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.
Our monthly Lectures Calendar No.40 is now available and includes lectures being offered by The Gardens Trust, Garden Museum, and other organisations during October and November.
THE GARDENS TRUST The Gardens Trust currently has 3 lecture series on offer: Accessing the Archives: William Andrews Nesfield; Yorkshire Design Landscapes: A Miscellany; and Craze for Collecting. Details of all three series can be seen on our Lecture Calendar No.40
See also our COURSES page for details of Gardens Trust sessions on Building the 18th Century Garden
LONDON PARKS and GARDENS (LPG)
The LPG Winter Lecture Series starts on 21 October with a lecture by Dr Raol Curtis-Machin, Execuutive Direstor of Gardens at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, who will talk on 'Carbon Literacy and the Carbon Garden at Kew. The lecture will take place both in-person at The Garden Museum or online via Zoom. View details of other forthcoming LPG lectures in our Lectures Calendar No. 40 where you will find links to further information and the booking process.
THE WI LEARNING HUB
On Wednesday 8 October, 19-30 to 20-30 Peter Lawrence will be giving an online talk on London's Royal Parks. ' London's roal parks offer both scenic beauty and tranquillity, away from the nearby noise and hub-bub of a major city. This talk highlights how they all evolved from hunting to pleasure grounds, and then to the beautiful, landscaped areas we can all enjoy today'.
THE GARDEN MUSEUM
Architecture Foundation~ London Arboretum 24 October 2025 19.00 - 20.00 in-person or online.
A panel chaired by writer and social historian Ken Worpole and including architect, joiner and gardener Judith Lösing; Eleanor Fawcett, Head of Design at the Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation; Susanna Grant, designer and gardener at Arnold Circus; and a representative from Barcham Trees, will launch this new Compendium, published by the Architecture Foundation, which explores how trees shape London and how London, in turn, has shaped its tree spaces.
THE INSTITUTE OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON: History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes SEMINARS
The History of Gardens and Landscapes Seminar provides a forum for historians and researchers, artists, practioners and interested members of the public to explore and discuss issues related to the history, use and meaning of gardens and the designed landscape and their importance in the public realm today.
Seminars in October are as follows:
Andy Goldsworthy: Temporalities of Matter and Forms of Resistance - October 9 - Zoom only
Exceeding the Field of Vision: Women of Land Art - October 23 - Zoom only
The full IHR Autumn 2025 programme can be accessed here.
Seminars are free to attend but booking is essential.All seminars take place on Thursdays from 18.00 and are a mixture of online and hybrid events.
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.