We know many gardens will have been impacted by the winter storms and this weekend, storm Éowyn. Clearing up and repairing damage will take time, and we send you all our best wishes.
Parks and Gardens UK
We were sad to hear the news that the Parks and Gardens UK archive will be itself, archived. Due to the cessation of funding, the archive will be retired at the end of January 2025 – read on:
https://www.parksandgardens.org/news-events/roots-and-records-a-farewell-to-parks-and-gardens-uk
We will stay in touch with the database of conservation management plans currently accessed through PGUK, and let you know how this will be made available going forwards.
Salisbury Cathedral Close Preservation Trust
The Trust are holding a public event on the 27th February, The landscape of Leaden Hall and the Close: A fresh look at our cultural heritage. They have been working closely with Dr Kate Feluś, a distinguished landscape historian, who will introduce her research into the gardens of Leaden Hall, which retain their substantially intact landscape design and rare walled kitchen garden, as depicted in paintings by John Constable.
Job opportunities in Yorkshire and Sussex – both closing dates of 7th February 2025
Sledmere Estate Yorkshire – part time kitchen gardener,
find out more here : https://www.sledmerehouse.com/estate/recruitment
Borde Hill, Sussex – Senior kitchen gardener