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2023 | October 2023 Issue no 80 Women of the Welfare Landscape •
Visit to Betley Court, Staffordshire •
Growing&Field28 •
Thomas Mawson in the Lake District •
Ashton Grange revisited •
Heritage Open Day •
Pictorial Meadows •
AGM, Castle Park July 2023 Issue no 79 The Sheffield School of Planting •
Bruntwood Park, Stockport •
Wilmslow Wells for Africa •
Visit to Mayfield Park •
Mavis Caldwell (1927 — 2023) April 2023 Issue no 78 Sarah Murch, wildlife pool designer •
Wildegoose Nursery •
Thomas Leese, Manley Knoll •
Mary Egerton’s Botanic Garden •
Thomas Hayton Mawson January 2023 Issue no 77 John Hitchens, Altrincham Gardener •
Behind the Scenes at RHS Bridgewater •
Walton Hall and Gardens •
Collections and Conservation at Chester Zoo •
Why is this here? Appleton Hall •
Research and Recording Group |
2022 | October 2022 Issue no 76 Who designed this? •
An Island Garden — La Seigneurie •
Bluebell Arboretum and Nursery •
Jane Roberts at Dove Cottage •
Dan Pearson and Lowther Castle •
Congleton Bath House & Physic Garden •
Manchester Viaduct Sky Garden •
Cholmondeley Castle Gardens July 2022 Issue no 75 Filming in Gordon Cooke’s Garden •
Research and Recording at Capesthorne •
Picturesque garden on the Sandstone Ridge •
Peter Shepheard, Landscape Architect •
Award for RHS Bridgewater •
Abbeywood visit and AGM •
Manchester’s Sky Park •
April 2022 Issue no 74 Mick Brown, the gardens at Chatsworth •
Andrew Degg, Head Gardener, Combermere •
Abbey •
Walton Hall and Gardens •
Anthony Tavernor, Plas Cadnant •
Lyme Park Consultation •
Arabella Lennox Boyd January 2022 Issue no 73 Norton Priory Walled Garden •
Alexandra Park •
Malpas Gates — why are they here? •
Chester Zoo, the Fight against Extinction •
Benton End •
Ode to Joy |
2021 | October 2021 Issue no 72 Sandymere Social •
Plant Heritage, Sonia Chapman •
The Roaring Bridge at Tabley •
Simon Tetlow, Tatton Park •
Bluebell Cottage Gardens •
Stockport’s many Public Parks •
One House Walled Garden •
Tom Stuart Smith, Garden Designer •
Why is this here? The Obelisk July 2021 Issue no 71 Island Gardens, talk by Jackie Bennett •
Sheer Folly, talk by Caroline Holmes •
Jake Croft, Head Gardener, Adlington Hall •
The Arno, Oxton, Wirral •
Why is this here: Beaconsfield House •
Beth Chatto Biography, Catherine Horwood •
A Passion for Hostas April 2021 Issue No 70 Barry Grain, Cholmondeley Head Gardener •
Judging with the RHS —Martin Fish •
Congleton Park •
Why is this here? —Marbury Country Park •
The role of The Gardens Trust •
Funding boost for Conservation •
A plea from Ed Bennis Spring 2021 Issue No. 69a John Claudius Loudon and Jane Webb •
Cwm Dili Restoration Landscape Part 2 •
Why is this here? — New series from Research and Recording Group •
Rhododendrons, Camellias and Magnolias •
Trees and Shrubs Online January 2021 Newsletter no. 69 Sarah Witts, Head Gardener, Lyme Park •
Ed Bennis’s talk on Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe •
The Public Parks of Macclesfield •
CGT/Ness travel bursary •
Powis Castle Gardens •
Medieval Gardens •
CGT and Education |
2020 | October 2020 Newsletter John Budworth, Head Gardener, Norton Priory •
Aberglasney and Cholmondeley Castle Gardens •
Caldwell’s Nursery in 20thCentury - Part 2 •
CGT and other events •
Percy Cane, Garden Designer •
Tales from Cumbria •
Gordon Darlington —A Welsh Pipeline August 2020 Newsletter A garden reborn - Christine and Rupert Wilcox Baker •
Armchair exploration - Verdin Park •
Allestree Park — childhood memories •
Caldwell’s Nursery in the twentieth century •
Dahlias and plant names •
A Grand Chicken Coop in Cheshire |
2019 | Issue No. 63 - July 2019 Fryer’s Roses •
AGM at Arley •
Graham Richardson, Head Gardener, •
Grappenhall Heys •
Ness/CGT Bursary •
Keukenhof and Villandry April 2019 Newsletter James Russell 20th century designer •
The National Garden Scheme •
Ernest Wilson, plant hunter extraordinaire •
Head Gardener, Adrian Lovatt •
Inspiration and planning at Bramham Park •
Walled Kitchen Garden Network January 2019 Newsletter Humphry Repton •
Head Gardener, Gordon Baillie •
West Dean Gardens •
Caldwell’s Nursery – Ken Roe's story |
2018 | Issue No.60 October 2018 Two Gardens in Eyam •
Tatton Flower Show: behind the scenes •
Head Gardener, Crispin Spencer •
Ness/CGT Travel Bursary Issue No.59 July 2018 AGM at Henbury Hall •
Tree Identification at Quinta Arboretum •
Glorious Summer Gardens •
Head gardener Emma Hill at Hare Hill Issue No.58 April 2018 Hellebores: passion or addiction? •
Heritage gardens of Ireland •
Grot spot to Grotto •
Collecting in the Clouds Issue No.57 January 2018 William Andrews Nesfield •
Lindley and the Garden Museum •
Mirepoix Apple Festival •
Christmas Wrath making at Henbury Hall •
Z is for Zoological Garden |
2017 | Issue No.56 October 2017 Laskey Farm •
Sanssoucci Palace •
Repton and Eastham ferry •
Dibleys Nursery — behind the scenes •
Y is for Yew Issue No.55 July 2017 Croco Bank Farm •
CGT Out on the Road •
Chatsworth RHS Show •
X is for Xtraordinary Gardens Issue No.54 April 2017 Crematoria to die for — Hilary Grainger •
Malmo to Gothenberg •
W is for Water Gardens Issue No.53 January 2017 The Land beneath our Boots — John Handley •
Swedish Trip Sept 2016 •
Kemp’s Bicentenary •
V is for Vinery |
2016 | Issue No.52 October 2016 Sandymere Gardens •
Rhododendron Workshop •
U is for Urn •
Stumpery Garden at RHS Tatton Issue No.51 July 2016 Caldwell’s Nurserymen Customers •
Trentham Estate, Staffordshire •
T is for Topiary •
Digging Worsley New Hall Issue No.50 April 2016 The history of Piccadilly Gardens •
Celebrating Runcorn •
S is for Sunken Gardens •
Swedish gardens •
Launches of Caldwell book and website Issue No.49 January 2016 Garden Shows & Festivals: an international perspective •
R is for Rockeries •
Abney Hall and the Grove •
Dates for your Diary |
2015 | Issue No.48 October 2015 Cogshall Grange •
Q is for Quarry Garden •
More from the Caldwell Archives •
Wildflowers of Crete •
Before Reaseheath Issue No.47 July 2015 Adlington Hall and Gardens •
Cholmondeley Castle’s gardens through the centuries •
P is for Pergola •
Caldwell Website launched Issue No.46 April 2015 Liverpool’s Botanic Garden •
O is for Orchard •
Cheshire’s Gardening Guru? •
Nesfield, father and son •
News and Events Issue No.45 January 2015 Planting bulbs for Spring display •
Garden Shows and Festivals •
N is for Nursery •
New Roads through Old landscapes •
Study Trip to Sweden |
2014 | Issue No.44 October 2014 The East Garden at Arley Hall •
Continuity and Change — the AGT Conference •
M is for Mount •
Exciting new learning opportunities Issue No.43 July 2014 Creative Flower Photography •
Stonyford Cottage Gardens and Nursery •
A possible merger with GHS •
L is for Loggia •
London Open Squares Day Issue No.42 April 2014 Capability Brown and the Gift of Landscape •
Chetham’s Library •
Manchester nurserymen •
K is for Kitchen Gardens Issue No.41 January 2014 Birtles Hall, Macclesfield •
Portugal visit, part two •
J is for Japanese gardens •
Vintage horticultural tools •
Anniversaries •
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2013 | Issue No.40 October 2013 Dazzling Dahlias •
Day one in Portugal •
Eastern Promise: the AGT Conference in London •
I is for Icehouse •
Caldwell … and Cake! Issue No.39 July 2013 Morville Hall and the Dower House •
Gardens Walk through a Saltscape •
Learning about trees •
H is for Ha-Ha •
Digging up Kemp Issue No.38 April 2013 Humphry Repton: Landscape Gardener and illusionist •
Pleasing Melancholy: the past, present and future of our cemeteries •
G is for Gazebo •
Allotments and the Priestnall Site Issue No.37 January 2013 Gredington’s Viburnums •
Caldwell — the next step •
Eyecatchers and follies •
Your Council of Management •
Lisbon Study Trip |
2012 | Issue No.36 October 2012 Time and Tide Garden memories •
Deer Parks •
Olympic Park •
The Smallest Park in the World •
Two hundred years of gooseberries Issue No.35 July 2012 Dorfold Hall •
Gaskell House •
Floriade •
C is for Carpet-bedding •
Thomas Mawson in Cheshire Issue No.34 April 2012 Special Perennials — late summer bloomers •
B is for Bothy •
Norley, Marsala and Nelson •
Norton Priory — maps and photos •
Caldwell Project — RHS Tatton Issue No.33 January 2012 Restoring Elizabeth Gaskell’s garden •
A is for Avenue — the first in a new series describing garden features, with special reference to Cheshire •
Nesfield and Crewe Hall •
Chelsea Physic Garden |
2011 | Issue No.32 October 2011 Gardens of Germany •
The Morville Gardens •
Creating the “King Canute” garden •
Backford Hall — history uncovered •
Dicksons of Chester Issue No.31 July 2011 Tattenhall & Wollerton •
Members become cartophiles! •
Floriculture •
Lowther Castle restoration begins Issue No.30 April 2011 Domains of taste & pleasure •
Daffodils & bluebells •
Cheshire Archaeology Day •
Landscape Gardens in Ormerod Issue No.29 January 2011 Biddulph Gardens & Knypersley Hall •
Mrs Delany’s collages •
Cheshire Local History Day •
Landscape Gardens in Ormerod |
2010 | Issue No.28 October 2010 Trentham Gardens •
Gardening the British way in Iraq •
Harvington Hall •
Gardens on the Isle of Wight •
What to do with your apple harvest Issue No.27 July 2010 Alpine Biodiversity •
Caldwell Archives Update •
Vernon Park — the historical perspective •
Everything you could ever want Issue No.26 April 2010 Growing fruit trees at Tatton •
Caldwell’s: The Atora Suet Connection •
Canal Trees and Cherry Trees •
Curious flowers and uses for dung Issue No.25 January 2010 Springfield’s Parks’ Day •
National Gardens Scheme •
Mrs Delany and her Circle •
Dates for your diary |
2009 | Issue No.24 October 2009 Bluebell Cottage Gardens •
Lyme Park •
Treasures of the Kitchen Garden •
AGT Conference Issue No.23 July 2009 The Artist in the Garden •
Boden Hall •
Trafford Hall Gardens •
Frodsham Best Kept Gardens •
Schools’ competitions Issue No.22 January 2009 A quiet spot in Cheshire •
Capesthorne — 1850 •
AGM Report •
Spring Lecture Report •
Book Reviews and coming events Issue No.21 January 2009 Design ideas in Sale •
Zoos ancient and modern •
Cheshire Local History Day Report •
Meet Arley’s new head gardener •
Awayday Report |
2008 | Issue No. 20 October 2008 Adlington Hall •
Floating gardens •
Nantwich hidden gardens •
Tales of tatton and China •
Palladio’s 500th birthday •
Issue no. 19 July 2008 Birkenhead Park •
The Secret garden at Styal •
Grappenhall Heys update •
CGT goes continental •
Food with a difference … And more Issue No. 18 April 2008 Rare but obtainable Plants •
In the footsteps of Betjemen •
Updates on Norton Priory and Dunham •
Garden visit season begins Issue No. 17 January 2008 Linnaeus and the binomial system •
Our Chair reports on his China adventures •
Recognition for the President of AGT •
Tea or beer? Bread or potatoes? A brief history of William Cobbett |
2007 | Issue No. 16 October 2007 Dunham Massey •
Castle Park Gardens, Frodsham •
Crewe Hall gardens •
Caldwell Nursery Archives: Update •
Issue No. 15 July 2007 Meaning and Illusion in the Chinese garden •
Research & recording training day •
Delightful Daphnes and a potter’s garden •
Caldwell Nursery Archives Issue No. 14 April 2007 Fields of corn •
Piccadilly gardens •
Another side to William Roscoe •
Courting controversy Issue No. 13 January 2007 Chester Zoo — Minus the animals •
Jekyll & Lutyens — a privileged & private view •
The Moon & Shamrocks: some fascination titbits •
Crocodiles & pelicans — a request for help |
2006 | Issue No. 12 October 2006 Trentham Gardens transformed •
Japanese Garden in Sale •
Grosvenor Park •
Halecroft Park Issue No. 11 July 2006 Stamford Park •
Top tips to encourage Biodiversity •
The Gazetteer takes shape •
The AGT Conference comes to N. Wales Issue No. 10 April 2006 Birkenhead Park •
Fletcher Moss gardens •
Trentham Gardens •
How to create a walled garden Issue No. 9 January 2006 ‘Mr Darcy’ or the Gentleman Gardener •
A 21st Century Garden •
London parks — website wins awards |
2005 | Issue No. 8 October 2005 Eaton Hall •
Grappenhall Heys — a nostalgic visit •
Exploring the past •
Progress of an ignorant gardener: A cautionary tale of success Issue No. 7 July 2005 Whatever happened to the Medlar? •
A tale of a trail 2 •
Edward Leeds, a brief biography •
More on Walled Gardens Issue No. 6 April 2005 Daffodils: The North West connection •
The tail of a trail •
Perennial: the garden lover’s charity Issue No. 5 January 2005 The Old Hall Hotel and its walled garden •
Warrington’s first private botanic garden •
Exhibition at the British Library |
2004 | Issue No.4 October 2004 Walled Gardens in Cheshire •
Association of Gardens Trusts AGM •
Hulme Community Garden Centre — an inspiration for local groups •
Quince day at Norton Priory Walled garden •
Tatton Flower Show; this year and next Issue No.3 July 2004 The Cheshire Gardens Trust official launch •
Report on the visit to Tirley Garth •
Report on the visit to Orchard Villa •
Hulme Community Garden Centre Issue No. 2 April 2004 The Cheshire Gardens Trust official launch •
Report on the Snowdrop walk at Rode Hall •
Report on the trip to Mellor’s Garden •
The Cadbury Factory — a Jellicoe design •
Norton Priory Issue No. 1 January 2004 Key Dates 2003 •
March 2003 CGT Steering Committee first meeting •
July 2003 CGT at RHS Tatton Flower Show |