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A talk will be given on Thursday March 7 at 6pm at the Hampshire Record Office.  It's arranged by the University and the speaker will be Tony Pratt, a research student and part time lecturer up there, and the subject will be "The development of a walled garden in...

VisitEngland announced that Chawton House has won a ‘Hidden Gem’ award, part of their 2018 Attractions Accolades, which recognises the quality of visitor experiences across England. Following their annual assessment by VisitEngland in September, Chawton House was...

Our congratulations to Rosamund Wallinger, who is a member of the Trust, and has been awarded the British Empire Medal for her services to Gardening Heritage and the Community in Basingstoke, Hampshire. As many of you will know, Rosamund and her husband bought the...

A very successful AGM took place at the Millennium Memorial Hall on Saturday 1st December with 52 members in attendance. Members enjoyed a wonderful lunch provided by catering company Seafayre, with entertainment by local Saxophonist Isabel van der Ven. After lunch,...

We are delighted to introduce our new Chairman, Ted Wake.  Ted is an experienced and enthusiastic gardener and has been creating a new garden over the last 15 years where he lives near Winchester.  His horticultural career has included some time at RHS Wisley, as well...

The Hampshire Gardens Trust has recently given a grant of £1,000 towards this very exciting and worthwhile project.  Please read below, an update we have just received from them.   'The Big Grow Project at Minstead is going from strength to strength. Since we started...

On the evening of Monday 30th July, the Friends of Hyde Abbey Garden held their annual open air picnic in the Garden. It was well attended by members who enjoyed a convivial evening and were very pleased to welcome Steve Brine, MP for Winchester and Chandler’s Ford,...

The Trust has given a small grant to the donation fund of the Friends of Dean Garnier Garden for two new stone benches and a metal rose trellis arch, to be installed in the final stage of the Lady Chapel Garden redesign.

The WWII bed has been redesigned, with the box hedge which was lost to blight, being replaced by a new privet hedge.  Gravel has been added and three Repton flower baskets made by Peter Clutterbuck, a local blacksmith.  Particularly apt for the 200th anniversary of...

This year marks the bicentenary of the death of Humphry Repton (1752-1818). Stratton Park (Micheldever) and Herriard Park (south of Basingstoke) were the only two Repton sites in Hampshire. Repton’s trade mark was the ‘Red Book’ which he produced for each client with...