CGT member Gin Warren (above) reports that she is flattered to have had some of her research material selected by the University of Birmingham for inclusion on their blogspot. The blog results from Gin’s presentation at the Centre for Midlands History and Cultures conference this summer, where the focus was on the intersection of gardenContinue reading “News Item: Dr Gin Warren”
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Past Events 2025
Events that have featured on our News pages are archived below in reverse date order.
Live Talk: Dr Liz Lake
This event has now passedHilton Village Hall, Grove End, Hilton PE28 9PF Title Is there nothing new under the sun? Abstract Liz Lake will show how the key characteristics of historic landscapes are reinterpreted in contemporary landscape design. Our Speaker Dr Liz Lake has studied, practised and taught landscape architecture for over 55 years. ForContinue reading “Live Talk: Dr Liz Lake”
Visit to The Gibberd Garden
Thursday 16 October 2025The Gibberd Garden, Marsh Lane, Harlow, CM17 0NAThis event has now passed The man: knighted in 1967, Sir Frederick Gibberd was an architect, town planner and landscape architect, with a distinguished project record that included Liverpool Catholic Cathedral, Heathrow Airport terminals 1, 2 and 3, the Central Mosque in Regents Park andContinue reading “Visit to The Gibberd Garden”
Visit to King’s College & Corpus Christi
Tuesday 5 August 2025 at King’s College and Corpus Christi, LeckhamptonVisits start at 11:00am and 2:30pm The visits: After our 2024 Christmas Lecture, Steve Coghill, Kings College Head Gardener, kindly offered to show us the college gardens in the summer. He has proposed 5th August for the visit, as there will be a team ofContinue reading “Visit to King’s College & Corpus Christi”
Study Day 2025 – Cancellation
The Study Day at Bourn Hall, planned for 12 July 2025, has had to be cancelled. We regret any inconvenience and will refund pre-paid bookings. The Events Group will consider alternative arrangements. A deep dive into the history ofBourn Hall and its parkland Our Study Day offers a rare opportunity to visit the relatively little-researchedContinue reading “Study Day 2025 – Cancellation”
Visit to Bourn Mill and Garden Tours
Thursday 19 June 2025 at The Mill Cottage, Caxton Road, Bourn CB23 2SUThis event has now passed. Kate Armstrong writes: we took over the garden of around an acre of established shrubs and herbaceous borders, set in lawns. Over time, we enlarged and extended the beds introducing interesting plants from our travels around the country.Continue reading “Visit to Bourn Mill and Garden Tours”
Visit to Holywell Hall Park
Wednesday 21 May 2025 at Holywell, Stamford PE9 4DTThis event has now passed. The gardens: Holywell Hall park and gardens (of about 36 ha) were laid out in the 1760s within a shallow, secluded valley in a landscape style, complementing the Grade II* house. Horticultural records for the estate cover about 70 years from 1760Continue reading “Visit to Holywell Hall Park”
Visit to Impington Mill Garden
Monday 7 April 2025 at 10, Cambridge Road, Impington CB24 9NU This event has now passed. Pippa writes: we took on the garden 25 years ago, and discovered in the first year that one third of was impenetrable; that the windmill had five firm rules concerning the layout of the garden; that over 40 trees wereContinue reading “Visit to Impington Mill Garden”
Zoom Talk – Dr Louise Crawley
Thursday 27 March 2025This event has now passed. Title: ‘Free from all walls’: the evolution of the designed landscape at Raynham Hall, Norfolk c.1700-1735. Abstract: Raynham Hall is a substantial 17C mansion in the northwest of Norfolk. The home of ‘Turnip’ Townshend, Raynham has been acknowledged for its significance in the history of agricultural improvement, but recentContinue reading “Zoom Talk – Dr Louise Crawley”
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust 