Workshop to take place in the grounds and gardens of Burghley house, hosted by the head Forester Pete Glassey.
Read more →To be held at the Mercure Shrewsbury Albrighton Hall Hotel and Spa, a beautiful 18th century manor house nestled in 15 acres of grounds with an ornamental lake. Highlights will include guided tour of Hodnet Hall gardens and Dingle Gardens in Shrewsbury’s Quarry Park.
Read more →The Laskett, set in the idyllic countryside of Herefordshire on the Welsh borders, are the creation of Sir Roy Strong CH and his late wife Julia Trevelyan Oman CBE.
Read more →PGG visit to Fullers Mill – an enchanting and tranquil seven-acre creation on the banks of the River Lark. It combines a beautiful site of light dappled woodland with a plantsman’s collection of unusual shrubs, perennials, lilies and marginal plants.
Read more →PLEASE NOTE – THIS EVENT BEGINS AT 9.00AM. PGG Workshop – Management of mature and ancient trees in the landscape. The workshop will take place in the grounds and gardens of Burghley House, hosted by the head forester Pete Glassey. Pete will draw on some of his 35 years of experience managing Burghley’s diverse tree landscape to inform, educate and inspire on the subject of mature and ancient tree management in the landscape.
Read more →PGG visit to Hever Castle. Discover the magnificent award-winning gardens set in 125 acres of glorious grounds.
Read more →Enjoy the first signs of spring with a visit to Easton Walled Gardens during snowdrop season when flowers carpet the ground. The shelter of the valley brings both calm and energy, giving room to explore the joy of an English garden in all its forms.
Read more →PGG visit to Holme for Gardens – a family owned garden centre near Wareham; and Encombe House and Estate
Read more →Walled Garden Baumber is an innovative and exciting four acre walled garden, full of hidden surprises and vastly different from the traditional kitchen garden that it once was.
Read more →PGG visit to Houghton Hall Walled Garden – a 5-acre walled garden divided into quarters which are sub divided again to create 23 distinct areas including a 120m long double herbaceous border, Rose Garden, Italian Garden, fruit and veg area, cut flower borders, a wisteria walkway and the unique Waterflame garden.
Read more →PGG visit to Scotney Castle, an English country house with formal lawns south-east of Lamberhurst in the valley of the River Bewl in Kent, England.
Read more →PGG visit to Antony Woodland Garden, an “International Camellia Garden of Excellence” which holds the National Collection of Camellia japonica.
Read more →A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a visit to the world famous Kew Gardens on Wednesday 1st July 2020 and the Head of School of Horticulture (and PGG member) has put together this fantastic programme for us.
Read more →PGG visit to Down House, the family home of world-renowned scientist Charles Darwin
Read more →PGG visit to Oxford University Parks – offering an escape from the hustle and bustle of the City, but conveniently located right at its heart – with something to please everyone.
Read more →PGG visit to West Lodge in Dorset. West Lodge, was bought some 9 years ago by the present owner who has been re-modelling the house and creating a brand new garden in the process.
Read more →PGG visit to Marwood Hill Gardens a very special 20 acre private garden with three lakes set in a valley tucked away in North Devon and Foamlea, a one acre, west facing garden full of plants with origins around the world.
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Photos from the PGG visit to Burghley House on 12th July 2019 – a Tudor mansion built by Sir William Cecil over a period of 32 years from 1563 onwards.
Read more →PGG visit to Mill Barn, Weston Turville, a brand new conversion of a Grade ll eighteenth century barn sitting on a two acre plot, half farmyard and paddock.
Read more →Annual dinner followed by Ron Nettle Memorial Lecture. The speaker is Dr Mark Spencer F.L.S., Forensic Botanist, Hon. Curator (Plants), Linnean Society of London Scientific Associate, Natural History Museum, London. His talk is entitled ‘Herbariums and Garden History, the Fulham Palace Experience’.
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