The Gardens Trust (formerly the Garden History Society) is a national membership organisation in the United Kingdom established to study the
history of gardening and to protect historic
gardens.
It is a
registered charity
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
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with headquarters in London.
The Trust, previously the Society, has published a quarterly journal, ''Garden History'' since 1970.
Garden History Society
It was founded in 1966 as the Garden History Society and in 2015 it was renamed The Gardens Trust, after a merger with the Association of Gardens Trusts.
Membership was around 1,500 prior to its merger in 2015.
Presidents included
Mavis Batey and
Sir Roy Strong
Sir Roy Colin Strong, (born 23 August 1935) is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has served as director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. ...
. The final Chairman was landscape architect Dominic Cole.
Statutory role
From 1995 the Garden History Society was a statutory consultee in relation to planning proposals which affect historic designed landscapes identified by
English Heritage as being of national significance, and which are included on the
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Thus when a planning authority received a planning application which affected a site on the Register, or the setting of such a site, the planning authority had to consult the Society.
Editors of ''Garden History''
the editor of ''Garden History'' was Dr Barbara Simms. Before Barbara Simms, previous editors of ''Garden History'' were:
"Journal"
The Gardens Trust website]
:Christopher Thacker (1970–80)
:John Anthony (1980)
:W.A Brogden (1981–3)
:Brent Elliott (1984–8 and 1989)
:Robert Oresko (1988)
:Jane Crawley and Elisabeth Whittle
Elisabeth Whittle is a garden historian from Wales. A former president of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust and a trustee of the National Botanic Garden of Wales, her published works include studies of the historic gardens of Wales and of the hi ...
(1989–97)
:Jan Woudstra (1998–2004)
:Andrew Eburne (2004–06)
See also
* Australian Garden History Society
Formed in 1980, the Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) is an Australian history society dedicated to the study of Australian garden history and the conservation of significant landscapes and historic gardens.
There are AGHS branches in mos ...
* Garden Museum
* National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
* Royal Horticultural Society
* Historic garden conservation
References
External links
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Charities based in England
Gardening in the United Kingdom
1966 establishments in the United Kingdom
Horticultural organisations based in the United Kingdom
Garden design history of England