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It's the start of an exciting year for the Gilbert White Museum in Selborne as it begins to celebrate Gilbert White's 300th year. Hampshire Gardens Trust is one of the many partners involved in helping to celebrate and promote the year's activities. 'Gilbert White...

Please click here for the 2019 AGM NEWS STORY.  

As the year draws to a close,  readers may be interested to know a little about the titles which we have added to our library collection in 2019. There has been a blend of old and new;  we are fortunate to receive occasional donations from friends of second-hand books...

Please click here to read our 2019 Annual Report.

Thanks to the Friends of King John's Garden in Romsey, a dovecote and two bat boxes have been installed in the garden.  The dovecote has been slightly modified with tiny holes, to encourage small birds to use it.  The glorious garden is part of King John's House,...

Congratulations to our Research Team who organized another successful Study Day at Chawton House, Nr Alton. Special thanks to our expert guest speakers, Professor Nigel Dunnett, Kim Wilkie and Isabel Allen.  The theme was entitled 'Towards a Sustainable Landscape -...

The Hampshire Gardens Trust Research Group held a special event at the Hampshire Records Office in Winchester to officially launch their book 'Humphry Repton at Herriard Park - Improving the Premises'.    Joining members of the Research Group to celebrate the books...

Researched and written by members of the Hampshire Gardens Trust Research Group, this book details the work of the famous landscape gardener Humphry Repton for his client George Purefoy Jervoise at Herriard Park between 1793 and 1800. The book draws on the extensive...

Hampshire Gardens Trust has recently been involved with the regeneration of a lovely community garden, Home Nursery Green in Winchester.  The garden can be accessed via a side lane which is next to Hilliers Garden Centre. The planting scheme was drawn up by Rosie...

We are delighted that members of Hampshire Gardens Trust can now join the national Gardens Trust for a reduced rate of £25, reduced from their normal rates of £35 single and £43 joint – see http://thegardenstrust.org/support-us/ The Gardens Trust is the only national...

On Monday evening (August 19th) the Friends of Hyde Abbey Garden held their annual summer party in the Garden. It was well attended by members who enjoyed a sunny evening and were very pleased to welcome the Mayor of Winchester, Councillor Eleanor Bell and Alex, her...