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Women Gardeners on BBC Radio Devon - 14 April 2017
An hour-long programme, entitled Planting Paradise will be aired on BBC Radio Devon at 13.00h on Friday 14th April 2017. Producer Jo Loosemore has compiled this documentary from interviews conducted with some members of the Devon Gardens Trust. The...
The Gardens Trust Annual Conference 2017
The Gardens Trust Annual Conference 2017
‘Blest Elysium’ – Sustainable?
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Trainee placements for historic gardens
The Historic and Botanic Garden Trainee Programmes (HBGTP) scheme is an unrivalled opportunity for passionate and committed horticulturists. Trainees can earn a salary while developing professional skills in some of the best historic and botanic...
Conservation and management of war memorial landscapes
A new publication from Historic England working in co-operation with the War Memorials Trust and the Gardens Trust, entitled Conservation and Management of War Memorial Landscapes, has just been launched. First published in 2012 by the War Memorials...
John Tremlett of Bickham House, Kenn
It was with great sadness that members of the DGT learned of the death of John Tremlett, one of our Vice Presidents. The notice in the Telegraph read:
The Gardens Trust - new website launched
A brand new website for the Gardens Trust has been launched. The Gardens Trust was formed in July 2015 by the merger of the Garden History Society and the Association of GardensTrusts. The new website combines and extends the content that existed on...
Hugh Meller awarded prestigious W.G. Hoskins Prize 2016
The WG Hoskins prize was awarded to Hugh Meller for his two volume "The Country Houses of Devon", released in 2015. The citation from the Devon History Society states that the book is "a work of immense enthusiasm and...
Parks and Gardens UK database goes to Hestercombe
Tuesday 13th September 2016. The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded a grant of £97,500 to Parks & Gardens UK (PGUK) and to Hestercombe Gardens Trust to secure the future of the PGUK database of historic landscapes and its website...
New Chairman for Devon Gardens Trust
Dianne Long was appointed as the eleventh Chairman of the Devon Gardens Trust at the 135th Council of Management meeting held on 26th July 2016. She succeeds Dr Ian Varndell who...
The Gardens Trust launches new planning leaflet
The Gardens Trust is the statutory consultee for the protection of historic parks and gardens in England and works closely with all 36 county gardens trusts to respond to planning applications that might affect the landscape.
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