Events that have featured on our News pages are archived below in reverse date order.
Category Archives: Talk
Christmas Lecture: Richard (Dick) Selley
This event has now passed Title The Winelands of Britain: past, present & prospective. Abstract Wine has been drunk in Britain since the late Iron Age, but has only been made in this country since the Roman occupation when wine production was locally an agri-business. Viticulture declined in the cooler climate of the Dark AgesContinue reading “Christmas Lecture: Richard (Dick) Selley”
Live Talk: Hugh Belsey
Hugh Belsey MBE will present the Margaret Helme Lecture following the AGM. This event has now passed. Title An Artist’s view of Landscape Gardening. Abstract In the early 1700s gardening in Britain was influenced by the formal designs of the Frenchman, André Le Nôtre. Records of the gardens at Melbourne, Chiswick, Stowe and Hartwell provideContinue reading “Live Talk: Hugh Belsey”
CGT Summer Talk And Social Event
Summer Lecture by Prof. Beverley Gloverat the Village Hall, Hilton Why are Flowers Different Colours? This event has now passed. Entry £12, including a glass of summer sparkle or soft drink. We are delighted that CGT Patron, Prof. Beverley Glover, has kindly offered a summer treat for our annual social event by presenting some ofContinue reading “CGT Summer Talk And Social Event”
Lecture Season 2022
As we emerge from the third lockdown, we continue the successful Zoom lecture programme that we launched in Autumn 2020, now interspersed with live talks, where possible. CGT is delighted to offer members and guests an opportunity to participate. A few days before each Zoom talk, an invitation email will be sent out enabling youContinue reading “Lecture Season 2022”
Past Events 2021
Date and time Speaker Title 14 January 20217:30pm – 8:30pm Philip WhaitesRichard Gant Gardener’s Question Time 23 February 20217:30pm-8:30pm Twigs Way Ruins in the Landscape 17 March 20217:30pm-8:30pm Alan James Climate, environmental and planning challenges to our gardens and parklands 29 April 20217:30pm-8:30pm(Link available from admin) Pippa & Steve Temple From one great plague toContinue reading “Past Events 2021”
Live Talk: Kim Wilkie
Kim Wilkie is our 2021 Christmas Lecturer, recounting the 10-year restoration of the gardens at Villa La Pietra. Wednesday 8 December 2021: CGT Christmas Lecture from 11:00am-1:00pmThis event has now passed. Title Garden Ghosts. Abstract The restoration of a garden is a brutal business: such was Kim Wilkie’s comment on his 10-year project to restoreContinue reading “Live Talk: Kim Wilkie”
Zoom Talk: Gin Warren
The tomb of Thomas and Ann Drummond in the Rosary Cemetery, Norwich Thursday 18 November 2021 7:30pm-8:30pmThis event has now passed but a recording is available to CGT members and guests. Please contact admin. Title Ghastly Churchyards and Brave Men Abstract This online talk will be about the setting up of two unconsecrated, Nonconformist cemeteriesContinue reading “Zoom Talk: Gin Warren”
Live Talk: John Parker
Prof. John Parker will show stunning examples of Fynbos flowers in his talk following the CGT AGM Saturday 6 November 2021 12:00 noon – 1:00pm (approx.)This event has now passed Title Botanic Gardens of the Western Cape. Abstract The flowering world is divided into six distinct areas – the Floral Kingdoms. The Cape Floral KingdomContinue reading “Live Talk: John Parker”
Zoom Talk: Tim Richardson
Tim Richardson will present the 2021 Margaret Helme Memorial Lecture by Zoom. Thursday 21 October 2021 7:30pm-8:30pm This event has now passed but a recording is available to CGT members and paid guests for a period of two weeks. Please contact admin. Title Cambridge College Gardens. Abstract For all who have wandered through a CambridgeContinue reading “Zoom Talk: Tim Richardson”
Cambridgeshire Gardens Trust 