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The article presents developments on garden conservation matters in England. English Heritage will maintain its support for the conservation work of the Garden History Society (GHS) as a statutory consultee for the financial year ending March 2012. The Localism Bill that received its second reading in Parliament on January 17, 2011 contains a proposal to extend the Community Infrastructure Levy on new development to include on-going maintenance costs of historic development such as public green spaces.

This section offers news briefs on historic conservation in England as of March 2009. English Heritage plans to undertake a programme of strategic designation to plug some of the gaps in the existing designations. Sarah Rutherford, Harriet Jordan and Jonathan Lovie were commissioned to examine the grading of registered cemeteries. Cases related to the development or proposed development that might impact the integrity of historic parkland are detailed.

The author talks about the Garden History Society's conservation reports for 2007. He says that in 2006, they saw several interesting developments with potentially essential implications for conservation and the historic environment. He says that the government's Comprehensive Spending Review for 2007 is significant for the future of historic environments in England.

Covers various issues on the Conservation Committee of the Garden History Society (GHS) in Great Britain as of June 2005. Highlights of the training visit of the conservation officers to gardens in Cornwall, England; Launch of the guidance notes on specific planning and conservation issues relating to historic parks and gardens at the annual general meeting of the GHS; Invitation to help the conservation officers on a voluntary basis.

Presents updates on the conservation of historic gardens in England as of summer 2004. Highlights of the Oxford Conference--Historic Gardens and Landscapes; Completion of the program for the conservation of 19th and early 20th century cemetery landscapes; Information on the campaign against the erection of wind turbines, led by the Country Life organization.

Reports on the conservation work of the Garden History Society in England. Personnel changes in the Conservation Team; Casework on the proposal to build a football stadium on part of Stanley Park in Liverpool, England; Participation in discussions with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Planning reforms.

The article considers varied approaches to garden conservation in Mallorca, Spain. Restoration of the villa gardens at an estate previously owned by Cardinal Antonio Despuig began in 2003 under Fundacion Biodiversidad within the Ministry of Rural and Marine Environment. A large Cararra marble rotunda is cited as the principal feature of the estate of Son Marroig acquired by the Hapsburg Archduke Ludwig Salvador. The article also describes the Archduke's landscape as having a Gothic and Wagnerian quality.

Presents an update on landscape conservation in England as of December 2004. Joint Conservation Workshop of the Garden History Society with the Association of Gardens Trusts; Sale of Endsleigh cottage in Devon, England; Information on the potential impact of wind turbines on historic designed landscapes.

A report from Joint Conservation Committee of The Garden History Society (GHS), County Gardens Trusts (CGT) and Association of Garden Trusts (AGT) all non profit organization working for conservation and restoration of gardens in presented.

The article presents two successful conservation and regeneration projects in England in 2007. The first project refers to the restoration by the Wentworth Castle Trust of Wentworth Castle in South Yorkshire. Another successful conservation work is at Boughton House in Northamptonshire through the effort of the Earl of Dalkeith and his staff. Particular focus is given on the development of the gardens in both project areas.

The article discusses the historical landscape conservation efforts in England in 2012 by the Garden History Society (GHS) Conservation Committee. The committee has managed the implementation of the Working Together Intiative when it established the Joint Conservation Committee (JCC) with Association of Gardens Trusts (AGT). The JCC also finished the Special Projects issued by English Heritage like the mini conservation management plans in the London region.

The article focuses on the proposed planning policy framework published by the British government in July 2011.

The article reports that clergyman William Gilpin's second 1772 Painshill sketchbook was turned over to the Garden History Society (GHS) which deposited it with the Surrey History Centre. Painshill Park Trust published it in 1994 and was digitized for exhibition purposes. It indicates that the GHS was able to secure protection for historic landscapes through new legislation.

The article focuses on the failure of the local planning authority to comply with its statutory duty and to consult the Garden History Society (GHS) on the detrimental on-shore wind farm schemes near Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire and at the Fewcott site on the Oxfordshire-Northamptonshire border in England.

The article reports on the role of George Dillistone in garden design and landscape architecture during the early part of the 20th century. Dillistone is a partner in the nursery Robert Wallace & Co. at Turnbridege Wells where he was responsible for the garden designs produced by the nursery in 1919. He was a founder member of the Institute of Landscape Architects and a keynote speaker during an international conference on garden design sponsored by The Royal Horticultural Society in 1928.

Reports on the cancellation of the building construction at Kingston Maurward College in Dorset, England as of September 2004. Background on the historic site; Acquirement of the site by the Dorset County Council in 1949; Reasons of the decision of the college for constructing a building in the historical site.