Garden History Events

Last year, Fiona Hope provided some highlights of the Garden History Society’s July Annual General Meeting and conference in Nottingham, while Liz Ware provided an interesting insight into the 2010 Association of Garden Trust’s Annual General Meeting and weekend conference which took place on the Isle of Wight last October. Both events included plenty of visits to interesting designed parks and gardens in the areas concerned as well as opportunities to learn more about the subject and network and generally have fun with like-minded people.

Both the AGT and the GHS also run a variety of day or weekend events which you might wish to consider attending. A selection of 2011 events follows below:

Combined AGT & GHS Study Day,Tuesday 21st June at Selborne, Hampshire, featuring the 18th century landscape garden of Gilbert White, the famous naturalist.

GHS & Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th July The event includes visits to designed landscapes in Staffordshire and Cheshire, as well as a Graduate Symposium event on Thursday 21st July.

AGT & Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September This year’s gathering is being hosted by one of Berkshire Gardens Trust’s closest neighbours, the Oxfordshire Gardens Trust. Entltled Power Gardening, it concentrates in particular on the Dukes & Generals in Early 18th Century Oxfordshire and promises a chance to visit some important landscapes and gain some interesting insights.

Combined AGT & GHS Study Day, Saturday 17th September at Brookwood Cemetery. A day devoted to this Grade 1 registered landscape just over the border in Surrey, which promises to be fascinating.

More information is available on their respective websites:

GHS www.gardenhistorysociety.org and AGT www.gardenstrusts.org.uk