Delighted to learn that Historic England has added Peamore Park (that part west of the A379) to the register at Grade II. DGT's application to HE was based on our extensive research.

Do you help look after a historic park or garden?🌳 💰 Apply for our Community Grant of up to £6000, which helps seed-fund volunteer projects that support historic designed landscapes in the UK. 📆Deadline: 15th October 2024 Find out more 👇 thegardenstrust.org/what-we-do/com…

Killerton #Devon The Bear Hut (Grade II*). Interesting and eccentric early-C19 'picturesque' building. Includes single-celled 'hermitage' with stained glass window and flooring in deers' knuckle-bones. Central room lined and roofed in matting decorated with pine cones.

Don't you love accidentally discovering a little oasis? This small park is in Bampton. #LoveParks #devongardens

Reminder that our AGM is at Tapeley Park Gardens on Tuesday 20 August. 11am with the opportunity to join tours of the Italianate Gardens and Agroforestry Garden. Full details on the home page of our website. We look forward to seeing you there!

Great to chat with members at our AGM at Tapeley Park, North Devon yesterday followed by guided walks around the Permaculture Garden, Italian Garden and more.

Gardens Trust e-bulletin August 2024 - mailchi.mp/64ea363efd1f/g…

We welcome Historic England decision to recognise the historic importance of the parks/gardens at Larkbeare House adding the landscape at Grade II to the Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.We liaised with Exeter, Devon sharing research/expertise

✨ Join us in celebrating the launch of our new book Unforgettable Gardens ✨ 🌳 We're hosting a special series of online talks in October on gardens featured including Oxford Botanic Garden, East Lambrook Manor and Castle Howard. Book now 👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/unforgettabl…

Walled garden of Clovelly Court & its lean-to greenhouses, with its sheltered position overlooking the Bristol Channel. Just one of a number of stunning North Devon Gardens open to visitors.

📢ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Booking for the London Parks and Gardens Winter Lecture Series is now live🎉 📍WHEN: 14th October 2024 - 11th March 2025 📍WHERE: Six online lectures on Zoom, of which three will also be live at the Garden Museum in Lambeth. 📍TO BOOK: londongardenstrust.org/winter-lecture…

Please share! 📢 Only a few weeks left to apply for our Community Grant of up to £6k - intended to help #volunteer projects that support historic parks and gardens. More info 👇 thegardenstrust.org/what-we-do/gar…

📣 We're looking for a new Chair of Trustees to lead us through a period of exciting change! You may have an interest in gardens and garden history, but more important is a desire to support a small and ambitious organisation. More info 👉 thegardenstrust.org/could-you-be-t…

📣 Calling all National Trust members! Please consider voting for us to become a new Appointing Body to the NT Council, a role that will help us support the Trust's important work looking after historic parks and gardens 🌳 Vote online here 👇 secure.cesvotes.com/V3-2-0/nt24/en…

🍁 Explore garden history with us this Autumn 🍂 Book now to discover Georgian gardens, the latest in garden history research or join a conversation with Head Gardeners working in historic landscapes today. 🎟️ Tickets from £6 for members 🔗 thegardenstrust.org/events

Royal Avenue Gardens, Dartmouth. Opened in 1887, this relaxing space overlooks the river and inner harbour. Features include a cast iron bandstand, fountain (1897)celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee and a war memorial, to name a few.

🌳Our Bicentenary Arboretum allows you to explore a rich collection of trees by region: Europe on the east, southwest Asia near the Gazebo, Chinese & Japanese on the south and North American species along the western perimeter. See it in new light illuminated during #RHSGlow!

We were pleased to award 2 DGT Awards at our Christmas event last week. Congratulations to Oldway Gardens Volunteer Group & Wood. Tim Richardson's talk on The English Landscape Garden: Dreaming of Arcadia certainly got us thinking of historic landscapes in a different light.

💚 Love parks and gardens? We're looking for a new Chair to support our small and ambitious organisation through a period of exciting change and development. 👇 See our website for info & to apply: thegardenstrust.org/could-you-be-t…

Happy anniversary to us! 🎂 This year we're celebrating 🔟 years of the Gardens Trust and invite you to help us champion historic parks and gardens for another decade🌿 Support us here 👇 thegardenstrust.org/support-us