The London Parks & Gardens Trust (LPGT) is an independent charity based in London, England.
The Trust aims to increase knowledge and appreciation of parks, squares, community gardens, cemeteries and churchyards in London. It was launched at the Chelsea Flower Show in May 1994. Its headquarters are at Duck Island Cottage in St. James's Park, central London. The Trust organizes lectures, walks, guided visits, study days, the annual Open Garden Squares Weekend, and research.
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“The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.”
—John Kenneth Galbraith (b. 1908)
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