Upcoming Events
American Museum Gardens
Tuesday, 23 August 2022 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday 23rd August @ 2pm a visit to the gardens of the American Museum, Claverton. Bath Cost will be £18.00 to include, garden entry, tour and refreshments. Following our talk last year, one of the garden team will lead us on a tour of the renovations of this registered garden and see the planting schemes discussed. Located in an area of outstanding natural beauty, the hilltop site of the Museum’s home, Claverton Manor, takes full advantage...
Sezincote House and gardens
Wednesday, 14 September 2022 - 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 14th September @ 2pm– a visit to Sezincote House and gardens, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucester. TBC This private visit will include a guided tour of the house and also the gardens followed by refreshments. After winding through the mighty oaks that line the long drive of this Gloucestershire garden on the edge of the Cotswolds, you see a weathered-copper onion dome straight out of India. The south front, complete with curving orangery, unfurls above...
Lecture by Prof. Tim Mowl and Annual General Meeting
Saturday, 29 October 2022 - 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
To be held at the Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Queens Square, Bath. BA1 2HN The Annual General Meeting of Avon Gardens Trust will be held at 2.pm to be followed by a lecture from Professor Tim Mowl Muddy Wellies and Dusty Archives - Towards the Real Garden History Tim will talk of his personal garden history journey both in terms of gardens visited and discoveries made, but also the practice of garden history...
Lecture-'Verdure is the most Perfect Refreshment' - Jane Austen & the English Landscape Garden
Saturday, 26 November 2022 - 2:30 pm - 5:00 pm
This lecture by garden historian Laura Mayer will be held in the Elwin Room of the Bath Royal Scientific and Literary Institution, Queens Square, Bath. BA1 2HN. 'Verdure is the most Perfect Refreshment' - Jane Austen & the English Landscape Garden Landscape - whether real or imagined - nature, & her characters' response to these inform each & every one of Jane Austen's novels. Justly famous for her sharp social satire, Austen was also highly...
