BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//HGT Old Website - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for HGT Old Website REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251027T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251027T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20250819T140336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T140336Z UID:3610-1761573600-1761580800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Orchards; a brief history from the Garden of Eden till today DESCRIPTION:Hertfordshire Gardens Trust are delighted to be holding our first talk of the season jointly with Bedfordshire Gardens Trust at Luton Hoo.  This richly illustrated talk is presented by Kate Harwood and will be free to all members and friends of the Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Gardens Trusts. Book now using the link to Eventbrite below. \nFrom the Garden of Eden and the earliest evidence of orchards at Pasargadae (6th century BC) to the development of community orchards of today\, fruit trees have exercised a hold over people. Not only  are they an essential to a good diet\, they also were believed to have mystical properties and a great deal of religious significance. By the time of the Puritans in the 17th century\, the idea of profit plus pleasure\, as exemplified by orchards\, was being promoted. This talk will  cover this history with  diversions to  jam factories and development of cider orchards\, the explosion of varieties in the 19th century\, and the government interventions which  reversed this. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/orchards-a-brief-history-from-the-garden-of-eden-till-today/ LOCATION:Luton Hoo Walled Garden\, Luton\, Beds\, LU1 4LF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_3876-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250908T133000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250908T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20250806T140924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T141055Z UID:3604-1757338200-1757345400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Visit to Orchard Nursery at Serge Hill DESCRIPTION:Our next visit is to the Orchard Nursery located at The Serge Hill Project to hear about the work of Sunnyside Rural Trust\, to meet the trainees and see their propagation unit. Sunnyside gives horticultural training to vulnerable young people\, who learn to propagate and grow perennials from Tom Stuart-Smith’s extensive Plant Library. They grow up to 70\,000 plants each year and they have been used in Tom’s and other top designer’s show gardens. A range of desirable plants from the library will be available to buy\, ready for autumn planting. \nTickets are £5 or £7.50 which offers the option to include cake with a cup of tea or coffee\, will be available on Eventbrite using this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1540379750299?aff=oddtdtcreator \n  URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/visit-to-orchard-nursery-at-serge-hill/ LOCATION:Beds CATEGORIES:Garden Visit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_1382.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250722T033000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250722T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20250616T192226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250618T084557Z UID:3580-1753155000-1753210800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 22 July 2025 at 3:30pm DESCRIPTION:The AGM for HGT members will take place on Tuesday 22 July at Church House\, 1 Vantorts Road\, Sawbridgeworth\, CM21 9AH.  This building is opposite Great St Mary’s Church\, Sawbridgeworth at the end of Church Lane.  More details about parking etc will be supplied with the AGM papers which will be sent to members later in June.  Guests are welcome to the talk by Louise Ellis and the walk in the Rivers Heritage Site and Orchard. \n The proposed programme is as follows: \n 3.00               Arrive. \n 3.30 – 4.30    AGM \n 4.30 – 5.30    Talk from Louise Ellis\, head gardener at Audley End on The Rivers Nursery and the Audley End Connection \n 6.15               For those who wish to see the Rivers Heritage Site and Orchard\, a guided walk has been arranged. \nTo help with planning the arrangements\, please reply to Sue Flood if you intend to attend the AGM and/or bring a guest and /or take part in the walk\, by sending a quick message to: chair@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk  as soon as possible. \nPlease would guests book a free ticket on Eventbrite to help us manage the numbers\, which are limited. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/annual-general-meeting-on-tuesday-22-july-2025-at-330pm/ LOCATION:Church House Vantorts Road\, Church House\, Sawbridgeworth\, CM21 9AH\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:AGM,Guided Walk,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/IMG_1277-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250528 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20250305T171312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T171312Z UID:3524-1748304000-1748390399@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Coach Trip to Benton End and Beth Chatto’s Garden DESCRIPTION:The coach will leave the “Old London Road Car Park\, Hertford\, SG13 7LA” at 8:30am for travel to Benton End House & Garden\, Hadleigh\, Suffolk\, IP7 5JR. \nhttps://bentonend.co.uk/ \nThe house and garden are in the process of revival following its heyday during Morris’s lifetime\, so this visit will provide the opportunity to view work in progress. This is an ambitious project and it is anticipated the first phase will be the re-opening of the walled garden in 2026. The visit will be split in two parts with half the group taking a tour around the house by Matthew Hodges\, Manager of the Trust\, focussing on some history of the 16C building\, with the main focus on Cedric and his partner’s Arthur Lett-Haine’s time here 1940-1982. Benton End is a Grade II* listed 16th century\, half-timbered house\, situated on the edge of the historic market town of Hadleigh\, Suffolk\, overlooking the Brett Valley. The garden portion of the tour will focus on the history of Cedric’s garden and the ongoing revival. There is a break halfway through for a cuppa and a biscuit and then the groups swap over. House tours take approximately 50 mins as do the garden tours \nThe coach will then take us to Beth Chatto Gardens\, Elmstead Market\, Essex\, CO7 7DB. \nhttps://www.bethchatto.co.uk/ \nHere we will be able to get refreshments at the café and have time to visit her famous garden and plant nursery. Beth Chatto OBE was an award-winning plantswoman\, author and lecturer. Her work here at the Gardens began in 1960. She took an overgrown wasteland of brambles\, parched gravel and boggy ditches\, transforming it using plants adapted by nature to thrive in different conditions: right plant\, right place. An inspirational\, informal garden has developed. \nWe will leave Beth Chatto late afternoon and should be back in Hertford about 6:00pm \nThe cost is £75 per person to include travel\, morning coffee\, garden entrance at Benton End and Beth Chatto’s Garden. \nSpecial “Early Birds” offer\, from the 1st to the 17th March this trip can be booked for £70.00 per person. Booking is via the Eventbrite link below. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/coach-trip-to-benton-end-and-beth-chattos-garden/ LOCATION:Old London Road Car Park\, Hertford\, SG13 7LA\, Hertfordshire\, SG13 7LA\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/beth-chatto.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250430T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250430T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20250303T100800Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T155055Z UID:3490-1746007200-1746014400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Cancelled - From the Garden of Eden to the Renaissance DESCRIPTION: URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/from-the-garden-of-eden-to-the-renaissance/ LOCATION:Woolmer Green village hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, Hertfordshire\, SG36AX CATEGORIES:Short Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Picture-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250426T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250426T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20250307T162505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250307T171757Z UID:3544-1745661600-1745681400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Celebration Study Day at Rivers Heritage Site & Orchard DESCRIPTION:Rivers Heritage Site & Orchard is celebrating 300 years since the founding of Rivers Nursery of Sawbridgeworth (1725 – 2025) by holding a Study Day on Saturday April 26th. This will include talks and a guided walk in the orchard. \nIt will be held at High Wych Memorial Hall\, High Wych Road\, Sawbridgeworth\, CM21 0HZ starting at 10:30am. Tickets for the event are free and are available from Eventbrite\, link below. \nFor more information please go to the website http://www.rhso.co.uk/300years URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/celebration-study-day-at-rivers-heritage-site-orchard/ LOCATION:High Wych Memorial Hall ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250402T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250402T153000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20250303T164459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T165550Z UID:3514-1743591600-1743607800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Bridge Day inc Coffee & Lunch DESCRIPTION:A bridge day has been arranged on Wednesday 2nd April at Datchworth Village Hall from 11am to 3.30pm.  Coffee and a two-course home cooked lunch will be served with wine.  Come along and bring your friends.  Tickets available on Eventbrite (link below) £100 for a table of four. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/bridge-day-inc-coffee-lunch/ LOCATION:Datchworth Village Hall\, 52 Datchworth Green\, Datchworth\, SG3 6TL\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hgs-bridge.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250303T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250303T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20250111T165616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250111T165616Z UID:3459-1741012200-1741017600@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Roses\, presented by Kerry Austen DESCRIPTION:This talk will explore the many aspects of practical rose care from buying and planting through to pruning\, pests and diseases. Kerry will expose some of the myths surrounding roses\, the new varieties available and give us answers to the questions we have always wanted to ask. \nKerry Austen was originally from Whitwick in Leicestershire\, where she did her horticultural training at Brooksby Melton college followed by Nottingham Trent University. She then took up a position at RHS Wisley with the remit of The Bowes Lyon Rose Garden\, after which she became head gardener at The Royal National Rose Society’s Garden in St Albans. She now works at Rochfords Gardens Ltd\, a wholesale plant nursery to the industry\, running the International Rose Trials from the Birch Green site. \nTickets available from Eventbrite at £5.00 for members and £10.00 for non-members\, link below under Website \n  URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/roses-presented-by-kerry-austen/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_929450543_722538470013_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250203T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20241214T165630Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241231T152653Z UID:3450-1738593000-1738598400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The Rothschild Orchids by Francesca Murray DESCRIPTION:Our speaker Francesca Murray presents the story of the Rothschild family’s passion for orchids at Gunnersbury\, Tring Park and at Exbury. \nThe story begins at Gunnersbury (the first Rothschild garden in England) where Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild published a catalogue of her own rare orchids from around the world. Cultivating these strange exotics in the Gunnersbury glasshouses was highly experimental and devoted head gardeners shared their findings between the family estates. Nathaniel de Rothschild and his son – the famous zoologist Walter Rothschild – took up orchidology at Tring Park too. Leopold’s son\, Lionel (1882-1942)\, developed his first garden at the age of 5\, and took Gunnersbury orchids and rhododendrons with him to his new garden at Exbury\, Hampshire\, in 1919. There his experiments in the scientific field of orchid hybridisation had resulted in a fine collection of 28\,000 plants by World War II. \nThis astonishing story provides a glimpse of how the Rothschilds’ investment in their gardens paid off for the benefit of the wider gardening community and is not to be missed! \nPhoto credit Rothschild Archive London \nTo book the event please use the link to Eventbrite below\, ticket prices are £5.00 for members and £10.00 for non-members URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-rothchild-orchids-by-francesca-murray/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_916466343_722538470013_1_original.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250106T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250106T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20241105T090230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T090230Z UID:3445-1736173800-1736179200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Prince Pickle and his German Gardens…and English Heiresses DESCRIPTION:Kate Harwood will introduce us to a German prince with a passion for gardening and his search for an English heiress \n \nPrince Pickle – or Fürst Hermann von Pückler-Muskau to give him his full title – was a Prussian nobleman whose great passion was gardening. He transformed his estate in Muskau and did the same again at Branitz. He also laid out landscapes for the Prussian royal family and others. He travelled round Europe looking at parks and gardens and was very influenced by Humphry Repton\, visiting many of his sites here in England. His influence spread across the Atlantic andlandscape architect\, Charles Eliot called him the greatest landscape designer of the 19th century. Having spent all his money on improving Muskau he thought the only way to restore his fortune was to marry an heiress – plenty in England so that’s where he went – having first divorced his wife. However\, the heiresses were either not rich enough or their families put a stop to proceedings\, and he came home without the fortune. One suspects that the prospect of having a menage-a-trois at Muskau with his ex-wife was also not appealing. He turned to book writing and travelled in north Africa. He eventually had to sell Muskau and retire to modest Brantiz – where he began gardening all over again. This talk looks at his gardens\, his adventures in Europe and Africa and his surprising legacy. \nKate Harwood has taught Garden History at Birkbeck\, University of London. She is now a writer\, lecturer\, researcher and campaigner on historic gardens and is Conservation & Planning officer for Hertfordshire Gardens Trust. \nPicture credits: Babelsberg Rosary by Kate Harwood URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/prince-pickle-and-his-german-gardensand-english-heiresses/ LOCATION:ZOOM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241202T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241202T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20241014T162252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T131347Z UID:3413-1733149800-1733155200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A Landscape History of Cassiobury presented by Laurie Elvin DESCRIPTION:  \n \nAfter a brief introduction to the geology\, prehistory and the monastic history of Cassiobury\, the talk will focus on the changes through the ownerships of the Morison family\, the Commonwealth and the Capell family. It was the seat of the Earls of Essex (the Capells) from 1668\, who employed architects Hugh May and James Wyatt and landscape advisors: Moses Cook\, Charles Bridgeman\, Humphry Repton and James Wright. Many artists were invited to depict the estate\, including: A.C. Pugin\, J.M.W. Turner\, W.H. Hunt and J. Hassell. In 1922 the estate was sold for development and partly bought by Watford Council\, forming the present 600-acre public park. A summary of the changes in the last 115 years will conclude the talk. \nTickets are available through Eventbrite using the link below: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-landscape-history-of-cassiobury-presented-by-laurie-elvin-tickets-1042197238997?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&ref=eemail&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite \nPlease address any enquiries to zoomevents@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-landscape-history-of-cassiobury-presented-by-laurie-elvin/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241011T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241011T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20240629T161854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240831T150755Z UID:3360-1728655200-1728662400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Japanese Gardens at Cottered DESCRIPTION:Hertfordshire Gardens Trust has arranged an exclusive visit to the restored Japanese Garden at Cottered on the 11th October from 2-4pm.  This garden was started by the then owner Herbert Goode\, following a visit to Japan in 1905 and completed by Professor Seyomon Kusumoto\, and is considered one of the best in the UK. \nCost will be £10 per head.  Please register your interest by contacting Richard Haydon on zoomevents@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk. More details about arrangements for car parking will be sent out in due course. \nThis event is now fully booked\, if you would like to be put on the waiting list for cancellations please send a message to the above email address URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/japanese-gardens-at-cottered/ LOCATION:Beds CATEGORIES:Garden Visit ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1080px-Japanese_Garden_-_Cottered_Hertfordshire_9116419402.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240716T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240716T210000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20240608T160251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T112325Z UID:3332-1721152800-1721163600@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:AGM 2024 DESCRIPTION:Hertfordshire Gardens Trust\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Us\nJoin Us\nContact\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Home\nResearch & Conservation\n\n Research & Conservation\n Researching Historic Parks and Gardens\n Conserving our Landscape Heritage\n\n\nEvents\n\n Past Events\n\n\nParks & Gardens\n\n Parks & Gardens\n Walks in Hertfordshire\n Capability Brown in Hertfordshire\n Charles Bridgeman in Hertfordshire\n\n\nMembership\n\n Becoming a Member\n Volunteering\n\n\nResources\n\n Newsletter Archive\n Publications\n HGT Library List\n Useful Links\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latest News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Sunnyside Rural Trust visit at Serge Hill\n \n \n Aug 5\, 2025 read more \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Celebration Study Day at Rivers Heritage Site & Orchard\n \n \n Mar 6\, 2025 Rivers Heritage Site & Orchard is celebrating 300 years since the founding of Rivers Nursery of Sawbridgeworth (1725 - 2025) by holding a Study Day on Saturday April 26th. This will include talks and a guided walk in the orchard. It will be held at High Wych... \nread more \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Walled Kitchen Garden Project Soup and Seminar on Saturday 22nd March\n \n \n Mar 1\, 2025 The research group welcome everyone to join their Soup and Seminar day at Woolmer Green village hall on Saturday 22nd March\, from 10 am to 2.30 pm. The programme will include Bridget Howlett speaking on The Progress of the Project so far; Laurie Elvin on Databases... \nread more \n \n \n \n\n \n \n New training project for volunteers\n \n \n Feb 4\, 2025 Sign up for a new volunteer training project examining Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPS) to research and record the designed landscapes within the areas around them. The Gardens Trust has received funding from Historic England which will allow... \nread more \n \n \n \n\n \n \n Prince Pickle and his German Gardens…and English Heiresses\n \n \n Nov 5\, 2024 Kate Harwood will introduce us to a German prince with a passion for gardening and his search for an English heiress Prince Pickle - or Fürst Hermann von Pückler-Muskau to give him his full title - was a Prussian nobleman whose great passion was gardening. He... \nread more \n \n \n \n\n \n \n A Landscape History of Cassiobury presented by Laurie Elvin\n \n \n Oct 14\, 2024 This is our next talk which will be held at Woolmer Green Village Hall on Monday December 2nd at 2:30pm. Tickets are available from Eventbrite\, the cost is £5.00 for Hertfordshire Gardens Trust members and £10.00 for non-members. More information and booking details... \nread more \n \n \n « Older Entries\n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Become a member of the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust today \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n JOIN NOW URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/agm-2024/ LOCATION:Greys Farm\, Therfield Road\, Royston\, SG8 9NW\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:AGM ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/F5411290-ED28-48FE-A8BD-B45DAE14AD59DJI_20240517120123_0001_D-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240702T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240702T180000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20240508T105004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240608T101212Z UID:3139-1719936000-1719943200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The Gardens at St Paul’s Waldenbury DESCRIPTION:The gardens\, which contain several Grade 1 listed features were laid out in the early 17th century as woodland with temples and statues. The patte d’oie\, or goose foot design of avenues with connecting allées\, allow views which flow out into the surrounding countryside.\nEdward Gilbert bought the estate in 1700\, building the house in 1730 and had the formal pleasure grounds constructed in the adjacent woodland. His daughter\, Mary Bowes inherited and employed James Payne to extend the house. Her daughter\, Mary Eleanor\, married John Lyon\, the 9th earl of Strathmore. She was a renowned botanist and would have helped to improve the gardens. The Estate has remained in the Bowes Lyon family throughout the decades.\nThe gardens and pleasure grounds were restored in the 1930s to the 1960 with work done by Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe in 1975 and 1992. The gardens lay largely to the north of the house although the 1975 garden\, enclosed by a brick wall\, lies adjacent to the south front and a small herb garden\, designed by Jellicoe in 1992 is on the west side. From the centre of the 18th century north terrace the lawn slopes down to the 3 formal grass allées leading into the Walk Wood. Although renowned for its spring flowers\, the garden has much else to offer. \nThere will be a guided walk and a glass of wine on the terrace beforehand. \nThe cost of the visit is £15/£17 for non-members. Please contact Richard Haydon on zoomevents@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk to register an interest and he will send you the details of how to pay. \nYou may like to  read Tom Stuart-Smith’s account of his visit on Instagram. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-gardens-at-st-pauls-waldenbury/ LOCATION:St Pauls Waldenbury CATEGORIES:Guided Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-08-at-11.49.30.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240621T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240621T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20240508T104626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T130444Z UID:3135-1718965800-1718974800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The Swiss Garden DESCRIPTION:Following a successful Zoom lecture for us during lockdown\, we are very pleased that Corinne Price will take us on a guided walk round the Swiss Garden\, belonging to the Shuttleworth Collection near Biggleswade. Created in the 1820s for Lord Ongley\, this nine-acre site was designed in the in the ‘Swiss Picturesque’ style and is the best surviving example of a Regency garden in the country.  It was developed further in the 1870s by Joseph Shuttleworth\, who added a Grotto and artificial Pulhamite rock cascades. After the Second World War the garden went into a period of decay but thanks to a multi-million Heritage Lottery Fund grant\, it was restored ten years ago\, as were the thirteen listed buildings and structures\, using traditional materials and techniques.\nA two-storey thatched Swiss cottage is the focal point of the garden\, with other features including an Indian Kiosk\, the Pulhamite Grotto and Fernery\, wrought iron bridges and arches and a dog cemetery\, all linked by serpentine paths\, which artfully reveal their vistas along woodland paths and through grassy glades.\nThe site opens at 10 am and there is parking by the hangars or near the visitor centre and cafe. We will meet our guide\, Corinne at 10 .30 by the Pond Gate entrance to the garden\, where visitors are directed after entry to the shop and café.\nThe tour will last approximately an hour and a half and your ticket gives you access to the whole 60 acre parkland site\, the Shuttleworth Collection of early aircraft\, cars\, busses and motorbikes and in addition entitles you to return within 30 days\, plus we get a complimentary voucher for hot drinks.\nDirections to Shuttleworth – Two miles west of A1 at Biggleswade.\nPostal Address\nAlder Drive\nBiggleswade\nBedfordshire \nFor Satnav use SG18 9DT \nThe cost of the visit is £21 for Members and £23 for non-members. \nRichard Haydon will be handling the bookings so please can you register your interest with him via zoomevents@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk and he will send you details of how to pay. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-swiss-garden/ LOCATION:Swiss Cottage\, SG18 9DT CATEGORIES:Guided Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-08-at-11.45.37.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240518T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240518T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20231205T092705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T092705Z UID:2785-1716026400-1716051600@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Study Day - Charles Bridgeman: Pioneer of the Naturalistic Landscape DESCRIPTION:Despite being a popular designer in the early 18th century\, Bridgeman’s place in garden history and many of his landscapes remained neglected over time. Although not so well-known as his illustrious successors\, Capability Brown and Humphrey Repton\, Bridgeman can be safely claimed as the first landscape designer of note to adopt a more naturalistic style of park and garden design. He became well-known in his day for redesigning the large estates of the wealthy as well as the Royal Parks and Gardens. Although he is most famous for popularising the ha-ha\, now exciting new discoveries have come to light and this day will seek to illuminate his progressive contribution to the transition from the formal designs of the 17th century to the freer and naturalistic designed landscapes of the 18th. \nThe morning will consist of 3\, 45-minute talks and a Q&A session. Sue Haynes\, whose new book on Bridgeman is due out on 12th December\, will give us an overview of Bridgeman’s work; Jenny Milledge will talk about his work in Hertfordshire and Anne Rowe will describe the exciting discoveries made at some Bridgeman sites in the county. \nThe venue is the delightful Hastoe Village Hall which was built for the villagers by Alice Rothschild of Tring Park and is in walking distance of the Ridgeway Path which leads to the famous rond point\, restored after careful research by HGT and reopening magnificent views over the Park. \nA buffet/sandwich lunch will be provided and there will be plenty of tea and coffee available. After lunch a guided walk of approx. 1 hour\, 30 mins/2 hours along the Ridgeway path to view the work in Tring Park will be offered. Transport will be available from the station in Tring to the Hall. There is parking available at the hall itself. \nThe cost is £45 (£50 for non members) and tickets can be bought from Eventbrite here. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/study-day-charles-bridgeman-pioneer-of-the-naturalistic-landscape/ LOCATION:Hastoe Village Hall\, Tring\, Herts\, Hastoe Village Hall\, Tring CATEGORIES:Study Day END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240515T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240515T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20240508T104337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T141306Z UID:3131-1715769000-1715774400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Visit to Luton Hoo Walled Garden DESCRIPTION:This stunning five-acre octagonal walled garden at the heart of the Luton Hoo Estate was designed by Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown in the late 1760s for John Stuart\, 3rd Earl of Bute. Bute was a friend and briefly Prime Minister to George 3rd and a noted botanist. Over the intervening centuries the garden evolved and reflected the changing horticultural fashions of the day but fell into decline in the late 20th century\, before the Walled Garden Volunteer Project was set up\, to halt the neglect. Since 2001 teams of volunteer gardeners and researchers have revitalised the garden\, repaired and conserved a range of glass houses and service buildings and discovered the rich history of the garden.\n \nThe visit will start at 10.30.am when we meet our guide at the walled garden. We will hear a short talk\, giving us an overview of the garden’s history and then we will see the many changes made since the project started and the latest conservation work that has been carried out. After the tour\, at about 12 noon\, the Woodyard Coffee Shop will be open for anyone who would like to purchase light refreshments.\nDirections:\nPlease note: there is no access from Luton Hoo Hotel entrance\, use postcode LU1 4LF. \nRichard Haydon will be handling the bookings so please can you register your interest with him via zoomevents@hertsgardenstrust.co.uk and he will send you details of how to pay.  URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/visit-to-luton-hoo-walled-garden/ LOCATION:Luton Hoo Walled Garden\, Luton\, Beds\, LU1 4LF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Summer Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-2024-05-08-at-11.41.58.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240304T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240304T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20240104T123222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T123222Z UID:2789-1709562600-1709568000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The Garden at Temple Dinsley: The genius of Sir Edwin Lutyens DESCRIPTION:Temple Dinsley has a long and varied history from the settlement of the Knight’s Templar in the 12th century. It is at present being converted into private flats and dwellings. The highlight of the garden’s history is the work carried out by Sir Edwin Lutyens for the Fenwick family\, starting in 1909. The planting may be by\, and certainly is in the spirit of\, Gertrude Jekyll. \nDr Diana Kingham is a garden designer and garden historian and was involved with the HGT replanting of the formal Rose Garden in 1990s. She has carried out a detailed survey of the formal gardens and co-operated with local architects to produce a detailed report for the English Heritage Pilot Scheme for Historic Parks and Gardens. \nTickets are available from Eventbrite here. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-garden-at-temple-dinsley-the-genius-of-sir-edwin-lutyens/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240205T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240205T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20231005T132406Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T121643Z UID:2771-1707143400-1707148800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:William Wilshere\, a Hitchin lawyer\, and his garden 1790-1824 Presented by Bridget Howlett DESCRIPTION:This talk is based on William Wilshere’s Farm and Gardening Memoranda\, spanning the years 1809 to 1824\, supplemented by information from his cash books\, bills and a journal and planting book started by his gardener\, James Bowie\, in 1812. Bowie left Wilshere in August 1814 when he was sent by Sir Joseph Banks on a plant hunting expedition to Brazil.\nWilshere’s purchase in 1801 of a substantial share in Samuel Whitbread’s brewery provided him with a large income. In his extensive garden he built a peach house\, cultivated exotic fruit and flowers and a wide range of vegetables\, as well as raising thousands of trees\, quick thorn\, and shrubs in his tree nursery\, both for his own estates and for sale to owners of landscape parks. \nBridget Howlett enjoyed a long career as an archivist at London Metropolitan Archives and has lived in Hitchin for over forty years. She is a member of the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust and the Hitchin Historical Society and has written and talked on the town’s past. William Wilshere’s Hitchin Garden and Farm 1809-1824 is expected to be published in 2023. \nPlease note that:\n• Tickets for the talks at Woolmer Green Village Hall can only be purchased online via Eventbrite and will not be available on the door. Each event capacity is 40.\n• Doors will open at 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start and refreshments will only be available before the talk starts.\n• Unfortunately\, it will not be possible to record the ‘live’ lectures. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/william-wilshere-a-hitchin-lawyer-and-his-garden-1790-1824-presented-by-bridget-howlett/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240108T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240108T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20231005T132256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T123621Z UID:2769-1704724200-1704729600@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Last Landscapes: The landscapes of British Cemeteries over the last 4 centuries Presented by Kate Harwood DESCRIPTION:The talk covers the development of cemeteries\, and since 1902\, of crematoria\, and their differing landscapes addressing different purposes. The design of these\, from Vanbrugh’s enthusiasm for the Indian cemeteries he had seen\, to the modern natural burial\, includes many overseas influences. Context from Buenos Aires to Surat\, from Stockholm to Cape Town is provided.\nKate Harwood is Conservation & Planning Officer for Hertfordshire Gardens Trust and lectures\, writes about and researches historic parks and gardens. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/last-landscapes-the-landscapes-of-british-cemeteries-over-the-last-4-centuries-presented-by-kate-harwood/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231204T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231204T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20231005T131940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T123312Z UID:2765-1701700200-1701705600@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The Well-Gardened Mind Presented by Sue Stuart-Smith DESCRIPTION:Sue Stuart-Smith is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist who worked in the NHS for many years\, becoming the lead clinician for psychotherapy in Hertfordshire.  She is married to Tom Stuart-Smith\, the celebrated garden designer\, and\, over thirty years together\, they have created the wonderful Barn Garden in Hertfordshire.  Her book\, The Well Gardened Mind\, was published in 2020 and became a Sunday Times bestseller.  It has since been translated into seventeen languages. \nHer talk will include insights gained from her grandfather’s experiences after he returned from the First World War; Sigmund Freud’s obsession with flowers; and interviews with people engaged in gardening projects in prisons\, hospitals and in the community. \n\nTickets are available through the Eventbrite link The Well Gardened Mind presented by Sue Stuart – Smith Tickets\, Mon 4 Dec 2023 at 14:15 | Eventbrite  \n\n\nPlease note tickets will be not available on the door.   \n\n\nIf you have any difficulty booking for any of these events\, please contact the Events team on: zoomevents@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk \n\n\nPlease note that: \n\n\n• Tickets for the talks at Woolmer Green Village Hall can only be purchased online via Eventbrite and will not be available on the door.  Each event capacity is 40. \n\n\n• Doors will open at 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start and refreshments will only be available before the talk starts. \n\n\n• Unfortunately\, it will not be possible to record the ‘live’ lectures. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-well-gardened-mind-presented-by-sue-stuart-smith/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sue-Stuart-Smith-e1697027482340.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231106T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231106T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20231005T131631Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T123430Z UID:2763-1699281000-1699286400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Bandstands: History\, Decline and Revival Presented by Paul Rabbitts DESCRIPTION:The Gardens Trust is interested in the conservation and use of public parks and gardens as well as private estates and in this talk\, Paul Rabbitts discusses the origin and history of the bandstand and the development of its use throughout the Victorian and Edwardian periods. After a sad decline\, there seems to be a revival in their use and our hope is that this will go alongside emerging movements formulated to look after and save our public parks.\nPaul’s talk is highly illustrative and comes recommended by previous appreciative audiences.\nPaul Rabbitts is currently Head of Parks for Norwich City Council and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is the author of many books and his latest\, due out at the end of the year is called The People’s Parks – The Design and Development of Public Parks in Britain \nTickets are available to purchase on here on Bandstands – History\, Decline and Revival presented by Paul Rabbitts Tickets\, Mon 6 Nov 2023 at 14:15 | Eventbrite \nPlease note that:\n• Tickets for the talks at Woolmer Green Village Hall can only be purchased online via Eventbrite and will not be available on the door. Each event capacity is 40.\n• Doors will open at 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start and refreshments will only be available before the talk starts.\n• Unfortunately\, it will not be possible to record the ‘live’ lectures. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/bandstands-history-decline-and-revival-presented-by-paul-rabbitts/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Paul-Rabbitts.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230712 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20230208T134749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T134749Z UID:2760-1689033600-1689119999@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Walk: Tour of the Inns of Court DESCRIPTION:Details to be announced soon… URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/walk-tour-of-the-inns-of-court/ LOCATION:Beds CATEGORIES:Guided Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230613 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20230208T134712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T134712Z UID:2758-1686528000-1686614399@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Walk: Copped Hall near Epping DESCRIPTION:Details to be announced soon… URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/walk-copped-hall-near-epping/ LOCATION:Beds CATEGORIES:Guided Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230511 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20230208T134634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230208T134634Z UID:2756-1683676800-1683763199@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Walk: Gardens at Audley End DESCRIPTION:Details to be announced soon… URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/walk-gardens-at-audley-end/ LOCATION:Beds CATEGORIES:Guided Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230306T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230306T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20220928T135401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T135401Z UID:2722-1678113000-1678118400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:An Octagonal Walled Garden by Stephen Smith DESCRIPTION:Stephen Smith will give a presentation on ‘An Octagonal Walled Garden’ featuring an exploration of forgotten connections rediscovered through the intriguing shape of the walled garden at Ray Park In Woodford\, Essex\, which will include reference to Luton Hoo.  Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. \nThe talks in 2023 will be held at Woolmer Green Village Hall and tickets will be available via Eventbrite from 1stDecember\, 2022.  Please note that: \n\nTickets for the talks at Woolmer Green Village Hall can only be purchased online via Eventbrite and will not be available on the door. Each event capacity is 30.\nDoors will open at 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start and refreshments will only be available before the talk starts.\nUnfortunately\, it will not be possible to record the ‘live’ lectures.\n\n  \n  URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/an-octagonal-walled-garden-by-stephen-smith/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230206T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230206T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20220928T134239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T134239Z UID:2716-1675693800-1675699200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Treasure Maps of Wrest Park: Hunting for Henry Duke of Kent’s garden by Gill Hannington DESCRIPTION:Gill Hannington \, member of the Wrest Park Volunteer History Research Team\, will give a presentation on ‘Treasure Maps of Wrest Park: Hunting for Henry Duke of Kent’s garden’. Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. \nThe talks in 2023 will be held at Woolmer Green Village Hall and tickets will be available via Eventbrite from 1stDecember\, 2022.  Please note that: \n\nTickets for the talks at Woolmer Green Village Hall can only be purchased online via Eventbrite and will not be available on the door. Each event capacity is 30.\nDoors will open at 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start and refreshments will only be available before the talk starts.\nUnfortunately\, it will not be possible to record the ‘live’ lectures. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/treasure-maps-of-wrest-park-hunting-for-henry-duke-of-kents-garden-by-gill-hannington/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230109T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230109T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20220531T122712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T161549Z UID:2706-1673272800-1673280000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Unearthing the Past - Managing Gardens with a History- Andrew Turvey\, Head Gardener at Hatfield House DESCRIPTION:Andrew Turvey is the Head of Parks and Gardens at Hatfield House and will be talking about the gardens he has had first-hand custodianship for and will discuss differences and similarities in their management.  Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. \nThe talks in 2023 will be held at Woolmer Green Village Hall and tickets will be available via Eventbrite from 1stDecember\, 2022.  Please note that: \n\nTickets for the talks at Woolmer Green Village Hall can only be purchased online via Eventbrite and will not be available on the door. Each event capacity is 30.\nDoors will open at 2.15pm for a 2.30pm start and refreshments will only be available before the talk starts.\nUnfortunately\, it will not be possible to record the ‘live’ lectures.\n\nPlease address all general enquiries about events to lcarlin@btinternet.com \n  URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/winter-talk-andrew-turvey-head-gardener-at-hatfield-house/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221205T143000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221205T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20220928T135020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T135055Z UID:2720-1670250600-1670256000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The story of a garden - The Garden House\, Cottered\, with Dr Jill Raggett DESCRIPTION:Dr Jill Raggett presents an illustrated talk on the history and challenges of caring for The Garden House\, Cottered (formerly Cheynes).  Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. \nTickets for all talks are only available via Eventbrite.  Tickets for the talks via Zoom are available from 1st October 2022. \nAttendees will be sent an email containing a Zoom link 2 days prior to the date of the talk and a reminder 2 hours before the talk.  A link to the recorded talk (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly after the talk. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-story-of-a-garden-the-garden-house-cottered-with-dr-jill-raggett/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221107T143000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221107T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T142238 CREATED:20220928T134715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220928T134715Z UID:2718-1667831400-1667836800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The gardens at Audley End; their development\, features and management today DESCRIPTION:Louise Ellis\, Head Gardener at Audley End will give a presentation on the gardens at Audley End; their development\, key features and management today. Tickets are available via the Eventbrite link here. \nTickets for all talks are only available via Eventbrite.  Tickets for the talks via Zoom are available from 1st October 2022. \nAttendees will be sent an email containing a Zoom link 2 days prior to the date of the talk and a reminder 2 hours before the talk.  A link to the recorded talk (available for 1 week) will be sent shortly after the talk. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-gardens-at-audley-end-their-development-features-and-management-today/ LOCATION:ZOOM CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR