THE PROFESSIONAL GARDENERS’ TRUST is pleased to announce A NEW BURSARY

Posted: 3/5/2018

THE PROFESSIONAL GARDENERS’ TRUST is pleased to announce A NEW BURSARY TO SUPPORT STUDENTS OF GARDEN HISTORY 

BIRKBECK GARDEN HISTORY GROUP will be providing a fund, to be administered by the Professional Gardeners’ Trust, which will allow students of garden history to expand their knowledge or undertake specific research. 

Jeremy Garnett, Chairman of Professional Gardeners’ Trust is delighted that Birkbeck Garden History Group (BGHG) will be donating £1,000 per annum over the next three years. This fund will to provide grants to enable professional gardeners to broaden their knowledge of garden history by attending lectures, conferences, courses and study days. He says, “Obtaining a deeper understanding of the history of the garden in which the applicant might work and how to conduct research into previous generations of design and planting can be of vital importance to the future of our gardens”. 

Professional Gardeners’ Trust is a charity set up in 2004 to help fund gardeners wanting to improve their gardening skills and gain experience in the profession. For more information visit www.pgtrust.org

Birkbeck Garden History Group is interested in studying garden history through lectures, garden visits and exhibitions and in encouraging others to become interested in the subject of garden history: https://birkbeckgardenhistorygroup.wordpress.com 

For more information contact: 
Joan Pateman, (Chair, Birkbeck Garden History Group) bghginfo@gmail.com 
Jeremy Garnett (Chair, Professional Gardeners’ Trust) : jeremygarnett100@hotmail.com

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