Gardens and Empires

Two-day international conference includes talks about the impact and influence of empires in gardens all over the world.
Drumlanrig Castle and Gardens Visit

SGLH guided tour of the castle, a unique opportunity to view historic estate plans followed by a garden tour.
Hampshire Gardens Trust Study Day 2025

Join HGT for a study day with talks on the topic of ‘Our Native Trees: Survive, Migrate or Die?’.
Garden History of Raynham Hall

Dr Louise Crawley delves into the fascinating history of Raynham Hall, Norfolk, home of ‘Turnip’ Townshend. Tickets £6/£8.
Birkbeck Garden History Group Study Day

In person study day exploring changing attitudes to public urban spaces and their evolution from the 17th-21st centuries.
Evolving Traditions: Influences on Western Herbal Practice

The Herbal History Research Network are celebrating their 15th year with this online seminar.
Topiary: a history of creative use

Bruce Ginsberg explores the history of cultivation of topiary, ranging from East to West, from Roman times onwards to contemporary topiary use.
Printing the Picturesque: the British landscape publishing boom

Illustrated lecture by Jasper Jennings, an expert in the visual print culture of the Romantic age.
Exploring the Oxford Herbaria Collection

Dr Stephen Harris explores the Herbaria’s development over the last 400 years and its current role in teaching and research.
