The Gardens Trust
27-28 September 2021: Artists and the garden: New Perspectives Conference. More information here
TGT Online lectures
Gardens of the Early 18th Century
A series of 6 online talks; tickets for the series £30. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the first talk, which will be the same link throughout (If you do not receive this link please contact us), and a link to the recorded session will be sent shortly after each session and will be available for 1 week.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gardens-of-the-early-18th-century-tickets-166294177361
Thursday 23 September, 10am: Overview – David Marsh
Thursday 30 September, 10am: Practical Gardening, Theory and the Beginnings of Garden History –
Dr Sally Jeffery
Thursday 7 October, 10am: London and Wise – Dr Sally Jeffery
Thursday 14 October, 10am: Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and Bridgeman – Dr Sally Jeffery
Thursday 21 October, 10am: New World Explorers and Collectors – Henrietta McBurney
Thursday 14 October, 10am: Thomas Fairchild and early botanical science – David Marsh
Introduction to Commercial Gardening
A 3-part online series, introducing commercial gardening during the 16 -18th centuries. This series is part of a longer programme from TGT for autumn/winter 2021/22 on Commercial Plant Nurseries, Plant Hunters and Pioneers. Tickets for the series £15. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the first talk, which will be the same link throughout (If you do not receive this link please contact us), and a link to the recorded session will be sent shortly after each session and will be available for 1 week.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction-to-commercial-gardening-tickets-166831269819
Monday 13 September 6pm: Overview and the world of commercial gardening before the Restoration – David Marsh and Jill Francis
Week 2: 20 Sept. The emergence of specialist trades – David Marsh
Week 3: 27 Sept. Eighteenth Century Nurseries – David Marsh
Why so special? Iconic C20 landscapes
A series of 21 online talks organised in association with FOLAR reviewing the 21 recently registered Historic England post war landscapes and gardens and their designers; all 21 for £84, or £5 each. Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and again a few hours before the talk. A link to the recorded session (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly afterwards.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-so-special-iconic-c20-landscapes-tickets-166520712935
COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPES
Tuesday September, 6pm: Stockley Park – Bernard Ede and Claire Watson
Tuesday 5 October, 6pm: Broadwater Park – Karen Fitzsimon
Tuesday 12 October, 6pm: Cummins Engine Factory – Jane Amidon and Matthew Benians
Tuesday 19 October, 6pm: Cadbury Factory – Ed Bennis and Rob Belcher
PUBLIC HOUSING
Tuesday 2 November, 6pm: Alexandra Road Park – Neil Davidson
Tuesday 9 November, 6pm: Brunel Estate – Colin Moore
Tuesday 16 November, 6pm: Golden Lane Estate – Elain Harwood and Clem Cecil
Tuesday 23 November, 6pm: Churchill Gardens – Dominic Cole
Tuesday 30 November, 6pm: Alton East and West – Elain Harwood
SEMI-PUBLIC GARDENS
Tuesday 11 January, 6pm: Improvement Garden Stockwood Park – Kate Harwood
Tuesday 18 January, 6pm: Roper’s Garden – Ed Bennis
Tuesday 25 January, 6pm: Kennedy Memorial – Annabel Downs
Week 15: 1 February, 6pm: St Catherine’s College – Tim Richardson
PRIVATE HOUSING
Tuesday 15 February, 6pm: Fieldend – Jan Woudstra
Tuesday 22 February, 6pm: Burwood Place Water Gardens – Dominic Cole and Jan Woudstra
PRIVATE GARDENS
Tuesday 8 March, 6pm: Beth Chatto’s Garden – David Ward
Tuesday 15 March, 6pm: Denmans Garden – Barbara Simms and Gwendolyn van Paasschen
Tuesday 22 March, 6pm: York Gate Garden – tbc.
Tuesday 29 March, 6pm: Shute House – Kate Felus
TGT in association with Yorkshire Gardens Trust: Tree Talks
A series of 4 online talks about our relationship with trees. Tuesdays, 10am; £5 each or all 4 for £16
Attendees will be sent a Zoom link 2 days prior to the start of the talk, and again a few hours before the talk. A link to the recorded session (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly afterwards.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tree-talks-tickets-165400121215
Tuesday 7 September: Trees in the Urban Environment
Dr Jan Woudstra, University of Sheffield
Tuesday 14 September: The ‘Right to Plant’: a political history of roadside tree planting in the Netherlands
Dr Jan Woudstra, University of Sheffield
Tuesday 21 September: A Man of the Trees: the life of Richard St Barbe Baker (1889-1982)
Dr Camilla Allen, University of Sheffield
Tuesday 28 September: Commemorating with Trees: three forms, three stories
Dr Jan Woudstra, University of Sheffield
TGT in association with Norfolk Gardens Trust: Unforgettable Gardens
A series of 4 online talks. 7pm; £5 each or all 4 for £16. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/unforgettable-gardens-tickets-164528943499
Wednesday 8 September: Houghton
Professor Tom Williamson, and Richard and Rosie Ernst
Wednesday 15 September: Great Yarmouth’s Venetian Waterways Renaissance
Darren Barker
Wednesday 22 September: The Plantation Garden, Norwich’s Secret Garden by
Dr Lesley Kant Cunneen
Wednesday 29 September: Sandringham Park and Garden
Martin Woods
London Gardens Trust
A series of 8 online talks, 6pm, £4 per lecture for LGT Members, £6 per lecture for Non-members; Class Pass for all 8 lectures £24 for LGT Members, £36 for Non-members.
https://bookwhen.com/londongardenstrust#focus=ev-s6jz-20210914180000
Tuesday 14 September: Restored to Glory: The 17th Century Secret Gardens of Harefield Place
Kay McHugh, Owner, Harefield Place
Tuesday 12 October: Women in Horticulture and Gladstone Park: A Park for the People
Maria Precedo, Joanna Roll and Antonia Couling-Dini from the London Gardens Trust Research Group
Tuesday 9 November: Skateboarding in the City: Inclusive Communities and Diverse Participants
Chris Lawton, Community Development Officer at Skateboard GB and Iain Borden, Professor of Architecture & Urban Culture at UCL
Tuesday 14 December: British Muslims and the Natural World
Dr Mark Bryant, Senior Consultant at IFEES/EcoIslam and Climate Change Consultant for the Muslim Council of Wales
Tuesday 11 January 2022: The translation of landscape: Brown to Repton to Olmsted, Kirkharle, London and the New World
John Phibbs, Principal of Debois Landscape Survey Group
Tuesday 15 February 2022: Parks & Gardens; Balancing the Needs of People and Wildlife in a Changing City
Mathew Frith, Director of Conservation for the London Wildlife Trust
Tuesday 15 March 2022: Hidden in Plain Sight: Fifty Fabulous Features in the Land of the Fanns
Dr Twigs Way, researcher, writer, speaker and consultant in garden history and designed landscapes
Tuesday 12 April 2022: From Royal Hunting Ground to Parks for People and Nature: A Celebration and History of London’s Parks
Paul Rabbitts, Head of Parks, Heritage and Culture at Watford Borough Council and chair of the Parks Management Association