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London Landscapes
The Late Queen’s Connection with London’s South Bank
Landscapes Created by Women Gardeners
What makes a good park?
Fiona's Scented Garden
The contribution of Migration to London's parks and gardens
The City That Sold the Sun
Green Lewisham
Book review - English Garden Eccentrics
Faith, history and hidden gardens in East London
Green Spaces of New Cross
Investigating Victoria Tower Gardens
The 1928 diaries of Loyal Johnson
Memories and landscapes in Woolwich
What are Friends for?
Rediscovering Barnet's Millennium Walk
Research Focus on Helen Colt
Space to play in Ladbroke Grove
Setting a ‘Green Print’
DIY redevelopment: How skateboarders are transforming open spaces in London and beyond
Rising to the challenge: London's community gardens
Explore Isleworth's reclaimed and rewilded spaces
Protecting London's Post-War Landscapes
Hendon's Rural Past
Conserving Willesden Jewish Cemetery
Precarious Parks: The impact of coronavirus on London’s green spaces
Greenwich Park Revealed
A review of the Squares of Islington walk, October 2019
A Community Centre without a Roof
The Growing Tendrils of Green Infrastructure
Union is strength: stitching small and threatened green spaces together to create a compelling tapestry
Walking for Wellbeing
Nature and Us: Cultivating a healthier community in Tower Hamlets
Morden - walking with John Goodier
Humphry Repton: the importance of sharing
Nature's Wonders: the Trust's Study Day
OGSW 2019: Variety is the spice of life!
Popular Poplar Parks
William Wilks and The Wilderness
Church Gardens in the City
The Two Gardens of the Barber-Surgeons
Great North Wood
Gunnersbury Park renaissance
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2018
Energy Garden: Greening London's Overground
Victoria Tower Gardens
Wetlands
Looking out for Art - Looking
After
Art
Humphry Repton: Landscape Gardener
Saving Clissold Park
Chiswick Timeline: A history in Art and Maps
Walks around Brent
The Lost 18th-century Landscape at Marble Hill
Memories of Duck Island Cottage
Victoria Tower Gardens Update
Looking out for Art - Walking The Line
Chingford Parks - Walking with John Goodier
Gentle Rain, Frightening Floods and the design of Public Open Space
Looking out for Art in and around Belgrave Square
The Royal Parks' New ‘Super Nursery’
A Pick of Peckham Parks
The 20th Open Garden Squares Weekend – 17-18 June 2017
John Evelyn's Sayes Court Update(2) - July 2017
Humphry Repton: Landscape Gardener
The Places in between
Bandstand Beds
Looking out for Art – LCC's Patronage of the Arts
Public parks under threat — Victoria Tower Gardens
Researching Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s Parks and Gardens in London
A river runs through: Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown at Syon and Kew
Little Grove, East Barnet and its wall
Egremont House: Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown and a small London garden
Lord Southampton’s
Ferme Ornée
: dairy cows, haymaking… and poets
Searching for Brown in West London
A Berrington Conversation
London's Landscapes at Risk
Replanting The Rookery
Topher Martyn, Head Gardener at Syon
Middlesex Manors
Walking with John Goodier
Looking out for Art at Runnymede - Come and Sit!
Looking out for Art at Bethlem Royal Hospital
The Promenade de Verdun:
A war memorial landscape in Purley
Open Spaces between two North London brooks
Walking with John Goodier
In Praise of London's Gardeners
Open Garden Squares Weekend – 18-19 June 2016
The Old Blue Cross Pet Cemetery in Greenwich
An intriguing public garden has been added to the Inventory.
London: the first National Park City?
Interview with Daniel Raven-Ellison, guerrilla geographer and creative explorer
Uxbridge
Exploring the green spaces and the general greening of the landscape
Sculpture in the City
Looking out for Art
Bandstands in London's Parks
Pavilions for Music
Garden archaeology at Elsyng Palace
A unique and nationally significant archaeological monument
Three villages of East London
Once separated by fields and forests.
Looking out for Art – in Bexley
A temporary exhibition at Hall Place
Central Line Parks
A walk from cradle to grave
Gardens are good for Londoners
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2015
Clare O'Brien, Director of Chiswick House and Gardens Trust,
talks to
London Landscapes'
editor Susan Miles
A 'Capability' Brown
ferme ornée
in Highgate?
The jury is still out...
Pope's Grotto, Cross Deep, Twickenham,
LB Richmond upon Thames
Why I started Surrey Docks Farm
‘We did bring the wild to London.’
Ealing's Commons and Parks
A mixture of common land turned park and the remains of gardens of large houses
Streatham Rookery's White Garden:
a community restoration project
Looking out for art:
a whistle-stop tour of Canary Wharf
Sylvia Crowe's Lost Garden
Removal of significant post-war landscape from the English Heritage register
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown and his involvement at Syon:
a work in progress
In Commemoration of London's parks and their contribution to the Home Front during the First World War
London's Green Future
Celebrating 20 Years of London Parks & Gardens Trust
The People's Choice
The Dairy at Kenwood
... and Other Animals
New Sites for the Inventory
The Hayes Line
A variety of southeastern open spaces
Keeping London Green
The Metropolitan Public Gardens Association's historic links with Battersea Park
Poppies and Pets
A secret animal cemetery close to the Royal British Legion Poppy Factory
The Green Spaces of Romford
Walking with John Goodier
Fifty Shades of Green
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2014
Duck Island Cottage
An Historical Account of the Bird Keeper's Lodge in St James's Park - by Tim Knox
Storm damage and falling trees
Past storms and their effects on the landscape
What is Capability Brown’s legacy at Mount Clare?
Brown was 58 years old in 1774 when he was paid £206 for some unspecified work.
Walking in Wandsworth
with John Goodier
The Garden at Ballast Quay
A nursery garden alongside the river
Interview with Todd Longstaffe-Gowan
The president of the London Parks and Gardens Trust.
John Evelyn’s Sayes Court
An update
The Arcadian Thames Camera Obscura (PDF, 536KB)
Proposal for the construction of a replica C18th Chinese Tea Tent and camera obscura
Walking the New River
Neither new nor a river
Eastern Promise
AGT Conference, London, 2013
Dublin Squares Day and Conference
Maximising the city's Georgian heritage
History, Heritage and Horticulture
at Open Garden Squares Weekend 2013
Focus on Photography
A very brief refresher course
Parks on London's Alpine Railway
a train-based walking tour of parks in south-west London.
Two Garden Exhibitions
Two excellent small exhibitions demonstrate the rich diversity of the capital's open spaces.
The Selborne Society and Perivale Wood
Just yards from the Central Line, Perivale Wood is a remarkable place.
Rassell's of Kensington
Horticultural oasis from a bygone age
A wander through time with Tallis
What has become of the green spaces shown on the 1851 map?
Shell Houses and Grottoes
In praise of the grotesque
The Pulham Legacy in London
On the rocks
A walk in North London
A wide range of park uses and styles typical of an inner suburban location
Joyce Bellamy MBE
an appreciation
London Gardens Online
a unique public resource
The Old, the Very Old and the New
Open Garden Squares Weekend – June 9th-10th 2012
London's Olympic Games and Parks
The part parks and open spaces played in London's previous Olympic Games
A Walk through Greenwich's ‘Other’ Parks
with Greenwich Park being used for the Olympics
Landscapes at Risk
14 sites on English Heritage's 'At Risk' register
Octavia Hill
London Open Space and the National Trust
Some small parks and gardens in East London
A tour starting at Three Mills Green
Bishops Park Regeneration Nearing Completion
The project includes the reinstatement of the historic ‘Margate Sands’
Gardens of Remembrance
Crematoria are worth visiting for their beauty and for the great variety of planting.
Compton Terrace Gardens: A Haven in Green
A quiet corner of Islington
A Wander round some Cemeteries
The amenity value of some cemeteries in East London
Coping with a Dry Spring
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2011
The Timeless Appeal of Cannizaro Park
Merton's loveliest park
Mill Hill School – The Collinson Connection
The home and garden of the early botanist Peter Collinson
The Jubilee Greenway
A relatively new long-distance route around the capital
Lottery Sales Surge Boosts HLF Coffers
News from the Heritage Lottery Fund, spring 2011
'Obliging Curious Persons'
The Re-opening of Strawberry Hill
Success for Dublin Squares Open Day
A memorable trip by a delegation from LPGT
New Links in the Chain
A new section of London's 'Green Chain' footpath from Nunhead to Crystal Palace
In the Shadow of Joseph Banks
Former Spring Grove House Pupils Renew Famous Cedar Tree
Tea with Ted Fawcett
One of the doyens of Garden History and a founder member of the LPGT
HLF Update 2010
Latest grant announcements from the Heritage Lottery Fund
Memorials and Trails
A walk in some of the open space of Newham
Advancing on the City
Some tucked-away churchyards and gardens
The King Re-Crowned
Myddelton House, the former home of E.A. Bowles, 'The Crocus King'
Gardens All A-buzz North and South of the River
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2010
Soane's Vision to Rise Again
Walpole Park, Ealing
Putting Back the Style
The replacement of railings, gates and other decorative ironwork cut down in the 1940s
'Richness in Diversity' or 'Unity is Strength'?
New patterns emerging in the politics of London parks
The Gardens of Buckingham Palace
Trust Visit Report
An Afternoon's Walk in Islington
Some smaller green spaces in North London
In Need of TLC
London parks and cemeteries on the 'Heritage at Risk' Register
London's Burial Ground Gardens
Their important contribution to London's open space
Who to Cremorne would not Gladly Repair?
A brief history of Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea
In Arethusa's Realm
The Story of Water in Bushy Park
The Bowling Green Gates at Mortlake
The survival of a 17th-century gate
On the Move in Lewisham
A recommended running route inspires a walk
From West to East by Tube and Bus
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2009
Are You Sitting Comfortably?
That most commonplace item - the humble park bench
Back to its Best!
The restoration of Valentines Park, Ilford
Parks in Hammersmith & Fulham
Not so much a walk, more a guided tour
Canal Walk with Gardens
John Goodier walks the Regent's Canal
Parks, Open Space and Urban Regeneration
The varied rôles which parks and gardens can play in the regeneration of urban landscape
Park Hill Recreation Ground, Croydon
and Croydon Water Tower
Garden Museum Relaunched
Director Christopher Woodward talks to Hazelle Jackson
The Story of Pulhamite Rockwork
Rock of Ages
Northala Fields - a 21st-Century Park
Strange man-made hills are the hallmark of London's newest park
To Tree or not to Tree
Fierce conservation battles about mature trees
A Walk round Wanstead Park
Once one of the great designed landscapes of England
Welsh Harp Controversy
Which Came First - the Reservoir or the Inn?
Innovation & Tradition
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2008
Hurlingham - Riverside Gem
The Trust's recent visit and a brief history
A Walk in North-West London
John Goodier sets off for Brent
The London Parks Discovery Project
The Story so Far
Life in a City-Square
London’s squares' quintessential contribution to the character of metropolitan life.
Parks around Barking
Two walks around historic Barking
Parks and High Buildings
Past and present threats to the cultural landscape
Your Park on your Desktop?
Parks & Gardens UK
Policing our Parks
The origin and history of the LCC Parks Police
Return to Harrow
John Goodier returns to Harrow to revisit the parks he knew as a child
New Venues Flaunt Their Attractions
Loire Valley Wines Open Garden Squares Weekend 2007
"A First Successful Experience"
Open Parks and Gardens Weekend in Bratislava
Secluded Paradise
The gardens of Winfield House, home of US Ambassadors
Back in Tune!
How Local Groups Got Clapham's Bandstand Restored
Buildings At Risk
London 2007
Clissold Park set for Transformation
London Parks Grants News
Library Gardens Bromley
A chance acquisition of a 99-year-old postcard...
Indignation - Manor Gardens, East London
Allotment Holders Come Second to Olympics
Music in the Park
How does 2007 compare with 1937?
Exploring Epping Forest
following the Centenary Trail
Sign of our Times
Interpretation and communication of information
Highpoint, Highgate
An extensive but resolutely old-fashioned garden in a modernist setting
Parks and Squares Hit by January 2007 Storms
Hazelle Jackson surveys the damage
Horse Chestnut Trees Struggle with Disease
Prematurely brown trees fail to produce conkers
A Brief History of Kensington Gardens
Much-loved grounds of a royal residence for over 300 years
Conservation of Fulham Palace Historic Grounds Moves Ahead
Looping The Loop
John Goodier explores London's Green M25
Paying for Parks
A new government report highlights the ongoing issues parks face to find revenue funding
BIG Thinks Small
Big Lottery Fund launches Phase 2 of the Breathing Places Grants Scheme
The Pond in Your Park
Inspiration or Eyesore?
"Gardens in My Blood"
A profile of Chris Sumner, who will take over as Trust Chairman in May 2007
Volunteer Researchers Find Almshouse Garden Gems
Sights and Scents
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2006
A Brief History of Regent's Park
Lottery Boost for Barking Park and Eastbury Manor House
Potter's Fields Close for £3m Makeover
Reclaiming History
An interview with Dominic Cole
Walk on the Wild Side
John Goodier explores the parks of Brixton and Herne Hill
Stabilising the Kenwood Dams
Hampstead Heath - a History of Struggle
The Voysey Garden
Jemima Taylor previews the Trust's June 2006 Walk
Grounds for Optimism
The Restoration of Chiswick House Gardens
A Brief History of Ruskin Park
by Hazelle Jackson
"Strategic Malaise"
at Gunnersbury Park
Larkhall Park Regeneration:
a substantial cash injection
A Miscellany of Parks
John Goodier discovers a cornucopia of smaller parks
Radnor Gardens Friends Challenge Plans
Not all restoration plans are plain sailing.
Loire Valley Wines Sponsor Open Garden Squares Weekend
Three Cows in Mecklenburgh Square Garden
What a Difference a Year Makes
Peckham Rye Park in South East London
Rising from the Ashes
The Resurrection of Finsbury Park
Moggridge Fights for Classic London Views
The Villa Parks of South East London
John Goodier visits the London Borough of Bexley
Regent's Park Battle
'Visible' Staff are Key to Safer Parks,
says CABE
Discovering London's Green Secrets
Open Gardens Squares Weekend 2005
Exploring the Capital Ring
with John Goodier
Telegraph Hill
an HLF Success Story
Raising Funds through the
Royal Parks Foundation
How Big is Your Park?
A Short History of Bushy Park
Young gardeners revive
Chiswick House Kitchen Garden
Hyde Park through the Ages
From Tyburn to the Rolling Stones
New Life for Victorian Garden
Work Starts at Red Cross Garden Southwark
Sustaining a Vision
Jane Cordingley, Head Gardener at Eltham Palace
Thames Landscape Strategy News
Restoring the Quaggy
- and Saving Lewisham
Become a Trust Researcher
Reveal the secrets of elusive and hidden gardens through detective work and careful recording.
Parks Discovery Project Goes Live
The on-line system that helps schools get the maximum benefit from their local parks and open spaces.
Along the Thames Path
John Goodier introduces some of the smaller parks that form part of the Thames Path through Travel Zones 1 & 2.
Romantic Desolation
Thanks to pressure from a 'Friends' group, the London Borough of Havering has taken the first steps to rescue the once famous Dagnam Park.
Time to Bang the Drum
Says James McCulloch, Superintendent, Parks and Gardens, Corporation of London.
On the Trail of London's Gardens
Open Garden Squares Weekend 2004
Catherine Miller on a weekend of garden exploration
A Sense of the Special
John Goodier, our walks expert, discovers the parks of LB Croydon
Fred Kormis Memorial Restored
by Land Use Consultants as part of the HLF-funded Restoration of Gladstone Park in Brent.
Remaking Battersea Park
As the restoration of Battersea Park nears completion, Katrina Davies talks to Wandsworth parks chief Jennifer Ullman
The Restoration of Valentines Park
Lottery-funded restoration is putting the heart back into one of East London's best-loved parks
A Green Belt in Itself
John Goodier visits the open spaces of Becontree
Targeting Urban Wasteland
Derelict and neglected urban land is under attack. CABE Space is the government vehicle to bring improvement to our communities.
South Bank Regeneration
Coin Street, Archbishop's Park, Jubilee Gardens and St John's Churchyard.
Tackling Crime in London's Parks
London's boroughs are starting grasp the nettle of anti-social and criminal behaviour and vandalism in public parks.
Exploring Cemetery Gardens in London
Cemeteries are of interest historically, architecturally, socially and for wild life. All are worth a visit, both for relaxation and to make connections with the past and the local communities.
The History of Roundwood Park
"A veritable Garden of Eden without the serpents."
Twickenhamshire
The Association of Gardens Trusts Weekend Conference
London Garden Squares Day 2003
The Visitor's Tale / The Organiser's Tale
The London Inventory of Historic Green Spaces
Nine Years of Research come to Fruition
The Space Race
'Space' is the new buzzword in John Prescott's Department
Water, Water, Everywhere…
Grand Victorian public drinking fountains
Thames Landscape Strategy Unfolds
Restoring networks of vistas and avenues linking historic landscapes along a 12mile stretch of river.
The Gardens of Ham House
Magic Squares
An impression of London Garden Squares Day 2002
Sub Tropical Gardens
Are we getting warmer or is it me?
London's Hidden Corners ....
New series launched by John Goodier
Four Centuries of History
Gunnersbury Park Study Day