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As we enter another period of lockdown, presumably to last until enough people have received the vaccine, we offer a continuation of the successful Zoom lecture programme that we launched in Autumn 2020. CGT is delighted to offer members and guests an opportunity to participate in a series of excellent talks and events. A fewContinue reading “Zoom Lecture Season 2021”

Thursday 14 January 2021 7:30pm-8:30pmAn informal evening to pick the gardening brains of our new Life MembersPlease send your queries in advance to admin@cambridgeshiregardenstrust.org.ukThis event has now passed. Title Gardeners’ Question Time Summary Philip Whaites (left) and Richard Gant (right) have kindly offered to share the benefits of their experience as Head Gardeners at twoContinue reading “ZOOM Event: Gardeners’ Question Time”

Left: print of the south side view of the Ruins at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with the Temple of Aeolus in the background by Woollett and Kirby, c1763. Tuesday 23 February 2021 7:30pm-8:30pmGeneral notes on installing and using Zoom can be found here. A few days before the event, connection details will be circulated to members.Continue reading “ZOOM Talk: Twigs Way”

Following quiet months enforced by lockdown, CGT is delighted to offer members and guests an opportunity to hear a series of excellent talks covering an eclectic mix of topics. These will be streamed live on-line using Zoom and details explaining how to install and operate Zoom can be found by clicking this link. An invitationContinue reading “Zoom Lecture Season 2020”

Wednesday 16 September 2020 7:30pm-8:30pmThis event has now passed. Please contact admin@cambridgeshiregardenstrust.org for access to the YouTube recording, available for two weeks from broadcast. Title Gardening for the Mind Abstract Combining contemporary neuroscience, psychoanalysis and compelling real-life stories, Sue Stuart-Smith will explain the remarkable effects that nature can have on our health and wellbeing andContinue reading “ZOOM Talk: Sue Stuart-Smith”

Thursday 15 October 2020 7:30pm-8:30pmThe inaugural Margaret Helme Memorial LectureThis event has now passed. Please contact admin@cambridgeshiregardenstrust.org for access to the YouTube recording, available for two weeks from broadcast. Title New light on Repton: unlocking a system of landscape design Abstract Humphry Repton is often characterized as a rather practical designer of gardens and parks,Continue reading “ZOOM Talk: Tom Williamson”

Saturday 7 November 2020 12:00noon-1:00pmFollows the AGM, starting at 11:30amEvent now closed Title Garden history in the making? The story of my garden. Abstract My partner and I have had a house in France for around 25 years, and for the last 10 have lived there for about half the year. We moved house inContinue reading “Zoom Talk: David Marsh”

Thursday 10 December 2020 11:00am-12:00noonCGT Christmas LectureEvent now closed Title How Roman garden design changed gardens forever and provided the seeds for our modern garden design Abstract This engaging talk invites us to view our own modern gardens with fresh eyes. As we explore the Romans’ innovative attitudes to plants and landscapes, we discover howContinue reading “Zoom Talk: Gillian Hovell”