The Symposium at Chambord at the end of June was an outstanding success bringing together Gardeners, Owners, Designers and Historians to mix and share their knowledge and skills. The proceedings of this get-together as well as the slides, videos and text of the 8 previous online presentations are now available at https://potagershistoriqueshistorickitchengardens.eu We plan to hold another European Symposium in 2024, venue to be decided.
We are delighted to invite you to our annual Open Day in Gilmerton House Kitchen Garden. We will be open on Sunday 4th September from 12 noon to 4 pm. Come and see the garden at its best and purchase some flowers and other produce, for a donation to the garden. As always, entrance is free but you will have the opportunity to buy raffle tickets with a number of valuable prizes up for grabs (including afternoon tea for 10 people in Gilmerton House). What else is on offer? Well there will be:An exhibition and demonstration of willow weaving and a chance to buy some woven products.The opportunity to find out all… Read more »
14th and 15th October 2022 A Retrospective – the Renaissance and Revival of the Walled Kitchen Garden Dear Friends Booking is open! We are very happy to confirm the dates for our long overdue Forum at the wonderful walled kitchen garden at Audley End, Saffron Walden in Essex, a jewel of the English Heritage crown This time we are meeting on Friday and Saturday – on Friday 14th Oct. we will be at Audley End, Head Gardener Louise Ellis and the Kitchen Gardens team with us for the day. We will be visiting other walled gardens on Saturday 15th Oct. To celebrate this 21st anniversary of the Walled Kitchen Gardens… Read more »