12.09.20
10.30am to 1pm. Tea/coffee, biscuits on arrival in the Committee Room. Introductory talk from Sophie Huxley, Gardener, LMH, followed by tour of the garden. Parking for 5 cars only (priority to Blue Card holders). Maximum 20 persons; £7.50 members, £12.50 guests.
25.09.20
Jardins à la Française is a Gardens Trust study trip to central France. At present, it is hoped that this tour can go ahead, despite the coronavirus outbreak. The deadline for bookings is... continue
15.10.20
With a revived interest in fruit and kitchen gardens, this free event at the Château de Chambord organised by The Walled Kitchen Gardens Network, Les Amis du Potager du Roi and Potagers du France, offers the first opportunity to reflect on the conservation issues and challenges posed by such gardens today.
23.10.20
Advolly Richmond speaks about Freeman’s horticultural legacy. A trained botanist & head gardener at Orwell Park, he travelled to the Gold Coast and became part of the network of correspondents and plant collectors relied upon by the Royal Botanic Gardens. Kellogg College, 60-62 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PN; 6.30 for 7pm. £5; £8 non-members
06.11.20
A major international conference hosted by Kingston University and Hestercombe Gardens, which aims to shed new light on the multifaceted work and legacy of painter, architect and garden designer Coplestone Warre Bampfylde (1720 – 1791). Bampfylde constitutes one of the most distinct, yet largely overlooked cultural figures of 18th-century...
20.11.20
Hanna Zembrzycka-Kisiel uses the research insights of her recent MA Thesis to explore the reality of poor urban design and the benefits of green spaces in our living environments, drawing on local and international urban design projects for inspiration. Kellogg College, 60-62 BanburyRoad, Oxford OX2 6PN; 6.30pm, for 7pm. £5 (members) £8 (guests).
11.12.20
Jane Owen, Founder Member of OGT, avid gardener, garden historian and previously Deputy Editor of the Financial Times, gives us her personal take on garden history – not to be missed! Kellogg College, 60-62 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PN; 6.30pm, for 7pm. £5 (members) £8 (guests and non-members)
19.06.21
Charles Bridgeman designed 7 landscapes in Hertfordshire ranging from formal avenues and canals at Tring Park and Briggens to the softer ‘naturalistic’ design at Brocket Park. Recent research, both on Bridgeman and these Hertfordshire landscapes, will feature in this Study Day. Speakers will include Tom Williamson, Sue Haynes...
