There are many organisations offering lectures and talks, many of which are online or hybrid events, but an increasing number are also now being advertised as face-to-face events. Some of the key delivery organisations are listed below.
The May 2025 version of our monthly Lectures Calendar lists some of the lectures we are aware of between 1 May and the end of June. All lectures are online unless specified otherwise. Lectures are listed in date order and links are provided to the appropriate delivery organisation, with details about each lecture and how to book a place.
THE GARDENS TRUST New in this calendar is a series of 5 lectures entitled Gardens on Film, starting on 7 May. Also from the Gardens Trust is their next series of Garden History talks, Series 6, which started on 29th April and continues until 27 May. Details of all GT series can be seen in the Lectures Calendar along with links to further details and the booking process.
LONDON PARKS and GARDENS (LPG)
~ None current~
THE BRITISH LIBRARY
Gardens of the Future in-person Monday 23 June 2025 from 18.00 -21.00 Eight award-winning designers and landscape architects will share their unique visions for gardens in a changing world.
THE GARDEN MUSEUM
~ None current~
THE INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON: History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes SEMINARS
The Summer Term seminar programme started on 1 May and there are 4 further seminars in May and June.
On Thursday 15 May the topic will be Conifers and Power: The Political and Sacred Symbolism of Trees in Chinese History.
See our Lectures Calendar for details of further sessions.
Seminars are free to attend but booking is essential.All seminars take place on Thursdays from 18.00 and for May and June will be delivered online.
COUNTY GARDEN TRUSTS
In additon to these there are many County Gardens Trusts and other institutions offering occasional lectures: these will be found in our Lectures Calendar above which shows all the lectures BGHG is aware of from a wide variety of sources.. Other organisations offering occasional or regular lectures and talks include The Georgian Group, The Victorian Society and the Linnean Society. Whilst some lectures will be restricted to their members, others will be open to all.