29.03.23
Unforgettable Gardens – George Dillistone and the Other Goddards
This talk is the last in our series on Weds @ 6 presented in association with Yorkshire Gardens Trust, £5 each or all 5 for £20... continue
Past events
28.03.23
Garden Technology: What Made our Gardens Grow? a History of Poo
The last in our 6 part series on the development of garden technology, on Tuesdays @ 10 am starting 21 Feb. Tickets £24 or £5 each... continue
27.03.23
Plant Hunting and Plant Transfers – Plant Hunting Today
The last in our series of talks with Toby Musgrave exploring the topic of Plant Hunting, starting Mon 6 March @ 6pm, £5 each or £16 for all... continue
25.03.23
BGHG Study Day – Czech Gardens
BGHG, with the Friends of Czech Heritage, is holding a Study Day on the Gardens of the Czech Republic to explore the history and development of some of the Czech Republic’s distinctive gardens. Four lectures on topics ranging from gardens of the baroque period to twentieth-century architects’ gardens. Location: Bloomsbury, London....
18.03.23
Arts and Crafts Architecture in Amersham
Join Alison Bailey, a trustee and volunteer researcher at Amersham Museum, to discover one of the most important architects in Amersham’s 20th-century development, J H Kennard. Find out about the area’s Arts & Crafts architecture, including homes, gardens shops, and community buildings.
18.03.23
CGT Study Day – Garden Game-Changers: People and Climate
Arguably, the greatest impact on gardens over the past 300 years has been people, their tastes, passions and characters, while the biggest game-changer in the 21C will be climate. Join our four expert speakers who will present their thoughts on this theme at Hemingford Abbotts Village Hall, PE28 9AH. Members £25, non-members £30, with lunch.
27.02.23
In the garden with William Morris
Fiona Rose from The Arts Society hosts this talk exploring William Morris’s gardening principles drawn from his lectures, letters, poetry, and prose. It also explores his own gardens that served as an inspiration behind his flower-based designs including Red House, Kelmscott Manor & Kelmscott House. Tickets £5.
23.02.23
Forgotten Stories: Saffron in Cambridge, and Elsewhere
Kasia Boddy talks about the history of Saffron, once an important British crop, and not just around the wool-and-dyeing town of Chepyng Walden, whose name change to Saffron Walden acknowledged the crocus’s contribution to the town’s wealth. She examines why, from the late 14th century, it became so desirable, its cultivation and consumption.