Gardens Trust

Welcome to Northamptonshire Gardens Trust …

… a registered charity passionate about protecting and conserving our county’s historic parks, gardens and designed landscapes. 

We are an enthusiastic group of volunteers who work in partnership to raise public awareness and appreciation of our enviable landscape heritage – from the recognised treasures and curiosities, to the less well-known surprises waiting to delight. Thoughtful conservation today can ensure a richer, biodiverse environment for future generations. 

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‘A Labour of Love, Restoring the Lost Gardens of Canons Ashby’ - a talk by Laura Malpas

Date:  Thursday 12 November

Time:  7 pm
Venue:  Great Houghton Village Hall 

Laura spent ten years working for the National Trust overseeing the re-presentation of Canons Ashby, bringing it to life with a refreshed story and the restoration of the historic gardens. Since retiring, Laura regularly travels to Japan and is studying Ikebana, Japanese flower-arranging, with Ikenobo, the oldest ikebana school in Japan.

A Labour of Love: after nearly a century of neglect the once admired gardens of Canons Ashby had become a wilderness. This presentation features historic and contemporary photographs and describes the restoration process completed by the National Trust team recreating the beautiful early eighteenth century formal gardens.

Free to members