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Diary Date for the Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Trust Annual Conference
The Northern Ireland Heritage Gardens Trust is having their annual conference at Kilkenny Castle, Co. Kilkenny from October 3rd to 5th. This year's theme is 'The Rose'. Kilkenny Castle is just over an hour's drive from Rosslare. The event comes highly recommend! ...
read moreThe Pleasure Gardens of Bath, lecture with guided walk – Wednesday 15th May 2019
The Pleasure Gardens of Bath taking place on Wednesday 15th May 2019 at The Museum of Bath Architecture, The Paragon, Bath BA1 5NA There are still some places left for the lecture on the 15 May at Bath, with included FREE guided walk around the Sydney Gardens at...
read moreNorth Walls Engagement Event Invitation – 22nd/23rd March
Please follow the link below for more information on the North Walls Engagement Event. /wp-content/uploads/2019/03/North-Walls-Engagement-Event-Information.pdf
read moreHGT Members invited to a talk at the Hampshire Record Office – Thursday 7th March
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...
read moreCongratulations to Chawton House who has won a ‘Hidden Gem’ award from VisitEngland
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...
read moreCongratulations to Rosamund Wallinger who has been awarded the British Empire Medal
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...
read moreMeet the Chairman Event – January 2019
New Chairman of the Hampshire Gardens Trust, Ted Wake, gives a guided tour of his wonderful and imaginative garden at The Holt Estate, Upham to members of the Events, Research and Conservation & Development teams who have all volunteered for the trust for many years....
read moreAnother successful AGM
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,...
read moreIntroducing our New Chairman
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...
read moreHampshire Gardens Trust supports The Big Grow Project at Minstead
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...
read moreGarden Party at Hyde Abbey Gardens, Winchester
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,...
read moreDean Garnier Garden, Winchester Cathedral Close
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.
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