Events and News
Day visit
AGM 2026
The 2026 AGM will be held at Lotherton Hall, Leeds, LS25 3EB
Talk to be given by Dr Jemima Hubberstey ‘Unearthing Gardens in the Archive’
This talk will examine women's engagement with garden design and landscape aesthetics in the eighteenth century, focusing on the letters written by the women of the ‘Wrest Circle’ – a literary circle that centred on Jemima Marchioness Grey (née Campbell) (1722-1797) at her ancestral home of Wrest Park in Bedfordshire.
News
GT Statutory Consultee – Government Consultation
The responses to the Government consultation submitted by the Chair and the principal planning consultation respondent for Yorkshire Gardens Trust (YGT) are now available:
New research blog on Cross Lanes Nursery
For nearly two centuries, the Jackson family of Scruton in North Yorkshire ran a successful nursery business. Margaret Mathews looks at their history.
New Research and Recording report on Esholt Hall park and gardens
Esholt Hall was built by Sir Walter Calverley in 1706-9 and he laid out gardens and pleasure grounds around it including a walled garden, bowling green, ponds, plantations and walks.