emma Poynter for her essay on ‘The production, use, and... (more)

The Gardens Trust featured in the latest Historic Environment Overview

We’re pleased to be featured in the Historic Environment Overview 2023-2024, published each year by the Historic Environment Forum with... (more)

Results from Our Survey of Green Space Friends Groups

Last summer, with support from the National Federation of Parks and Green Spaces, the Gardens Trust launched a nationwide survey... (more)

What are the next steps in historic designed landscape designation?

The Gardens Trust is marking the 40th Anniversary of the 1983 national Heritage Act and the statutory measure to... (more)

Suffolk’s Unforgettable Gardens Stories Come Alive: A Volunteer’s Journey Revealed

In a recent edition of the GT Summer News Magazine, we delved into some of the narratives of Suffolk’s Unforgettable... (more)

The Hanging Gardens of Lowestoft

Over the past year, volunteers on our Suffolk’s Unforgettable Garden Story project have been researching local parks, gardens and other... (more)

Cheshire Gardens Trust plans people’s pop-up museum at Queen’s Park in Crewe

As part of this year’s Heritage Open Days festival, Cheshire Gardens Trust will be inviting members of the public to... (more)

New Exhibition Uncovering Women’s Contribution to Post-Second World War Landscape Architecture in Britain

The travelling exhibition, Women of the Welfare Landscape curated by Professor Luca Csepely-Knorr and Dr Camilla Allen from Liverpool School... (more)

Volunteers Save Space! project researching Nottinghamshire Parks and Gardens

Gardens Trust Volunteers Support Officers are delighted to be working with Nottinghamshire Gardens Trust to encourage people with no previous... (more)