Northamptonshire
Gardens Trust
Caring for the County’s parks, gardens and designed landscapes
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.
We hope you will enjoy the opportunity of discovery through our website. If you are interested in being part of a welcoming group of people passionate about making a difference and having fun – JOIN US >
Walled Kitchen Gardens of Northamptonshire
Next in our series
Don’t be misled by the title! This fourth volume in the series tells the history of Grade I listed Rushton Hall and its owners from the Tresham family in the fifteenth century to those of the present day. It includes the Grade II* listed historic parkland with its numerous listed buildings, the pleasure gardens and the walled kitchen garden. Also included are the Tresham buildings of Rothwell Market House and Lyveden New Bield.
Fully illustrated with prints, maps and photographs in colour and black & white.
Hardback | £25 & p&p
Interested?
This is a limited edition book. If you would like to purchase a copy please email
Planting a tree with the help of Capability Brown
For a flavour of what we do …
Why not watch our video of Capability Brown's work at Castle Ashby.
Financed by Heritage Lottery funding as part of the Capability Brown Festival 2016, this film was inspired by Alan Titchmarsh in the television series entitled Titchmarsh on Capability Brown (Channel 4 2015) where he celebrates the 300th anniversary of his horticultural hero by helping to create one of Brown’s lost masterpieces at Belvoir Castle, Leicestershire. The final programme of three showed him standing at Belvoir Castle accompanied by the Duchess of Rutland with a lap top in hand viewing drone footage of the landscape.
For more about this great landscape gardener, see Capability Brown >
