There are various 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.44 includes a new lecture series on offer from The Gardens Trust and several county Garden Trusts during April and May.
THE GARDEN HISTORIANS
See our COURSES page for details of The Garden Historians latest course
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.
Details of the Summer 2026 will be available here once published.
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.
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (RHS)
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THE WI LEARNING HUB
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THE GARDEN MUSEUM
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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.