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  • Sunday, May 14 – Sunday, May 24 – Olmsted’s Tour in England

    John Phibbs will lead a tour in May 2023 (May 14 – 24) to some of the parks in England that Frederick Law Olmsted visited, so participants may enjoy and study first hand the places that determined his own career, and the future of landscape architecture in America. Famously, Olmsted took from his travels not only the delight in nature that is so much a part of 18th century English landscape, but also its didactic and philanthropic role in ameliorating the lives of ordinary people in the new industrial cities. The creation of entire landscapes, he concluded, “all in imitation of nature, is to this day the peculiar art of England.” The trip will include some classic Capability Brown landscapes: Chatsworth, Charlecote, Knowsley, Trentham, and Weston Park. Also there will be some Repton classics, Rug and Stoneleigh, as well as other great landscapes Olmsted visited: Chirk, Hagley, Enville, the Leasowes. There are also the smaller but critically influential public parks created for the benefit of all classes of Birkenhead and at the Birminham and Derby Arboreta. John Phibbs’s wife Gilly Kitching is making all the arrangements so if you would like to know more, email info@inspirationevents.com.

  • Saturday, August 2 – Tuesday, August 11 – The Downton Abbey Experience & Classic English Manor Houses

    The picturesque South West of England is home to a veritable treasure trove of impressive stately homes and atmospheric manors. These magnificent properties boast extraordinary interiors and often feature fascinating garden styles and parkland too, many of which were created by 18th-century garden design trendsetters such as ‘Capability’ Brown.

    On this Royal Oak Foundation tour, we will enjoy a wonderful Downton Abbey experience with a special visit to Highclere Castle, an evening Downton Abbey-themed event and a tour of filming locations of this iconic television series and film.

    We also will uncover some classic and sometimes hidden gems, from the Elizabethan Longleat House to the tranquil Heale House Gardens and Italianate Peto Garden. There is a guided walking tour of Bath with afternoon tea at The Pump Rooms for all you Jane Austen fans, a guided tour of the Bishop’s Palace & Gardens, tour and lunch at Bowood House, and much more. The trip, August 2 – 11, is $4,990 per person, and details may be found at https://www.royal-oak.org/downtown-abbey-experience-with-royal-oak/

  • Monday, June 20 – Tuesday, June 28 – Bressingham England Tour

    Renowned plant expert and garden designer, Adrian Bloom invites Massachusetts Horticultural Society members and friends to join this outstanding trip June 20 – June 28 highlighted by two days at his magnificent Bressingham Gardens. It will be a remarkable opportunity to learn design techniques, plant selection, etc. from one of the foremost horticulturists in the world.

    Adrian, his wife Rosemary, and the Bressingham staff will be providing unprecedented access and inspiring insight into the 17 acres of gardens at Bressingham, England. They are eager for their guests to gain greater understanding of what lies behind the Elm Bank Bressingham garden, and how important its future can be to MassHort’s success. It will be an unforgettable experience, and the visit will be a landmark in the development of the gardens at Elm Bank.

    In addition to Bressingham, other highlights are visits to Beth Chatto’s garden and nursery; the historic city of Cambridge and the Cambridge Botanic Garden; one of the premier plant fairs in the world at Cottesbrooke Hall (pictured below); the Royal Horticultural Society’s flagship garden at Wisley; and Savill Gardens in Windsor. Joe Kunkel and Barbara Emerson are making the arrangements for the tour.

    PRICING DETAILS:

    The tour is priced in English Pounds and is £1300 double occupancy. (As of early December that was about $2000.) The Single Supplement is £267. Air travel is on your own. Breakfast is provided every day in the hotel as well as other meals as described in the itinerary. All tips, garden entry fees, and land travel are included.

    Initial deposit is $250/person and the deadline has been extended to January 31, 2011. Final payment due March 1, 2011. If final payment is not received by March 1, 2011 deposits are forfeited. Deposits will be returned in the unlikely case the minimum number of participants is not reached.

    Checks should be made out to Have Green Thumb and sent to PO Box 304, Manchester, MA 01944. Credit cards will be accepted and processed by the American company, Blooms of Bressingham, NA.  If you would like more information, please contact Barbara Emerson at Barbara@HaveGreenthumb.com.

  • July 2 – 9, 2011 – Hampton Court Rose Festival

    If you are interested in an English Garden tour to the Hampton Court Rose Festival, contact Travel Unlimited, www.travelunlimited.net, to book a July 2 – 9 trip, which will include a stay in Tunbridge Wells, tours of Wakehurst Place in West Sussex, Pashley Manor, Sissinghurst, Squerryes Court, Hatfield House, and a delightful day at the 2011 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.  The per person cost is $2,899, double occupancy, with a New York departure. For complete information, call 800- 645-6969.

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