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:19690101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190213T104500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190213T104500 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20181106T215225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181106T215225Z UID:2072-1550054700-1550054700@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:HGT Bridge Day DESCRIPTION:A Bridge Day for members of the Hertfordshire Gardens Trust and their friends will be held at Woolmer Green Village Hall\, near Knebworth\, on Wednesday\, 13th February\, 2019. \n10.45am for an 11.00am start \nA two course lunch with wine will be included and the cost of the day will be £90 for a table of four. \nMembers who would be interested in taking part and would like to make up or join a table should contact Sally Pool for further details: sally.pool@hotmail.co.uk URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/hgt-bridge-day/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190204T141500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190204T163000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T093324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T103222Z UID:1942-1549289700-1549297800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The History of the Garden and Grounds at Wimpole Hall - Alison Moller DESCRIPTION:Alison Moller is a member of the HGT Research Group and recently completed an MA in Garden and Landscape History \nSituated near Royston in Cambridgeshire\, the landscape and setting of Wimpole Hall are a fine example of how the evolution of the garden over many centuries can be traced on the ground in conjunction with archaeological and documentary evidence. Vestiges of the Medieval landscape survive\, but it is the 17th and 18th century developments that are perhaps the most interesting. Many of the great names in Garden History worked at Wimpole: London and Wise\, Charles Bridgeman\, Robert Greening\, Lancelot Brown\, William Eames\, Sir John Soane and Humphry Repton all made contributions\, which will be examined in this talk. \nTea/Coffee will be served from 2.15pm and each talk will cost £5 per person. Reservation and payment for places on the four Talks should be made to Mrs Liz Carlin\, using this form. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-history-of-the-garden-and-grounds-at-wimpole-hall-alison-moller/ 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:20190114T021500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190114T163000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T092942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T103256Z UID:1939-1547432100-1547483400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The Pulhams in Hertfordshire - Kate Bannister and Tina Rowland DESCRIPTION:Kate Banister and Tina Rowland are members of the HGT Research Group. Tina Rowland has recently researched the gardens and grounds at Presdales\, Ware and High Leigh\, Hoddesdon \nJames Pulham and Son of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire were one of the most important firms of landscape designers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. They were one of the main manufacturers of artificial rockwork\, known as ‘Pulhamite’. The Pulhams specialised in water gardens and rock gardens – building cliffs\, ravines\, waterways\, ferneries and grottoes – as well as manufacturing fountains\, vases\, urns\, sundials and other garden ornaments. This lecture describes Pulhams’ known work at sites in Hertfordshire\, including details of recent research and discoveries made about the gardens and grounds at Presdales and at High Leigh. \n\n\n\n\n\nTea/Coffee will be served from 2.15pm and each talk will cost £5 per person. Reservation and payment for places on the four Talks should be made to Mrs Liz Carlin\, using this form URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-pulhams-in-hertfordshire-kate-bannister-and-tina-rowland/ LOCATION:High Leigh Conference Centre\, Lord Street\, Hoddesden\, EN11 8SG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Winter Talks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181211T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181211T154500 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20181106T165438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181106T165438Z UID:2061-1544522400-1544543100@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:London Parks and Gardens Study Day - Nature's Wonders at Fulham Palace DESCRIPTION:The day offers a chance to learn about the intense interest in botany and plant collecting in London in the late 17th and early 18th centuries\, including the pre-eminent collections of the Duchess of Beaufort at Beaufort House\, Queen Mary at Hampton Court\, and Bishop Henry Compton at Fulham Palace\, where the event is hosted. Many of these collectors made herbariums\, parts of which found their way into the collections of Sir Hans Sloane – and thus formed the basis for the foundation of the British Museum in 1759. Attendees will have the chance to visit the ongoing restoration of Bishop Compton’s plantings with Fulham Palace Head Gardener Lucy Hart. \nFor full information on the event please visit https://londonparksandgardens.eventcube.io/events/14688/study-day-natures-wonders URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/london-parks-and-gardens-study-day-natures-wonders-at-fulham-palace/ CATEGORIES:Non HGT END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181203T021500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181203T163000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T092550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T103425Z UID:1937-1543803300-1543854600@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The Water Gardens of Geoffrey Jellicoe - Kate Harwood DESCRIPTION:Kate Harwood \, HGT conservation team co-ordinator\,member of the conservation committee of the Gardens Trust \nJellicoe was commissioned in 1947 to develop the New Town of Hemel Hempstead following a landscape appraisal by Sylvia Crowe. His design was not accepted and another design just for the water gardens was accepted much later. The gardens opened in 1962. This talk will look at the influences behind Jellicoe’s plans\, his other water gardens and the Hemel Gardens in the New Towns context\, and the decline and renaissance of the gardens under the HLF Parks Programme. \n\n\n\n\n\nTea/Coffee will be served from 2.15pm and each talk will cost £5 per person. Reservation and payment for places on the four Talks should be made to Mrs Liz Carlin\, using this form URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-water-gardens-of-geoffrey-jellicoe-kate-harwood/ 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:20181119T141500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181119T163000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T092116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T103448Z UID:1935-1542636900-1542645000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Orchards East and Historic Orchards in Hertfordshire - Professor Tom Williamson DESCRIPTION:Tom Williamson\, Professor of Landscape History at the University of East Anglia\, directs HGT’s Research Group \nOrchards were for centuries a ubiquitous and essential feature of the rural landscape. They were also an important part of many garden designs\, valued for their aesthetic and symbolic qualities. The last half century has seen a catastrophic decline in their numbers\, in Hertfordshire as elsewhere\, with important impacts on biodiversity\, as well as on our cultural heritage. This talk will explain what we know so far about the history of orchards in Hertfordshire\, and what we hope to find out in the future. \n\n\n\n\n\nTea/Coffee will be served from 2.15pm and each talk will cost £5 per person. Reservation and payment for places on the four Talks should be made to Mrs Liz Carlin\, using this form URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/orchards-east-and-historic-orchards-in-hertfordshire-professor-tom-williamson/ 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:20181105T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181105T193000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T102547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180916T122554Z UID:1960-1541412000-1541446200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Repton Discoveries Symposium: to be chaired by Prof. Tom Williamson and Stephen Daniels DESCRIPTION:Discovering the Real Repton \nChairs: Stephen Daniels and Tom Williamson \nA Symposium to highlight the work done by the County Gardens Trusts for Repton’s bicentenary \nDRAFT PROGRAMME \n10.00 – 10.30 \nCoffee and registration \n10.30 – 11.30 \n\nDorset: Sarah Fitzgerald: Sans Souci\, a ‘new’ Repton site discovered\nLPGT: Chris Sumner on Repton in London\nLincolnshire: Steffie Shields Water in the Landscape: Rediscovered Red Book for Normanton Park\n\n11.30 – 12.30 \n\n\n\nHertfordshire: Toby Parker on Repton and East India Company Patronage\nYorkshire: Patrick Eyres Repton and the War Profiteers\nSussex: Judy Tarling on An Evening’s Entertainment in Sussex\n\n\n\n6b. The Glees \n30 mins questions/discussion \n13.00 – 14.15 Lunch \nFree time to explore exhibition and displays \n14.15 – 15.15 \n\nKent: Hugh Vaux on Montreal: a Repton landscape interpreted\nBuckinghamshire: Claire de Carle Parrots\, Pineapples and Pȗckler\nWales: Glynis Shaw: Good Taste and Druids\, Repton in Wales\n\n15.15 – 16.05 \n\nSurrey: Sarah Dickinson on tracking down a Hardenburg and what would have been planted in it (18c plantings)\nHertfordshire: Kate Harwood Jack the Giant-Slayer: Restoration of a Repton landscape \nLinden Groves: HLF Project\n\n16.05 \nSummary\nTom Williamson: What we have learned about Repton this year: round-up\n30 mins questions/discussion \n17.00 – 19.30 \nDrinks reception \nFurther details will be available from the Gardens Trust: kateharwood@thegardenstrust.org \nThe Garden Museum\, 5 Lambeth Palace Road\, London SE1 7LB URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/repton-discoveries-symposium-to-be-chaired-by-prof-tom-williamson-and-stephen-daniel/ LOCATION:The Garden Museum\, 5 Lambeth Palace Road\, London\, SE1 7LB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181008T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181008T213000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T094437Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T094437Z UID:1946-1539028800-1539034200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Champagne and Sparkling Wines: talk and tasting DESCRIPTION:An evening for members and their guests with Alison Moller\, HGT’s wine expert: the history of Champagne; the way it is made; followed by a ‘blind’ tasting of 6 wines – 3 Champagnes and 3 sparkling rivals. \n\n\n\n\nReservation and payment for places should be made to Alison Moller\, using the ‘flyer’ which accompanies the Newsletter URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/champagne-and-sparkling-wines-talk-and-tasting/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180812 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T102334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T102334Z UID:1957-1533859200-1534031999@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A conference on the work of Humphry Repton\, in association with the Gardens Trust DESCRIPTION:Further details from Sally Rouse at Ashridge. Tel. 01442 841028 or sally.rouse@ashridge.hult.edu URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-conference-on-the-work-of-humphry-repton-in-association-with-the-gardens-trust/ LOCATION:Ashridge House\, HP4 1NS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180712T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180712T210000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T095550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180705T120540Z UID:1948-1531418400-1531429200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Herts Gardens Trust AGM 2018 DESCRIPTION:This year’s AGM will be held on Thursday\, July 12th 2018 at Thundridge Hill House\, by kind permission of Christopher and Susie Melluish. \nThe garden will be open from 6.00pm when a glass of wine will be served. The meeting will start at 7.00pm and members are invited to stay for picnics—please bring tables and chairs (and umbrellas if wet). A copy of the 2017/18 Accounts may be downloaded here. \nA copy of the Minutes of the AGM of 13th July 2017 may be downloaded here. \nAgenda \n\nWelcome\nApologies for absence\nTo approve the Minutes of the AGM of 13th July 2017\nMatters arising from the Minutes\nThe Chairman’s Report\nThe Hon. Treasurer’s Report and approval of the Annual Accounts for 2017/2018\nElection of members of the Executive Committee\nAny Other Business\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections: \nThundridge Hill House\, Cold Christmas\,Ware\, SG12 0UF \nHertford\, A10(N)\, 2nd exit to Thundridge\, 1st right after 0.5 km\, and follow Cold Christmas Lane for 1km to Thundridge Hill House\, which will be marked by green HGT banners. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe AGM will be an opportunity to celebrate the publication of ‘Humphry Repton in Hertfordshire’. Copies of the book will be on sale\, and there will be a discount for HGT members on the RRP of £25 URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/herts-gardens-trust-agm-2018/ LOCATION:Thundridge House\, Cold Christmas\, Ware\, SG12 0UF\, Thundridge House\, Cold Christmas\, Ware\, SG12 0UF\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:AGM END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180711T093000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180711T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180318T122949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T104537Z UID:1924-1531301400-1531328400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Garden Visit to Buckinghamshire DESCRIPTION:[Departure from Stanborough Green\, Welwyn Garden City at 9.30am] \nOur first visit will be Hillesden House\, the home of Mr and Mrs Faccenda. With five acres of formal gardens and eighty acres of deer park\, there is room for carp lakes\, fountains and waterfalls\, in addition to rose\, alpine and herbaceous borders. Coffee/Tea will be taken on arrival. After lunch at The Old Thatched Inn at Adstock\, we shall move on to Kingsbridge Farm at Steeple Claydon\, belonging to Mr and Mrs Aldous. The house sits low and mellow under a warm tiled roof. The largely informal garden created by Serena Aldous mirrors the house. The lawn is enclosed by softly curving borders; winding paths\, interestingly planked\, lead into a woodland garden on either side of a small stream\, crossed by a variety of bridges. The central vista across the main lawn leads out across a ha ha into the countryside. We shall have tea and cakes in the garden before leaving for home. \nReservations for a place on this garden visit should be made to Mrs Sonja Fillingham using this form. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/garden-visit-to-buckinghamshire/ CATEGORIES:Garden Visit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180709T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180709T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T091648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T104700Z UID:1933-1531132200-1531137600@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A Guided Walk around the Jellicoe Water Gardens DESCRIPTION:Meet at 10.30am at the Jellicoe Water Gardens\, Hemel Hempstead\n Walk to be led by Kate Harwood \nThis walk will take in the restored Water Gardens designed by Geoffrey Jellicoe as the centrepiece of Hemel Hempstead new town. The influences behind its final shape\, the changes in the design and concept\, the dereliction into which it fell\, the restoration and ongoing involvement of the Friends and the local community will all be addressed. The role of HGT in this will also be highlighted. The Community Garden is run by the Friends and has links to other gardens and to the Orchards East project. \nThe cost of the walk is £5 . Members are responsible for their own transport and refreshments. Reservation and payment for places on the three walks should be made to Mrs Liz Carlin\, using this form.\nEach applicant will receive detailed information on the location\, timing and the precise meeting point for each walk\, together with advice on suitable clothing and footwear and contact details of the Walk’s leader. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-guided-walk-around-the-jellicoe-water-gardens/ CATEGORIES:Guided Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180627T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180627T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180318T122155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T104601Z UID:1916-1530090000-1530118800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Garden Visit to Northampton and Rutland DESCRIPTION:[Departure from Stanborough Green\, Welwyn Garden City at 9.00am] \nOur first visit is to Deene Park in Northamptonshire\, the home since 1514 of the Brudenell family\, whose most famous member was the 7th Earl of Cardigan\, who led the Charge of the Light Brigade. The contents and furnishings of Deene Park are exceptionally interesting\, so after coffee we start the day with a private conducted tour of the house. Deene Park’s grade II historic gardens\, which enjoy extensive views over the lake and parkland\, include a parterre designed by David Hicks with fine topiary\, long borders providing a profusion of colour\, a four season garden with statuary\, a white garden and the latest addition\, a gold garden. \nAfter lunch in the Old Kitchen we drive a short distance into Rutland to visit Redhill Lodge\, featured last November in Country Houses and Interiors. This is an exciting contemporary garden\, the home of Susan Moffitt\, herself a garden designer\, who planted gardens at Chelsea in 2016 and 2017 for the sculptor James Parker. Features include a Japanese garden\, an avenue of “Winter Orange” lime trees\, a natural swimming pond\, a viewing mound and clever use of water and sculpture. Tea and cakes will be served before we return home. \nReservations for a place on this garden visit should be made to Mrs Sonja Fillingham using this form. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/garden-visit-to-northampton-and-rutland/ CATEGORIES:Garden Visit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180625T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180625T153000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T091317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T104711Z UID:1931-1529935200-1529940600@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A Guided Walk around St Albans Abbey Precincts - ‘In the footsteps of Medieval Gardeners’ DESCRIPTION:Meet at 2.00pm at The Old Fighting Cocks Inn Walk to be led by Sally Pearson \nThis walk will require imagination! Very little remains of the mediaeval monastery buildings in St Albans\, let alone the garden areas which we know lay between them. But\, as with other historic landscapes\, by walking the ground\, and hearing contemporary accounts of the features which were once there\, it is possible to build a picture of what one of the most important monastic institutions in the country looked like\, and maybe also gain some insight into the lives of the men who lived and worked at St Albans Abbey over five centuries ago. \nThe cost of the walk is £5.  Members are responsible for their own transport and refreshments. Reservation and payment for places on the three walks should be made to Mrs Liz Carlin\,\nusing this form\nEach applicant will receive detailed information on the location\, timing and the precise meeting point for each walk\, together with advice on suitable clothing and footwear and contact details of the Walk’s leader. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-guided-walk-around-st-albans-abbey-precincts-in-the-footsteps-of-medieval-gardeners/ CATEGORIES:Guided Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180612T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180612T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180318T122619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T104625Z UID:1920-1528794000-1528822800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Garden Visit to Suffolk DESCRIPTION:[Departure from Stanborough Green\, Welwyn Garden City at 9.00am] \nCoffee and cake will be served on arrival at Fullers Mill\, West Stow. This enchanting 7 acre garden\, created over 50 years by its owner\, Bernard Tickner\, is managed today by Perennial – The Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society. The garden is situated on the banks of the River Lark and comprises woodland and a plantsman’s collection of unusual shrubs\, perennials\, lilies and marginal plants. \nFollowing a drive to Moulton\, where we shall have a light lunch at The Packhorse Inn\, it is a short walk to ‘11 Brookside’. There are surprises aplenty in this beautiful\, contemporary-styled garden. The garden’s owners\, Elizabeth Goodrich and Peter Mavroghenis\, have shown a high level of imagination and creativity in its design\, and maintained its quality with much love and hard work. Tea and cake will be served in the garden before setting off on our return journey. \nReservations for a place on this garden visit should be made to Mrs Sonja Fillingham using this form. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/garden-visit-to-suffolk/ CATEGORIES:Garden Visit END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180521T114500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180521T143000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180318T123357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T104112Z UID:1926-1526903100-1526913000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A Guided Walk around the Inns of Court DESCRIPTION:Meet at 11.45am at Farringdon Station\nPlease bring a packed lunch Walk to be led by Deborah Spring \nUsing a 16th century map of the area\, we will explore the origins of the gardens of the Inns of Court: Gray’s Inn\, Lincoln’s Inn\, Middle Temple and Inner Temple. These secluded and spacious gardens\, hidden from view behind walls and buildings\, are open to the public for a few hours in the middle of the day. At Gray’s Inn\, where we will stop for a picnic lunch\, we will see the gardens originally laid out by Francis Bacon in the 1580s\, and at Lincoln’s Inn we will look for traces of the work carried out to improve the gardens in the same era. Emerging from Lincoln’s Inn behind the Royal Courts of Justice\, we cross the Strand to discover the beautiful gardens of the Middle Temple and Inner Temple\, once home to the Knights Templar\, now a three-acre haven of wide lawns and spectacular borders in the heart of legal London\, sweeping down to the River Thames. While our walk focuses on the gardens\, it may also be possible to see inside the chapel at Lincoln’s Inn\, where John Donne preached\, and the Temple Church with its Crusader memorials – for both\, opening times vary. \n\n HGT Guided Walks The cost of each walk is £5 Members are responsible for their own transport and refreshments. Reservation and payment for places on the three walks should be made to Mrs Liz Carlin\, using this form. Each applicant will receive detailed information on the location\, timing and the precise meeting point for each walk\, together with advice on suitable clothing and footwear and contact details of the Walk’s leader. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-guided-walk-around-the-inns-of-court/ CATEGORIES:Guided Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180506T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180506T100000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T100131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T203237Z UID:1954-1525600800-1525600800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Explore the historic Repton landscape of Panshanger Park DESCRIPTION:HGT members and friends are invited to explore the historic Repton landscape of Panshanger Park in the company of Anne Rowe and Kate Harwood. \nThe start point will be the Panshanger stables at TL290 133\, off the B1000 between Hertford and Digswell where we have permission to park. \nFree\, no need to book. If you need further information please contact Anne Rowe research@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/explore-the-historic-repton-landscape-of-panshanger-park/ LOCATION:Panshanger Park\, Hertford\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Guided Walk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180419T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180419T200000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T095940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T095940Z UID:1951-1524160800-1524168000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Book launch: Humphry Repton in Hertfordshire DESCRIPTION:The book launch for ‘Humphry Repton in Hertfordshire’ featuring a talk by Professor Tom Williamson. \nThis is an opportunity to meet the authors\, to see the Red Books owned by Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies\, and to purchase copies of the book\, which will be on sale at the RRP of £25 \nTickets at £5 may be booked via HALS at: www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/hals\n[for more details see: http://www.uhpress.co.uk/events/2018/humphry-repton-in-hertfordshire-launch] URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/book-launch-humphry-repton-in-hertfordshire/ LOCATION:HALS\, County Hall\, Hertford\, SG13 8EJ\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180404T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180404T120000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20180404T093926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180404T104912Z UID:1944-1522836000-1522843200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A Short Course: Three aspects of Victorian Gardening: Pteridomania\, Pineta and Parks DESCRIPTION:A Short Course of six sessions to be led by Kate Harwood \nThree aspects of Victorian Gardening: Pteridomania\, the Fern Craze\, swept Victorian England. It stimulated plant collecting\, technological advances and added new features to homes and gardens. Pineta\, and their close cousins\, arboreta were the product of the mania for exotic trees. Driven by nurseries such as Veitches of Exeter and fed by plant hunters such as David Douglas and William Lobb\, the giants of the American West and elsewhere have made a distinct mark on our landscapes. Public Parks were part of the answer to overcrowded slums giving the people access to fresh air and green space\, with sports facilities being added as an afterthought. The Head Gardeners and their teams grew thousands of bedding plants and laid out splendid displays but also experimented with exotic plants such as bananas\, and introduced water features\, bandstands\, statuary and refreshment kiosks. \nOur three talks sessions will be complemented by three relevant garden visits: Danesbury Fernery\, Bayfordbury Pinetum and Battersea Park. \nTalks will take place at Woolmer Green Village Hall 10.00-12.00. \nVisits to Danesbury and Bayfordbury will be made by car\, car sharing-arrangements will be discussed in class. Battersea park is best reached by public transport (details will be provided)\nThe cost of the course will be £36 per person.\nReservation and payment for places on the three walks should be made to Kate Harwood\, using this form. \nApril 4 \nPteridomania: Kate Harwood Danesbury fernery: John Roper \nApril 18 \nThe great Victorian parks: Kate Harwood \nMay 2 \nThe mania for exotic trees: Kate Harwood Bayfordbury Pinetum: Edward Eastwood \n\nApril 11 \nGuided tour Danesbury Fernery to examine the Pulhamite and the restoration of the site\, including new fern planting \nApril 25 \nGuided Tour of Battersea Park to include Pulhamite\, Gibson’s exotic planting\, The Festival of Britain Gardens\, the Dan Pearson Winter Garden \nMay 9\nGuided Tour of Bayfordbury Pinetum to look at the 150 species of conifers assembled by Baker and Clinton families\, many during the 19th century\, although the collection was begun in 1767. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-short-course-three-aspects-of-victorian-gardening-pteridomania-pineta-and-parks/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Short Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180129T144500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180129T163000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170914T083113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180117T100355Z UID:1786-1517237100-1517243400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Humphry Repton in Hertfordshire – Anne Rowe - FULLY BOOKED DESCRIPTION:Please note that this event is now fully booked. \nAnne Rowe is a landscape historian and co-ordinates the research work of the HGT. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the death of Humphry Repton in 1818\, Anne and a team of HGT researchers have reviewed every site with which Humphry Repton was associated in Hertfordshire\, revealing a number of new perspectives along the way. A new HGT publication\, ‘ Humphry Repton in Hertfordshire: Documents and Landscapes ‘\, will be published in 2018. Anne’s talk on Repton and his work in the county will be an ideal opportunity to learn more about the life and work of Britain’s first ‘landscape gardener’. \nTo receive an application form for this talks email chair@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/humphry-repton-hertfordshire-anne-rowe/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20171204T144500 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20171204T163000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170914T082852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170918T113616Z UID:1781-1512398700-1512405000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Rosemary Verey: her contribution and legacy to 20thC gardening DESCRIPTION:Margie Hoffnung is the Conservation Officer with the Gardens Trust. As a horticultural student at Writtle College\, Margie was given a work placement with Rosemary Verey and following qualification continued to work for her on a part-time basis until Verey’s death in 2001. Margie’s friendship with Rosemary Verey and her close association with Verey’s professional life form the basis of this talk. \nA series of talks for HGT members is to be held on Monday afternoons at The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA (near Knebworth). There is ample parking at the Hall. Tea/coffee will be served from 2.45pm and the talks will start at 3.00pm. \nTo receive an application form for this talks email chair@hertsgardenstrust.org.uk URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/rosemary-verey-contribution-legacy-20thc-gardening-margie-hoffnung/ LOCATION:The Village Hall\, Woolmer Green\, The Village Hall\, Hall Lane\, Woolmer Green\, SG3 6XA\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170713T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170713T220000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170620T123953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170620T124027Z UID:1050-1499968800-1499983200@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:AGM 2017 DESCRIPTION:This year’s AGM will be held on Thursday\, 13th July\, 2017 at ‘Garratt’s Farm’\, Benington\, by kind permission of Mrs Sarah Bott. The garden will be open from 6.00pm when a glass of wine will be served. The meeting will start at 7.00pm and members are invited to stay for picnics — please bring tables and chairs (and umbrellas if wet). A copy of the examined accounts will be published on the HGT website from the end of June\, 2017. \nGarratt’s farm has a garden of about three quarters of an acre in open countryside created from nothing over the last 10 years — with weeding\, bending and watering avoidance the priority. Shrubs\, small ornamental trees\, box and yew are planted in groups to lead the eye to specific points or to fill the space which is surrounded by a field hedge. \nLocation: Garratts Farm\, Town Lane\, Benington SG2 7LA\n(Parking at Finches Farm in Town Lane\, at the same post code. Park in the farmyard and walk 200 m down to Garratts Farm\, following the HGT signs) \nAgenda \n Welcome\n Apologies for absence\n To approve the Minutes of the AGM of 14th July \, 2016\n Matters arising from the Minutes\n The Chairman’s Report\n The Hon. Treasurer’s Report and approval of the Annual Accounts for 2016/2017\n Election of Chairman and members of the Executive Committee\n Any Other Business URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/agm-2017/ LOCATION:Garratts Farm\, Town Lane\, Benington SG2 7LA\, Garratts Farm\, Town Lane\, Benington\, SG2 7LA\, United Kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170704T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170706T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170620T123624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170620T123624Z UID:1047-1499155200-1499360400@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:7 Glorious East Anglian Gardens DESCRIPTION:Sonja has used her wide experience to plan an ambitious programme of garden visits\, based on two nights at the splendidly situated 4* Blakeney Hotel at Blakeney on the north Norfolk coast.  The cost of a coach and driver would be prohibitive\, and Sonja suggests using our own cars\, doubling up where appropriate.  The cost per person includes garden entry and all food and accommodation throughout the stay. \nBar bills and gratuities are not included in the price. \nNumbers will be limited and those who register an interest will be given priority at booking.  It would be much appreciated if HGT members who are interested would ring Sonja on 01582 831899 as soon as possible. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/7-glorious-east-anglian-gardens/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170628 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170427T094356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T094356Z UID:597-1498521600-1498607999@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:Garden Visit to Rutland and Leicestershire DESCRIPTION:‘The Old Vicarage’\, Whissendine:\nWe head north to Whissendine\, Rutland\, where after coffee and biscuits in the historic church we visit The Old Vicarage\, where Dr. Sarah Furness has filled her garden with unusual plants\, shrubs and topiary. We will see the herbaceous borders\, the rose covered pergola\, the hidden white walk\, the terrace designed by Bunny Guinness with striking contemporary knots\, the paved fountain garden and the Gothic orangery\, housing tender scented plants. Recommended in the Good Gardens Guide. \nWestbrooke House\, Market Harborough:\nOur second visit is to Market Harborough\, where after a buffet lunch at a nearby restaurant we go to Westbrooke House\, Little Bowden\, where Mrs. Joanne Drew has recreated a Victorian walled flower garden and a walled vegetable garden\, opened for the NGS for the first time last year and featured in the Daily Telegraph. The 6 acres of grounds include a pond area\, woodland paths\, a wild flower garden and an avenue of mature limes and wellingtonias. We will take tea and cakes on the terrace before returning home. \nReservations for places on the garden visits should be made to Mrs Sonja Fillingham using the ‘flyer’ which accompanies this Newsletter. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/garden-visit-to-rutland-and-leicestershire/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170609T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170609T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170322T204241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T094033Z UID:165-1497016800-1497024000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:An afternoon with Friends of Jellicoe Water Gardens DESCRIPTION:A short history of the project to restore the Jellicoe Water Gardens and a presentation by the Friends will be followed by a tour of the newly restored and refurbished Water Gardens. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/an-afternoon-with-friends-of-jellicoe-water-gardens/ LOCATION:Carey Baptist Church\, Marlowes\, Hemel Hempstead END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170503T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170503T170000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170425T192905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T090738Z UID:504-1493798400-1493830800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A Garden Outing to Essex DESCRIPTION:‘Ulting Wick’\, Maldon\, Essex:\nCoffee and biscuits will be taken before we view this beautiful\, spring garden especially significant for tulip lovers. The colourful arrangements stand out from a backdrop of listed\, black barns. There are 8 acres of innovative plantings\, plus a pond overhung with golden weeping willow trees. ’The English Garden’ magazine listed ’Ulting Wick’ as one of the ’Top Ten’ spring gardens to visit. \n‘Kelvedon Hall’:\nWe head on to Kelvedon for a light lunch at ‘The George and Dragon’\, before visiting ‘Kelvedon Hall’ with its 6 acre garden surrounding an attractive 18C farmhouse. This is another lovely spring garden comprising formal and informal areas:\npleached hornbeam hedges\, topiary\, with walled gardens\, ponds and sculpture.\nWe will enjoy tea and cake before setting off on our return. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-garden-outing-to-essex/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170502T103000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170502T153000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170322T204124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170427T090036Z UID:161-1493721000-1493739000@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A Study Day at Mayflower Place\, Hertingfordbury with Friends of Panshanger Park DESCRIPTION:Further details and a programme for this event may be found in the 2017 Spring Newsletter. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-study-day-at-mayflower-place-hertingfordbury-with-friends-of-panshanger-park/ LOCATION:Mayflower Place\, Hertingfordbury END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170422T100000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170422T160000 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20170322T203804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170322T203804Z UID:158-1492855200-1492876800@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:A Conference "Not in my Back Yard?" DESCRIPTION:Further details and a programme for this event may be found in the 2016 Autumn Newsletter (part 2) which can be downloaded (see above). A booking form this event and the two events below can be downloaded here. URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/a-conference-not-in-my-back-yard/ LOCATION:Riding School\, Hatfield House END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260429T091418 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220531T123116 DTSTAMP:20260429T091418 CREATED:20220531T123116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T123116Z UID:2712-0-1654000276@hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com SUMMARY:The Bicycle Boys - An Unforgettable Garden Tour DESCRIPTION:(to be launched on the RHS Libraries website on 08 June). \nAn on-line exhibition based on the diaries of Loyal Johnson\, an American student\, who\, in 1928\, visited more than eighty gardens in the UK with his friend Sam Brewster. They travelled\, mostly by bicycle\, and kept detailed records of their journey (almost 1\,500 miles). The HGT is one of 14 County Garden Trusts who have collaborated with the RHS Lindley Library (who now own the diaries) to retrace Loyal’s and Sam’s travels. In Hertfordshire they visited Aldenham House\, Hatfield House and Temple Dinsley \, which will feature in the exhibition. \n  URL:https://hgt.stalbanswebdesign.com/event/the-bicycle-boys-an-unforgettable-garden-tour/ CATEGORIES:Online Exhibition END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR