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Events

Details for the Society's Lecture series for 2008 are now available. Please see below for further details or contact the GHS Information line on 020 7490 2974.

Tickets may be booked in advance using the website booking form or bought at the door. Please note that this will be subject to availability so it is advisable to ring first on 020 7490 2974.

We are pleased to welcome non-members to most of our events but some are for members only. We also list a number of other events of interest that are organised by other groups. Please contact these groups rather than the GHS if you would like further information.

Planning for the future
If you have an idea for an activity for 2007 (or beyond) or have a visit, study day, study tour or other event you would like to host or otherwise organise, please contact our Events Secretary, Chloe Bennett or at Dove House, 5 The Street, Thornham Magna, Eye, Suffolk IP23 8HB, telephone 01379 672 901 or mobile 07879 817 343

2008	GHS Events
23 January	Protection and maintenance of parks and gardens in Flanders, 1931–2008 Lecture by Herman van den Bossche, Heritage Researcher at the Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels. A GHS London Winter Event.
6 February	Garden Plants from China: Forgotten Pioneers Lecture by Jane Kilpatrick, plant historian and gardener. A GHS London Winter Event.
20 February	That Other John: The Rediscovery of John Parkinson Lecture by Anna Parkinson, writer, broadcaster and healer. A GHS London Winter Event.
5 March	Winfield House: Horticultural Diplomacy Lecture by Stephen Crisp, Head Gardener at Winfield House. A GHS London Winter Event.
12 March	6th Annual GHS Lecture at the RHS: Cultured Landscapes: The Olympic Park Lecture by John Hopkins, Project Sponsor, Parkland and Public Realm, at the Olympic Delivery Authority. A GHS London Winter Event.
26 April	Exploring the Landscapes of East London A conducted tour of Mile End Park and Wanstead Park
17 June	Evening visit to Kenilworth Castle Tour of the garden of Kenilworth Castle
19 June	Paradise Preserved? West Midlands Cemeteries. A day long event in association with the Victorian Society
3-6 July	GHS Annual General Meeting & Summer Conference, Liverpool "European Capital of Culture 2008: Liverpool’s Landscape Links"
10 July	Visit to Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens A Joint Visit with London Parks and Gardens Trust
23-30 September POSTPONED	Trip to Gardens of the Two Rivieras Our trip to the Gardens of the Two Rivieras, the Cote d’Azur and Ligurian Coast has had to be postponed.
24-27 September	Trip to Gardens in Belgium In place of the Trip to Gardens of the Two Rivieras, we have pleasure in announcing a trip to some gardens of Belgium.
2009
4-18 March	A Brazilian Odyssey Trip. Gardens and Landscapes of Roberto Burle Marx This special tour for the Garden History Society focuses on the private gardens and public commissions of Roberto Burle Marx.

2008	Other Events
September 2007 - April 2008	Kew Mutual Improvement Society: Horticultural Lectures
October-November 2007	Institute of Historical Research: The History of Gardens and Landscapes Autumn Term Seminars
October 2007 - April 2008	London Parks and Gardens Trust: Winter Lecture Series
January-March 2008	Institute of Historical Research: The History of Gardens and Landscapes Spring Term Seminars
23 Februay 2008	Devon Gardens Trust: Spring Study Day - "The Victorians: Gardens, Graveyards and Horticultural Pioneers"
19 March 2008	Accademia Club, London: "The Garden at Bomarzo: A Reniassance Riddle" by Jessie Sheeler
March-April 2008	Specialist Course in the Restoration of Historic Parks and Gardens Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura of Madrid.
15 April 2008	London Zoo: "Nature in the City" A conference focusing on managing urban parks for people, plants and wildlife
19 April 2008	Sulgrave Manor: Study Day - "The Traditional Knot Garden" With Anne Jennings, Head of Horticulture, Museum of Garden History
26 April 2008	Cambridge Natural History and Gardening Book Fair Hills Road Sixth Form College, Hills Rd., Cambridge
19 July 2008	Sulgrave Manor: Study Day - "In the Steps of John Betjeman, Northamptonshire Gardens" With Tim Mowl, Professor of History of Architecture & Designed Landscapes, University of Bristol
Summer Season 2008	Sulgrave Manor: Sir Reginald Blomfield at Sulgrave An exhibition on the work of the foremost exponent of the English Formal Garden movement throughout the season
Ongoing	Capel Manor College - various shows and events

23 January 2008
Protection and maintenance of parks and gardens in Flanders, 1931–2008

Lecture by Herman van den Bossche, Heritage Researcher at the Flemish Heritage Institute, Brussels. A GHS London Winter Event.

Belgium initiated legal protection of landscapes and monuments in 1931 since when each of its regions has evolved its own heritage policies. The Flemish system of encouraging maintenance and restoration of parks and gardens will be examined, with examples of different methods of support for public and private owners.

Wednesday 23 January, starting 6.30pm, doors open at 6pm, ticket price: £8.
Season ticket available for all five lectures: £40 if booked before 31 December 2007 (a saving of £7), £45 if booked from 1 January 2008.

Venue: The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ (nearest tube station Farringdon).
Wine and soft drinks available before and after the lectures (pay separately).

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6 February 2008
Garden Plants from China: Forgotten Pioneers

Lecture by Jane Kilpatrick, plant historian and gardener. A GHS London Winter Event.

The story of the traditional garden plants of China – now to be found in almost every British park and garden – and how they were introduced to this country by several determined enthusiasts between 1698 and 1862.

Wednesday 6 February, starting 6.30pm, doors open at 6pm, ticket price: £8.
Season ticket available for all five lectures: £40 if booked before 31 December 2007 (a saving of £7), £45 if booked from 1 January 2008.

Venue: The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ (nearest tube station Farringdon).
Wine and soft drinks available before and after the lectures (pay separately).

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20 February 2008
That Other John: The Rediscovery of John Parkinson

Lecture by Anna Parkinson, writer, broadcaster and healer. A GHS London Winter Event.

John Parkinson was not only a close friend of John Tradescant but a leading figure in the 17th Century English gardening renaissance and a dedicated scientist who became Britain’s first Royal Herbalist. Despite his influence, his story has been obscured by that of other contemporaries, and this is the first time the facts about his life have been uncovered.

Wednesday 20 February, starting 6.30pm, doors open at 6pm, ticket price: £8.
Season ticket available for all five lectures: £40 if booked before 31 December 2007 (a saving of £7), £45 if booked from 1 January 2008.

Venue: The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ (nearest tube station Farringdon).
Wine and soft drinks available before and after the lectures (pay separately).

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5 March 2008
Winfield House: Horticultural Diplomacy

Lecture by Stephen Crisp, Head Gardener at Winfield House. A GHS London Winter Event.

Winfield House, surrounded by 12.5 acres of parkland and formal gardens, and situated in Regent’s Park, is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to the UK, as well as being the second largest private garden in central London. The lecture will provide a visual tour of this landscape covering the history, design and development of the estate as well as an insight to its valuable role within the diplomatic scene in London.

Wednesday 5 March, starting 6.30pm, doors open at 6pm, ticket price: £8.
Season ticket available for all five lectures: £40 if booked before 31 December 2007 (a saving of £7), £45 if booked from 1 January 2008.

Venue: The Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ (nearest tube station Farringdon).
Wine and soft drinks available before and after the lectures (pay separately).

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12 March 2008
6th Annual GHS Lecture at the RHS: Cultured Landscapes: The Olympic Park

Lecture by John Hopkins, Project Sponsor, Parkland and Public Realm, at the Olympic Delivery Authority. A GHS London Winter Event.

This lecture will look at the historical and intellectual context for the planning and design of the Olympic Park. It will examine the making of public parks from the eighteenth to the late twentieth century, and it will consider the present-day theoretical context of thinking on parks for the twenty-first century.

Wednesday 12 March, starting 6.30pm, doors open at 6pm, ticket price: £15.
Season ticket available for all five lectures: £40 if booked before 31 December 2007 (a saving of £7), £45 if booked from 1 January 2008.

Venue: Royal Horticultural Halls and Conference Centre, Greycoats Street/Elverton Street, London SW1P 2QD (Victoria Station).
Refreshments available at the Lawrence Bar from 5.45pm and after the lecture (pay separately).
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26 April 2008
A conducted tour of Mile End Park and Wanstead Park

A conducted tour of Mile End Park will be led in the morning of Saturday, 26th April by Michael Rowan, Director of Mile End Park.

In the afternoon James Clare, Historic Buildings Architect with The City of London Corporation responsible for the historic landscape and Sally Jeffery, formerly Architectural Historian with the City of London, will guide us round Wanstead Park.

The day will involve quite a lot of walking.

Mile End Park resulted from the Greater London Plan of the 1940’s out of a variety of different former land uses and is broken up by roads and railways. A plan funded by the National Lottery is integrating the park and providing for the needs of the diverse communities which it serves. We shall see how disparate parts are being brought together to provide a composite park for today’s needs.

Wanstead, on the other hand, is the remains of a great country house estate which has splintered into a variety of land uses but still provides one of the great lungs of East London and is managed by the City of London Corporation. The interests of an historic designed landscape have to be reconciled with those of a plethora of urban needs and uses.

Access to each park is by stations on London Underground Central Line and we shall meet at 10.30 at a coffee shop in Mile End Park. Price for the day will be £12 but does not include refreshments. Food will be available en route or you can provide your own picnic.

For further information please contact Robert Peel or by telephone after 15th March on 0207 121 8938 or with a s.a.e. to The Garden History Society, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ in an envelope marked East London.
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17 June 2008
Evening visit to Kenilworth Castle

John Watkins, Head of Gardens and Landscapes for English Heritage, owners of the castle, is personally conducting the society on a tour of the garden of Kenilworth Castle in the late afternoon of Tuesday, June 17th, after which supper will be served for us at the castle.

This is a good opportunity to see the reconstruction of the garden at an interesting stage, some time before its formal opening in 2009, but when the layout of the main garden and first phase of planting should be complete and the terrace, aviary and arbours constructed.

The aim of English Heritage is to reconstruct the garden built by Robert Dudley and described in great detail in Robert Laneham’s letter outlining the visit of the Queen in 1575. Evidence of the letter has been supported by archaeological investigations led by Brian Dix that uncovered an Elizabethan fountain base and confirmed the garden boundaries. Valuable references for the planting of the garden have been Thomas Tusser’s 500 Points of Good Husbandry and Plants for Various Uses as well as contemporary illustrations.

The price will be £20 for the visit which includes the personalised tour and supper but does not include entry to the castle which is free for English Heritage members – please remember to bring your membership card - and £6.20 for non-members with concessions at £5.

For further information and email booking forms, please contact Robert Peel or by telephone after 15th March on 0207 121 8938 or with a s.a.e. to The Garden History Society, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ in an envelope marked Kenilworth.

For purposes of catering, we must receive your application at least 10 days before the event.
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19 June 2008
Paradise Preserved? West Midlands Cemeteries

This is a day long event in association with the Victorian Society, starting at 10.00 for 10.30.

There will be talks on the history of C19 cemeteries with particular reference to West Midland examples, the present state and conservation of cemeteries, English Heritage and historic cemeteries and a vision for them.

The lectures will take place in The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter Discovery Centre, Vyse St., Birmingham.

We shall visit Key Hill and Warstone Lane Cemeteries in the afternoon with an optional tour in the evening of London Road Cemetery, Coventry, designed by Paxton.

Speakers include Ian Hussein, Jonathan Lovie, Sarah Rutherford, Jenifer White and Birmingham City Council Conservation Officer, Toni Demidowicz.

The price is £40 to include refreshments and lunch.

Birmingham Snow Hill Station, with direct trains from Marylebone Station, London, and other cities, is a tram ride away from the venue.

For further information or booking form, please contact Robert Peel or by telephone after 15th March on 0207 121 8938 or with a s.a.e. to The Garden History Society, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ in an envelope marked Cemeteries.
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3-6 July 2008
GHS Annual General Meeting & Summer Conference, Liverpool
"European Capital of Culture 2008: Liverpool’s Landscape Links"

The conference will be based in the University of Liverpool’s Greenbank campus. The campus provides modern, comfortable accommodation and conference facilities near Sefton Park. The AGM, lectures and dinners will be in the Roscoe and Gladstone Hall, and accommodation will be in single rooms with en-suite facilities in nearby Derby and Rathbone Hall.

Thursday 3rd July: Registration will be from midday onwards. Please provide your own lunch.

The afternoon will free to visit nearby Sefton Park or from 2.00pm – 4.30pm ‘Magic Mystery Tour’ go on the drive round coach tour led by Dr John Edmondson visiting sites not on the general programme including Stanley Park, Princes Park and the Garden Festival site at Otterspool. Cost £6.50 per person (see form for details).

The main conference programme will begin with a welcome from Colin Treen, the Chairman, and then the introductory lecture by Dr John Edmondson followed by dinner.

Friday 4th July: Visits to Ince Blundell Hall, an C18 park with important Neoclassical buildings and park sculpture; Knowsley Hall, Capability Brown landscape, ruined menagerie and American garden; Croxteth Hall, to see walled garden and park, visit the newly restored glass houses and melon pit and to hear about the ‘Fragrant’ project from Jyll Bradley; Wavertree Park, site of the second Liverpool Botanic Garden, designed by J. Shepherd, authentic (unrestored) Victorian scroll beds.

Dinner at the University followed by an Evening Reception at Sefton Park Palm House.

Saturday 5th July: Talk followed by coffee and then the Annual General Meeting at 10.00 – 12.00.

Afternoon visits to Birkenhead Park, designed by J. Paxton; Flaybrick Cemetery, C19 Cemetery designed by E. Kemp; Moreton Biscuit Factory, C20 landscape design by G. Jellicoe. After a brief stop at the University the evening will begin with a visit to the Georgian town garden of the Bluecoat Coat Arts Centre, near the C18 Athenaeum where the Keynote speech will be given by Charles A. Birnbaum, F.A.S.L.A, F.A.A.R of The Cultural Landscape Foundation. The Conference Dinner will follow.

Sunday 6th July: Visits to Wirral and Cheshire.

Drive round Port Sunlight, early C20 Garden Suburb with central axis laid out by T.H. Mawson; Visit and coffee/tea at the Lady Lever Art Gallery followed by visits to Burton Manor with formal garden by T.H. Mawson, Ness Botanic Garden, founded as a plant collectors garden in 1898 with mid C20 landscape by J.K. Hulme and Tirley Garth, Utkinton, a fine, recently restored T. Mawson/ C.E. Mallow private garden.

The coaches will leave Tirley Garth at 4 pm and return to the University in Liverpool via John Lennon Airport and Runcorn and Liverpool railway stations. Please check airplane and rail times before booking.

Conference fee per person for the whole conference: £375
Includes single room ensuite, all meals, entrances, lectures and coach travel
Other options: Early bird conference fee: £360 (by 31.3.08), Non-residential conference fee: £254

Please apply for tickets using the website booking form.

This programme is provisional and may be changed. Local members can attend without booking accommodation and it will be possible to book individual days. All members are encouraged to attend the AGM even if they do not wish to participate in the rest of the programme. Extra nights can be booked before and after the conference.

Bookings close on 5th June 2008 but it would be helpful if members could book as soon as possible.
In the event of cancellation we will not be able to return any costs incurred that cannot be recovered and any refunds will be at the organiser’s discretion. Members are advised to take out personal travel insurance to guard against late cancellation, illness and protection of their personal effects.
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10 July 2008
Visit to Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens

A Joint Visit with London Parks and Gardens Trust will take place on 10 July 2008, to visit the memorial gardens at Stoke Poges in Buckinghamshire, designed by Edward White of the Milner White Partnership.

It was the subject of a talk by Marylla Hunt during the Study Day on the Milners in November 2006.

This will be conducted by the Director of the Gardens, Graham Pattison.

We shall also visit Hall Barn near Beaconsfield which, although disturbed by the M40, is a survivor of both 17th and 18th century garden styles.

For further information, please contact Robert Peel or by phone on 0207 121 8938 after 15 March or Katy Myers of LPGT.
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23-30 September 2008 POSTPONED
Trip to the Gardens of the Two Rivieras

Our trip to the Gardens of the Two Rivieras, the Cote d’Azur and Ligurian Coast, planned for September 23 -30, has had to be postponed.

This is due to the lack of available hotel rooms consequent upon the Monaco Boat Show.

We apologise to all those who had shown an interest in participating.

If you are interested in receiving details of the trip, to be rearranged for spring 2009, please contact Charles Boot or Robert Peel or telephone after 15th March on 0207 121 8938. We shall inform all those who expressed an interest in the postponed trip of the rearrangements.
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24-27 September 2008
Trip to Gardens in Belgium

In place of the Two Rivieras, we have pleasure in announcing a trip to some gardens of Belgium.

Based in Brussels, to where Eurostar from London takes you in less than two hours and for only £59 if you book in good time, we shall visit gardens in the Belgian capital, most dating from the 20th century, followed in the three proceeding days to some gardens outside Brussels including Hex, to Antwerp to include Rubens’ house and garden, and on the last day to the Royal Gardens of Brussels.

The dates are September 24- 27, Wednesday to Saturday.

It will be a full programme, conducted by Herman van des Bossche who spoke at the first of the Winter Lectures this year. He is a landscape architect and a leading heritage researcher on historic gardens, parks and landscapes at the Flemish Heritage Institute. Since he has devised this tour and has excellent contacts, it should provide a rare insight into these gardens and the conservation issues involved.

For costs and further details, please contact please contact Robert Peel or by telephone after 15th March on 0207 121 8938 or with a s.a.e. to The Garden History Society, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ in an envelope marked Belgium.
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4-18 March 2009
A Brazilian Odyssey Trip

This special tour for the Garden History Society focuses on the private gardens and public commissions of Roberto Burle Marx.

Starting in Rio and including, of course, his own estate and studio near there, we shall visit a wide variety of his works, many seldom open to visitors, in the mountains around Petropolis, in Belo Horizonte, and in Brasilia.

We include overnight stops and time for sightseeing in some of the country’s best preserved colonial towns, Ouro Preto and Paraty, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

In putting this tour together, Jeff Sainsbury, who will be our guide and has already taken four successful tours to Brazil, has worked closely with the Burle Marx office in Rio, which has helped us with accessing many of his private commissions.

The price is £2,650 per person sharing a room, with a single room supplement of £595. This includes accommodation over 12 nights in good quality hotels, return flights London to Brazil, air and land transport within Brazil, entry to sites on the itinerary, the services of a translator, and all breakfasts, four lunches and four dinners.

For further information and email booking forms, please contact Robert Peel or by telephone after 15th March on 0207 121 8938 or with a s.a.e. to The Garden History Society, 70 Cowcross Street, London EC1M 6EJ in an envelope marked Brazil.
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September 2007 - April 2008
Kew Mutual Improvement Society: Horticultural Lectures

For more information please visit the Kew website.
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Autumn Term Seminars 2007
Institute of Historical Research: The History of Gardens and Landscapes Seminars

A series of seminars to be held at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet Street, London. All lectures are on friday evenings from 5.30pm and held in the Wolfson Room. For more information please visit the IHR website.
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Winter Lecture Series 2007-2008
London Parks and Gardens Trust

A series of lectures to be held at The Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7LB. All lectures are from 7 to 8 pm on a Monday evening. Doors open 6.30pm. For more information please visit the London Parks and Gardens Trust website.
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Spring Term Seminars 2008
Institute of Historical Research: The History of Gardens and Landscapes Seminars

A series of seminars to be held at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House, Malet Street, London. All lectures are on friday evenings from 5.30pm and held in the Wolfson Room. For more information please visit the IHR website.
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23 February 2008
Devon Gardens Trust: Spring Study Day "The Victorians: Gardens, Graveyards and Horticultural Pioneers"

Speakers - Brent Elliott: An Introduction to the Victorian Garden, Jonathan Lovie: Gatherings from Graveyards: the rise of the cemetery in Victorian England, Caradoc Doy: Horticultural Pioneers: the Veitch Connection in Exeter and Chelsea.

Saturday February 23rd 2008, 10.15am – 3.45pm at RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH. Tickets: £27 members £30 non-members £20 students, to include coffee, lunch and tea & biscuits.

Please apply for your tickets by Friday February 15th using the booking form. A limited number of non-lunch places will be available on request.
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19 March 2008
Accademia Club, London: "The Garden at Bomarzo: A Reniassance Riddle" by Jessie Sheeler

For more information, please visit the Accademia club's website
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March-April 2008
Specialist Course in the Restoration of Historic Parks and Gardens at the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura of Madrid

Through March and April 2008 the Escuela Tecnica Superior de Arquitectura of Madrid is offering a course in Spanish of training in the theoretical and practical aspects of restoring historic landscapes involving up to date techniques employed in such projects together with their maintenance and management.

The course is being coordinated by Ana Luengo Anon and Angelique Trachana.

For more information, please email the school or visit the School's website
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15 April 2008
London Zoo: "Nature in the City" - A conference focusing on managing urban parks for people, plants and wildlife

For more information and an on-line booking form, please visit the Green-Space website
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19 April 2008
Sulgrave Manor: Study Day - "The Traditional Knot Garden" with Anne Jennings, Head of Horticulture, Museum of Garden History

This Study Day is just one of the events to celebrate "The Year of the Gardens" at Sulgrave Manor.

The event is held at Sulgrave Manor, Manor Road, Sulgrave, Nr. Banbury, Oxfordshire OX17 2SD. Tickets are £25 per person. For more information please contact Sulgrave Manor.

A hidden gem among historic houses, Sulgrave Manor is a superb example of a modest manor house of Shakespeare’s time and was home to the ancestors of George Washington. The gardens were designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield in the 1920s.
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26 April 2008
Cambridge Natural History and Gardening Book Fair

Venue - Hills Road Sixth Form College, Hills Rd. Cambridge, 10am to 4pm, Admission £1.

20 specialist antiquarian and secondhand booksellers offer a selection of their stock for sale.

Books from C17th to the present day will be on display including :- Ornithology, New Naturalist Series, Fossils, Gardening, Garden Design and History, Darwin and Evolution, Herbals and Plant Lore, Botany.

Refreshments are available.

Further information about this event from:- Les Wray/Pandion Books: 01845 578224 or The PBFA office: 01763 248400
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19 July 2008
Sulgrave Manor: Study Day - "In the Steps of John Betjeman, Northamptonshire Gardens" with Tim Mowl, Professor of History of Architecture & Designed Landscapes, University of Bristol

This Study Day is just one of the events to celebrate "The Year of the Gardens" at Sulgrave Manor.

The event is held at Sulgrave Manor, Manor Road, Sulgrave, Nr. Banbury, Oxfordshire OX17 2SD. Tickets are £12.50 per person. For more information please contact Sulgrave Manor.

A hidden gem among historic houses, Sulgrave Manor is a superb example of a modest manor house of Shakespeare’s time and was home to the ancestors of George Washington. The gardens were designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield in the 1920s.
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Summer Season 2008
Sulgrave Manor: Sir Reginald Blomfield at Sulgrave,

An exhibition on the work of the foremost exponent of the English Formal Garden movement.

This exhibition is part of a series of events to celebrate "The Year of the Gardens" at Sulgrave Manor.

The event is held at Sulgrave Manor, Manor Road, Sulgrave, Nr. Banbury, Oxfordshire OX17 2SD. Tickets are £12.50 per person. For more information please contact Sulgrave Manor.

A hidden gem among historic houses, Sulgrave Manor is a superb example of a modest manor house of Shakespeare’s time and was home to the ancestors of George Washington. The gardens were designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield in the 1920s.
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Ongoing Shows and Events
Capel Manor College

Capel Manor College specialises in Horticulture, Landscaping, Garden Design, Floristry, Countryside, Aboriculture, Animal Care, Horse Studies and Saddlery.

The College is located at Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, Middlesex EN1 4RQ and is set in thirty acres of richly planted and beautiful themed gardens, to inspire and indulge the senses, all surrounding a Georgian Manor House and Victorian Stables.

Visitors can explore the Japanese Garden, Italianate Maze, Historical Gardens, Gardening Which? Trial Gardens, Woodland Walk, together with the popular Sunflower Street - seven front and back gardens designed by former students, and plus Kim Wildes’s Jungle Gym Garden. There is also a visitor centre with garden gift shop and occasional plant sales, and the gardens can be visited, for a small fee, in their own right.

Shows and events are held throughout the year many of which have a gardening and/or horticultural theme. To see an up-to-date online listing and download a full Programme of Events for 2008 visit the Capel Manor College website.
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