18.11.21
OGT Autumn Talk, 6pm. The gardens of the 20th century are only now starting to receive the recognition they deserve. Susannah Charlton discusses a number of significant gardens to make the case for valuing and protecting this modern heritage. Book on event cube. £4 members.
13.11.21
Julia Davies, Head of the Environmental Sciences Department at Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst Campus, will give a short presentation followed by a guided tour of the Arts and Crafts gardens, designed in by William Clarke, following the principles of Thomas Mawson’s ‘Art and Craft of Garden Making’ published from 1900.
12.11.21
The Birkbeck Garden History Group’s Winter Lecture this year is on the revival of interest in the Victorian garden and how Victorian garden design has returned to respectability. The lecture, given by Brent Elliott, will be held live in the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Bloomsbury, London at 6.30 on Friday 12 November. Tickets...
06.11.21
A Zoom meeting on Ickworth – a stupendous monument to folly (as much about the Hervey family especially the Earl Bishop) by Caroline Holmes at 8.00 pm London time
04.11.21
Live Streamed Event with Speakers and Music: The Well Gardened Mind, Dr Sue Stuart Smith, Psychiatrist and best-selling author; Downsizing, Mary Keen, garden designer, columnist and author; Bridgewater and Beyond, Tom Stuart Smith, world-leading garden designer; Gardens and Gardening through Words and Music, Narrator Catherine Bott...
21.10.21
OGT Talk. 6pm. House plants were once a status symbol of wealth and power. Advolly Richmond traces their history and the complicated relationship we all have with them. Book on event cube. £4 members.
21.10.21
For all unable to visit Cambridge College gardens during covid, Tim Richardson will develop the history, horticulture and ambience of these special spaces. Often set within stunning architecture, they include formal quads, naturalistic planting, walled gardens, rooftop oases, productive plots and watermeadows. Cambs GT members free; Guests £5.
07.10.21
A Garden History course over four Thursdays at the beautiful Godinton House and Gardens, Ashford, Kent – 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th October 10-3. Option to attend individual days if required. £37.50 per day including garden entry and coffee. Contact wardroper7@gmail.com for more information.
