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In general, access to and/or use of the Portal does not require prior registration of users, although the European Route of Historic Gardens Association may collect personal data and information from users in various forms of the Portal in order to register them in order to access certain content or services.
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The European Route of Historic Gardens will celebrate its VI Annual Forum at the premises of <a href="https://www.uffizi.it/en/boboli-garden" target="_blank">Boboli Gardens</a> in Firenze, on May 25th 2023. All interested parties can attend the Forum upon registration in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sXMD-W_negWROEJOX_YtAzeQUpdDXNlzPjqjMyK1VMM/viewform?edit_requested=true" target="_blank">provided form</a>.
<a class="btn btn-outline-dark rounded-pill" title="title" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sXMD-W_negWROEJOX_YtAzeQUpdDXNlzPjqjMyK1VMM/viewform?edit_requested=true" target="_blank">Register for the VI European Forum on Historic Gardens</a>
Those parties interested in presenting their challenges with water management in the afternoon session, please send an email to <a href="mailto:info@europeanhistoricgardens.eu">info @ europeanhistoricgardens.eu</a> (details are in the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sXMD-W_negWROEJOX_YtAzeQUpdDXNlzPjqjMyK1VMM/viewform?edit_requested=true" target="_blank">form provided</a>). Those of you who are intending to participate, please let us know before Wednesday May 15th to be able to complete the Program.
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A definite Program will be sent in the next few weeks.

Save the date: VI European Forum on Historic Gardens “A Europe of United Gardens” - Florence, Italy

Save the Date: VI European Forum on Historic Gardens “A Europe of United Gardens”

Based on the topic “Gardens of Inspiration: Literature and Historic Gardens”, the premises of the Petőfi Literary Museum in Budapest, have been the perfect location to celebrate this important yearly event that unites the partners of the Association, as well as its collaborators and members of the scientific committee, and all those people interested in the management, conservation and development of historic gardens.
The Program has been divided into two sessions: The general section, devoted to “Historic gardens and literature”, and the panel section, in which managers of historic gardens have the possibility to share their “lights and shadows” in relation to relevant management issues like conservation or restoration of historic gardens, with the audience.
The Opening of the Forum was in charge of Dr. Zsuzsanna Kalla, Deputy Director General for the Collections of the Petőfi Literary Museum; Zsófia Jakab, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Marketing and Communication of the Hungarian Tourism Agency and Jaume Dulsat, President of the ERHG.
Dr. Zsuzsanna Kalla, Deputy Director General for the Collections of the Petőfi Literary Museum, underlined in her welcome speech that the garden of the Károlyi Palace, which was the venue of the forum, was in the 20th century both a museum and a community garden, with benches, playgrounds and a museum garden, where outdoor concerts and events were held. Thanks to the ongoing renovation, the original unity of the gardens will be achieved by connecting the Károlyi Palace Garden and the Károlyi Garden, which will allow literature to return to the cool shade of the trees in the palace park next spring.
Zsófia Jakab, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Marketing and Communication of the Hungarian Tourism Agency, reminded at the opening ceremony that statistical figures prove that garden tourism represents an outstanding opportunity for the Hungarian sector. She confirmed that the Agency sees the boosting of Hungarian garden tourism as a priority task, since our gardens are perhaps the most complex tourist attractions, which are both part of our cultural heritage and natural attractions that require constant care.
In his welcome speech, Jaume Dulsat, President of the ERHG, pointed out that the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes, established by the Council of Europe in 2010, has enabled national, regional and local initiatives to promote culture and tourism through research and development cooperation. The Spanish expert underlined that tourist routes programme connecting historic gardens in Europe is a great opportunity for member organisations to exchange experience on practical issues such as the conservation and renewal of historic gardens, and their ecological and economic management. At the same time, Jaume Dulsat praised the Hungarian garden heritage values and thanked the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation for organising the organisation’s forum, committee meeting and general assembly.
The lectures at the general session have been conducted by Ágnes Herczeg, President of the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation; Katalin Egresitsné Firtl, director of Esterházy-Kastély Park in Fertőd, Hungary; Bianca Maria Landi, coordinator of Boboli Gardens, head of the garden department and curator of the botanical heritage of Uffizi Galleries in Firenze, Italy; Troy Scott Smith, head gardener at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent, England; Katarzyna Żak- Zatorska, head of garden department at National Museum in Warsaw, branch of the Museum in Nieborow and Arcadia in Nieborow, Poland and Marco Martella, writer and director of the magazine “Jardins”.
Dr. Ágnes Herczeg, President of the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation, as the host of the forum, emphasized that the fact that Budapest hosts the annual forum, committee meeting and general assembly of the ERHG is important for several reasons: in addition to the recognition of the Hungarian landscape architecture profession, it can promote the recovery of domestic garden tourism, facilitate cross-border cooperation and at the same time create an opportunity to learn about each other’s values and experiences.
The panel speakers at the session “Lights and Shadows” have been Viola Paola, Salvaguarda e Valorizzazioni del Complesso del Parco Reggia Di Caserta in Caserta, Italy; Maciej Żołnierczuk, Landscape protection specialist  at the Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanów in Warsaw, Poland; Attila Deák, director and curator at the Fundația Tradiții Transilvane (Foundation for Transylvanian Traditions) in Romania and Albert Fekete, curator at the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foun­dation and director at the Institute of Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning and Garden Art, MATE of Hungary.
As a Cultural Route of the Council of Europe, the ERHG Annual Forum contributes to the exchange in research and development and to the enhancement of the European memory and identity, two of the five fields of action of the Enlarged Partial Agreement of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Program. A total of 70 people of 13 countries have attended the Forum, either online or in person, of which 60% are partners or collaborators of the ERHG and the rest are interested parties on the topic and the Forum. All the Annual Forum participants have also had the opportunity to visit the Károlyi Garden at lunch time and have been invited to enjoy a guided walk tour at the center of Budapest, once the Annual Forum has concluded.
On the same occasion, the European Route of Historic gardens has celebrated its scientific committee meeting and its General Assembly. All ERHG partners have been called for the Extraordinary and Ordinary Assemblies, in which the candidacies of new members have been voted on and the 2023 budget and planned activities have been approved.
<h3>A total of three new partners and three gardens have joined the ERHG</h3>
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<li>National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, manager of the Historic Garden of Софіївка (Sofievka), Uman, Ukraine</li>
<li>National Garden, Metropolitan Green, S.A., manager of the National Gardens of Athens, Athens, Greece</li>
<li>Zugdidi Botanical Garden, Zugdidi, Samegrelo Zemo-Svaneti, Georgia</li>
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With the incorporation of the new partners, the ERHG already counts with a total of 27 full members that represent 41 gardens in 10 European countries.
At the end of the General Assembly the President of the ERHG and the President of the Scientific Committee delivered the Diploma as members of the ERHG to Sofievka Park in Ukraine and to Van Bureen Gardens in Belgium:
After the GA celebration, the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation has offered all partners an official dinner at the emblematic Normafa Park, where the great aria from the opera Norma by Bellini was performed in 1840. On Friday, the 23rd, the Program has concluded with a walk on the first literally pathway of the country – located on the Margaret Island- featuring some of the most iconic figures and personalities of the Hungarian literature.

ERHG V Annual Forum: Gardens of Inspiration: Literature and Historic Gardens

The ERHG has celebrated its V Annual Forum on September 22nd in Budapest

The European Route of Historic Gardens is happy to announce the Preliminary Program of its V Annual Forum.
The meeting will be hosted by the ERHG partner, the Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation and will be celebrated in Budapest on September 22nd. At the same occasion, the ERHG will celebrate its General Assembly on the 22nd and 23rd of September.
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Please register before September 1st, 2022:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwFIJGjCfJDavDcRHj7lo6pqV87CJyyNG8wggU_E-bnqtODg/viewform" target="_blank">Please register here to attend the annual forum online or in person.</a>

ERHG V Annual Forum - Save the date

ERHG V Annual Forum - Program

V European Forum on Historic Gardens “Gardens of Inspiration: Literature and Historic Gardens” 

The European Route of Historic Gardens (ERHG) has successfully celebrated the IV Annual Forum on Historic Gardens under the topic “Historic Gardens and the Formation of the European Identity”, the first one celebrated after the association received its certification as Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.
The Mayor of Hannover, Benit Onay, opened the meeting by highlighting the importance of the green heritage and inviting everybody to learn from it and visit it. “It is an honour for the city of Hannover to promote the Historic gardens around Europe”, he said.
This year, garden managers and garden lovers had the opportunity to attend the Forum online or in person and to share the good examples of historic gardens that were formed and designed thanks to the knowledge and influences (technical, artistic, etc,) of other historic gardens in different European countries.
The ERHG thanks all attendees and participants and invites all interested people to attend the 2022 Annual Forum, which will have the topic “Literary Gardens”.

 IV Annual Forum on Historic Gardens

13 lecturers, 12 garden institutions and 10 European countries participated in the IV Annual Forum on Historic Gardens, which was attended online and in person by more than 50 people

<h5>We want to celebrate this important achievement for our association by devoting thetopic of our Annual Forum to highlight the role of historic gardens in forming the European spirit.</h5>
We are very glad to present the <a href="https://cdn.tsunamipanel.com/100594/media/items/erhg-iv-european-forum-historic-gardens.pdf" target="_blank">tentative Agenda</a> for this important event that we expect to be able tocelebrate this year, hosted by the amazing Herrenhäuser Gärten on September 3-5. Due to Covid pandemic we are preparing a hybrid meeting, online and in-person.Please, join us by attending our Annual Forum as a participant and/or panel speaker.
<a href="https://forms.gle/tDq6rqso5VWyo8d56" target="_blank">Register here</a>.

2021 Program: IV European Forum on Historic Gardens - Hannover (Germany)

Herrenhäuser Gärten, Hannover (Germany)

IV European Forum on Historic Gardens “The role of Historic Gardens in the formation of the European identity”

28 Historic Gardens from 6 countries of the Council of Europe (Georgia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain) have delivered the application form to opt to the Mention “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe”.
The technical project to be admitted in this European Programme was introducted at Sintra (Portugal) during the last III European Forum on Historic Gardens. After the presentation of the candidature, the network and its representatives (all these 28 Cultural and Botanic destinations, really) will be under evaluation during the next 6 months by independent evaluators and by the European Institute of Cultural Route of Luxembourg.
Next April 2020 it will know the result of this evaluation and if the ENoHG is a new European CR of the CoE as it is the idea and the hope of this great European network based in Historic Gardens, from Middle Age to nowadays.
Jaume Dulsat i Rodriguez, Chairperson of the ENoHG: “The future of our Historic Gardens will be guaranteed if we are able to work together into the biggest European Programme on Cultural Tourism: the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe Programme”. Together we can develop an authentic European tourism product based in the awesome heritage that our Historic Gardens hide”.

2019 Program: III European Forum on Historic Gardens - Sintra (Portugal)

III Forum on Historic Gardens: Maintaining and Managing Historic Gardens for a New Era

The Historic Garden of Villa Garzoni (Collodi, Tuscany, Italy) will host the second European Forum on Historic Gardens, organized by the Fondazione Nazionale Carlo Collodi and the European Network of Historic Gardens, an organization that promotes the declaration of the historic gardens of Europe as Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.
After holding the first forum in the town of Lloret de Mar (September 2017), this second meeting aims to bring together specialists and managers of historic gardens from Poland, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy and other European countries, where the historic gardens are part of its Cultural Heritage, with special attention to the gardens of the Royal Palaces and the historic gardens of cities of the continent that have a sustainable cultural and touristic uses.
The Forum is open to all people interested in the European Cultural Heritage and especially to the entities that manage Historic Gardens and wish to obtain for them the Mention European Cultural Route granted by the Council of Europe since 1978.
<h3>II EUROPEAN FORUM ON HISTORIC GARDENS: Villa Garzoni, 5-6 September 2018</h3>
<h3>Programme</h3>
<h4>Wednesday, 5th</h4>
Morning
9.30 h. Reception and accreditation of participants10.00 h. Opening of the Forum by local authorities and the President of ENoHG.
10.20 h. Opening lecture: Research, restoration, conservation and management of Historic Gardens. PhD. Jose Tito (University of Granada and lead of the Scientific Committee of ENoHG)
11.00 h. Coffee break
11.30 h. Lecture: The European Historic Gardens nowadays. PhD. Didier Wirth (Institute of Gardens and Landscapes – Fondation des Parcs et Jardins de France)12.15 h. Lecture: The Garzoni Garden, welcome to Pinocchio’s home. President or Manager (Historic Garzoni Garden)
13.00 h. Lunch break
Afternoon
15.00-17.30 h. Annual General Asembly of the European Association of European Historic Gardens, under the coordination of the President of the ENoHG, Mr. Jaume Dulset (Mayor of Lloret de Mar, Catalonia, Spain).– Introducing and approval of the the official File to opt to the Mention of Cultural Route of the Council of Europe.-Ordinary Agenda
18.00 h – 19.30 h. Guided visit to the Garzoni Historic Garden.21.00 h. Official dinner.
<h4>Thursday, 6th</h4>
Morning
9.30 h. Lecture: The Programme of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, perspectives for networking on Cultural Heritage and Tourism. PhD. Eleonora Berti (European Institute of Cultural Routes, Luxembourg)10.15 h. Lecture-colloquium: New perspectives for a network of Historic Gardens at the European level. PhD. Jose Tito (University of Granada and lead of the scientific committee of ENoHG)
11.00 h. Coffee break
11.30 h. Focus Group : Coordinate by PhD. Monica Luengo Añon (ICOMOS -Spain, European Institute for Gardens and Landscapes).– Cultural and Tourist products in the field of European Historic Gardens. Experiences and potential for collaboration at a European scale.
13.30 h. Conclusions and closure of the forum.

2018 Program: II European Forum on Historic Gardens - Collodi (Italy)

 Historic Garden of Villa Garzoni, Collodi (Tuscany, Italy)

II Forum on Historic Gardens: Annual Assembly of the European Network Of Historic Gardens

<h3>PROGRAMME EUROPEAN FORUM ON HISTORIC GARDENS</h3>
Lloret de Mar (Catalonia, Spain), 7-8 September 2017
<h4>Thursday, 7th September</h4>
9:00. Accreditation of attenders and delivery of documentation
9:30. Inauguration of Forum
10:00. Conference: *Historic Gardens, past and present of a European Historic and Natural Heritage.             *PhD. José Tito Rojo (University of Granada, Spain)
10:45. Coffee-break
11:15. Presentations: Entities and Historic Gardens attending to the Forum (10-15 minutes for each presentation -all the representatives are invited to introduce their institutions and / or Historic Gardens, using video, power-points, brochures…-)
13:30.  Lunch
15:15. Conference: *Historic Gardens and Cultural Tourism, some considerations…*PhD. Jordi Tresserras ( LABPACT – University of Barcelona, Spain)
16:00. Conference: *The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme.             *Mr. Stephano Dominioni (European Institute of Cultural Routes, Council of Europe, Luxembourg)
16:30. Conference*: Technic proposal for the implementation of a European Cultural Route based on Historic Gardens. Introducing the promotional Website.*  Mrs. Anna Fuentes and Mrs. María del Pozo (European Network of Historic Gardens)
17:00. Round Table: The Historic Gardens as tourism resource in the European Cultural Tourism framework.             ****Participans: PhD. Jordi Tresserras (University of Barcelona), Ph.D. Ramón Montes (Technical Coordinator of PRAT-CARP Cultural Route) and Mr. Carles Garcia (Architect, expert in Landscaping)
18:30-20:00. Technic visit to Santa Clotilde Historic Garden, XIX Century (comfortable shoes are recommended)
20:30. Official Dinner
<h4>Friday, 8th September</h4>
09:00.  Conference – colloquium: *Creating a new Cultural Route of Council of Europe: from the idea to the obtention of the Council of Europe’s Mention. Structure, organization and Budget of a European Cultural Route.             *PhD. Ramón Montes (Technical Coordinator of PRAT-CARP Cultural Route of Council of Europe)
10:00. Break
10:30.  General Assembly of the European Network of Historic Gardens Association.             ****All the attenders are invited to take place in this assembly
12:00.  Closing of the Forum
12.33. Brunch

First European Forum on Historic Gardens

The European Network of Historic Gardens organices in Lloret de Mar the first European Forum on Historic Gardens

This year’s international conference focuses on communication and aims to find the answer on how to transmit all the knowledge and information connected to the green heritage to the different generations today.
The professional conference is followed by a selection of multifarious programs targeted on the general public in the Petőfi Literary Museum and Károlyi Garden.
The Conference is part of the Program of Activities carried out by the <a href="https://www.magyarkertorokseg.hu/en" target="_blank">Hungarian Garden Heritage Foundation</a> to celebrate the <a title="IV European Day of Historic Gardens" href="https://www.europeanhistoricgardens.eu/en/join-european-day-historic-gardens">European Day of Historic Gardens</a> on the day and week of April 26th, an event organized by the ERHG and its partners to be joined by all historic gardens friends.
<a href="https://www.magyarkertorokseg.hu/en/hirek/kertorokseg-es-kommunikacio-konferencia/" target="_blank">Please see more details on the Conference here</a> <a href="https://www.magyarkertorokseg.hu/en/kertorokseg-es-kommunikacio-konferencia-es-muhely-szakmai-programok/" target="_blank">Please see the Conference Program here</a> <a href="https://www.magyarkertorokseg.hu/en/kertorokseg-es-kommunikacio-konferencia-es-muhely-nyilvanos-programok/" target="_blank">Please see the Program Open to the Public here</a>
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The ERHG proudly patronizes the “Garden Heritage and Communication conference and workshop”

<h3>A Europe of United Gardens</h3>
Under this topic, the ERHG wants to highlight the importance of the common aspects that are shared among historic gardens across boundaries and along time, together with the richness of their diversity. Two sides of the same coin that make this green heritage strong and unique.
<a class="btn btn-outline-dark rounded-pill" title="“VI" href="https://cdn.tsunamipanel.com/100594/media/items/vi-european-forum-on-historic-gardens-2023.pdf" target="blank">download the IV Forum Program</a>
<h3>The Forum opening</h3>
The Forum opening will count with the presence of Mr. Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Galleries, Mr. Eugenio Giani, President of the Region of Tuscany,  Mr. Carlo Francini, Head of Unesco Office of the Municipality of Florence, Mr. Lukasz Przybylak, Vice-president of the European Route of Historic Gardens, and with the welcome message of Mr. Stefano Dominioni, Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes -Directorate of Democratic Participation (DGII), Council of Europe, and Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes.
<h3>Diversity of Relations between the European Historic Gardens</h3>
The General Conference will take place in the morning under the topic “Diversity of Relations between the European Historic Gardens” and with the participation of seven historic gardens’ managers and/or representatives of historic gardens related institutions as lecturers.
<h3>Historic Gardens United in Challenges: Water</h3>
In the afternoon, the panel “Historic Gardens United in Challenges: Water” will approach one of the most critical aspects of today’s historic gardens management, with the participation of nine historic gardens representatives.
The forum will be closed by Lukasz Przybylak, Vice-president of the European Route of Historic Gardens. This important encounter will not end until the day after, on May 26th, when a guided visit to the Boboli Gardens will be offered to all Annual Forum attendees.
On the occasion, the European Route of Historic Gardens will also celebrate its General Assembly on May 26th.
<h3>Attend online</h3>
The forum is open to all interested parties. Please, <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VT85Ud8nl26SvQRd6fqwpBkUQBFE99b1AFATrSHVlzQ/viewform?edit_requested=true" target="_blank">register to attend online here</a> (in person registrations are already closed).

VI European Forum on Historic Gardens 2023

Boboli Gardens, Florence (Italy)

Hosted by the Boboli Gardens, the ERHG celebrates its VI Annual Forum on May 25th and 26th in Florence, Italy

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The Small Scale KA2 European Project continues its progress by presenting the results of the survey conducted among garden managers and garden staff.
<h2>Drones for garden maintenance and management</h2>
This research phase had the purpose of identifying the relevant areas of concern and interest in relation to the use of drones for garden maintenance and management, the most important practices that can be facilitated thanks to the use of drones, as well as the level of digitalization in the historic gardens. These results will be taken into consideration to elaborate the Manual on the use of drones for historic gardens maintenance and management.
Mr. Pier Francesco Bernachi, President of Sviluppo Turistico Collodi, controlled by the <a href="https://www.fondazionecollodi.it/en/fondazione-carlo-collodi" target="_blank">Carlo Collodi National Foundation</a> in Collodi, Italy, will start the presentation and he will be accompanied by representatives of the three partners involved.
Drones4HER started on December 1st 2022 and will end on October 31st 2023. The Project counts with the collaboration of Tourism Development Collodi in Italy as the leader and with <a href="https://www.telewander.com/" target="_blank">Telewander</a> in Denmark and the European Routes of Historic Gardens Association in Spain, as partners. 
<h2>Digital transformation</h2>
The Project addresses digital transformation through the development of digital readiness, resilience and capacity to upskill pathways in adult education, especially by overcoming skills mismatch and addressing the needs of the labor market of the professional gardeners working in the management and maintenance of historic gardens.
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Agreement number 2022-1-IT02-KA210-ADU-000083100

Drone4HER Project

“Drone4HER - Save the historic gardens´ heritage using drones” will be presented at the European Historic Gardens VI Annual Forum, to be celebrated in Florence on May 25th 2023

<h2>The General Conference</h2>
With the umbrella topic “A Europe of United Gardens”, the General Conference focused on the diversity of relations between the European Historic Gardens and the Panel Session focused on water management as a challenge that all historic gardens share.
<h2>The Forum</h2>
The Forum was opened by Eike Schmidt, director of the <a href="https://www.uffizi.it/en" target="_blank">Uffizi Galleries</a>, Stefano Dominioni, Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes -Directorate of Democratic Participation (DGII), Council of Europe and Director of the European Institute of Cultural Routes and Carlo Francini, head of Unesco Office of the Municipality of Florence and Lukasz Przybylak, President in action of the ERHG.
They emphasized the values of the Council of Europe, the importance of the topic and the role that the Cultural Routes and the <a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/cultural-routes/european-route-of-historic-gardens2" target="_blank">Cultural Route of Historic Gardens </a>can play in the political, economic, cultural and tourism arena across Europe.
Both sessions were streamed and, for those who missed it, we invite you to follow the different lectures on the <a href="https://fb.watch/kQturFp81D/">“Diversity of relations between the European Historic Gardens” </a> and the <a href="https://fb.watch/kQqSFrBoya/">“Historic Gardens United in Challenges: Water</a>” by clicking on links provided .
<h2 class="p1">The Drone4HER Project</h2>
“Drone4HER - Save the historic gardens´ heritage using drones” presented the results of the <a href="https://www.europeanhistoricgardens.eu/en/drone4her-survey-historic-gardens" target="_blank">survey </a>conducted among garden managers and garden staff at the ERHG VI Annual Forum on May 25th, 2023.
The three partners of the Project took the opportunity to comment the survey results on the use of drones in historic gardens and the progress of the Project.
<h2 class="p3">The Gala Dinner</h2>
The Agenda of the VI Annual Forum also included the ERHG members gala dinner on May 25th at the premises of <a href="https://www.villabardini.it/en/" target="_blank">Giardino Bardini</a>, and with the attendance, among others, of the Ambassadors of Spain, Poland and Georgia and the President of the ERHG, Jaume Dulsat.
<h2 class="p3">Boboli Gardens</h2>
The event was finalized with a guided visit to the Boboli Gardens on May 26th.
All attendees, as well as the ERHG partners and the hosts are very satisfied with the quality of the presentations, which will be published in the second edition of the “Green Herald”, the Annual of the European Route of Historic Gardens.

Group picture - Guided visit to Boboli Gardens

VI Annual Forum in Auditorium Vasari, Uffizi Galleries

Media interview to the acting ERHG President Lukasz Przybylak

Opening of the Meeting by Stefano Dominioni, Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes -Directorate of Democratic Participati

Opening of the meeting by Carlo Francini, Head of UNESCO Office of the Municipality of Florence, Italy.

Opening of the meeting by Lukasz Przybylak, acting President of The European Route of Historic Gardens

Bianca Maria Landi, Head of Gardening at Boboli Gardens conducted the Forum.

Gala Dinner welcome cocktail on the terrace of the Villa Bardini with the greetings of Mr. Eike Schmidt, Director of the Uffizi Galleries and Mr. Luig

Uffizi Galleries Director, Mr. Eike Schmidt and Polish Ambassador in Rome Anna Maria Anders at the terrace of the Villa Bardini. 

Spanish Ambassador Mr. Miguel Ángel Fernández-Palacios at the Gala Dinner with Spanish members of the ERHG

Uffizi Galleries Director, Mr. Eike Schmidt, Polish Ambassador in Rome Anna Maria Anders and Polish Consul in Italy Stefano Barlacchi with ERHG acting President Lukasz Przybylak, Boboli Gardens Head of Gardening Bianca Maria Landi and Polish ERHG members representatives.

Uffizi Galleries Director, Mr. Eike Schmidt, Polish Ambassador in Rome Anna Maria Anders and Polish Consul in Italy Stefano Barlacchi with ERHG acting

Polish Ambassador in Rome Anna Maria Anders and Polish Consul in Italy Stefano Barlacchi, with ERHG acting President Lukasz Przybylak and Polish ERHG 

Guided tour of the Boboli Gardens

The ERHG celebrated its VI Annual Forum on May 25th 2023 hosted by the Boboli Gardens and the Uffizi Galleries

<h2>Registration Form</h2>
The European Route of Historic Gardens will celebrate its VII Annual Forum and General Assembly at the premises of <a href="https://zbg.ge/" target="_blank">Zugdidi Botanical Gardens</a> in Zugdidi, Georgia, on May 29th, 2024. All interested parties can attend the Forum upon registration in the provided form below, as well as ERHG partners, candidate partners, collaborators and members of the scientific committee for the General Assembly, which will be celebrated on May 30th.
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<h2>VII Annual Forum Program </h2>
The VII Annual Forum Program is included on the <a href="https://cdn.tsunamipanel.com/100594/media/content/Save-the-date-VII-Forum-Zugdidi-2024-120240219.pdf" target="_blank">Save the Date </a>, or you can read it below: 
<h4>Wednesday, May 29th</h4>
9:00–13:00 | HISTORIC GARDENS AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE NEW CENTURIES: SANCTUARIES OF TRADITION OR EXPERIMENTAL FIELDS OF EXPLORATION? Lectures by European Historic Gardens’ representatives (ERHG members and non-members) and Guest Lectures.
14:30–17:00 | PANEL: “HISTORIC GARDENS UNITED IN CHALLENGES: PESTS AND DISEASES”
<h4>Thursday, May 30th</h4>
9:00-11:00 | ERHG GENERAL ASSEMBLY To be attended by ERHG partners and candidate partners.

Save the Date VII Annual Forum - Zugdidi 2024

Zugdidi Botanical Gardens Annual Forum

Save the Date: VII European Forum on Historic Gardens "A Europe of United Gardens"

The meeting is divided in two sessions, the General session includes lectures on the topic "Gardens at the threshold of the new centuries; sanctuaries of tradition or experimental fields of exploration?" and the panel session on the topic "Historic Gardens United in Challenges: pests and diseases".
 
<a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://cdn.tsunamipanel.com/100594/media/content/2024-VII-Forum-WEB20240523.pdf" target="_blank">Please, read the full program here</a>
 
<h2 style="text-align: left;">Registration</h2>
 
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ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION
• The Annual Forum will be held online and in person
• Lectures will be held in English
 
ATTENDANCE
ATTENDANCE IN PERSON:
• Free
ONLINE ATTENDANCE:
• A meeting link will be sent ahead of time to all registered online assistants

VII Annual Forum Program - 2024

The ERHG celebrates the VII Annual Forum of Historic Gardens on May 29th under the topic "A Europe of United Gardens"

The ERHG is very satisfied with the results of the celebration!
<h2>General Conference </h2>
The event began with the General Conference, in which lectures were held by European Historic Gardens' representatives, under the theme Historic Gardens at the threshold of the new centuries: Sanctuaries of Tradition or Experimental Fields of Exploration?
<a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://cdn.tsunamipanel.com/100594/media/content/2024-VII-Forum-WEB20240621.pdf" target="_blank">Please, discover more about the lecturers here</a>
 
<h2>Panel Presentation</h2>
After Lunch at Dadani Palace hall, the Panel Presentation began, in which lectures were also held on the topic Historic Gardens United in Challenges: pests and diseases.
 
<h2>Visit to Dadiani Palace</h2>
At the end of the day, a guided tour of the Dadiani Palace was organized for all Annual Forum attendees.
 
<h2>The General Assembly</h2>
On Thursday, May 30th, the General Assembly was held, in which several decisions were made for the future of our Route:
Some positions of the Board of Directors were renewed, appointing Lukasz Przybylak as President, María del Pozo as Vice President, as well as 2 Board Members: Marina Nicolás and Agnes Herczeg
It should also be noted that in this General Assembly the entry of the Italian Association of Parks and Gardens as new collaborators was approved.
It was also decided that the headquarters of the VIII Forum in 2024 will be in Belgium, the host being our partner <a href="https://www.museumvanbuuren.be/en/" target="_blank">Musée &amp; Jardins van Buuren</a>, coinciding with their 50th anniversary.

Opening of the VII Annual Forum by the director of Zugdidi Botanical Gardens, Shalva Agumaya

Opening of the VII Annual Forum by the President, Lukasz Przybylak

Attendees VII Annual Forum

Anzor Okujava

Khatuna Katsarava

Albert Fekete

Sofio Lazishvili

Natalia Kharabadze

Iryna Denysko

Katarzyna Zak- Zatorska

Mzia Beruashvili

Sophio Kobakhidze

Alexandru Mexi

Tamar Zarandia

Marina Kutsia

Emine Atalay Seçen

General Assembly

Presentation of diplomas to the new Hungarian members Fehérvárcsurgó and Gödöllö who joined at the last general assembly

Visit to the Zugdidi Botanical Garden

Visit to the Garden Museum

Visit popular dance show offered by our hosts to those attending the VII Annual Forum

The ERHG celebrated its VII Annual Forum on May 29th hosted by Zugdidi Botanical Gardens (Georgia)

This event will bring together experts, professionals, and garden enthusiasts to share knowledge, experiences, and strategies for the conservation and promotion of these green spaces, which are an integral part of our European cultural identity.
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Monday, May 26th: Open to all interested parties, until full capacity.
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9:00 – 13:00: General Conference: "Historic Gardens as a Shelter for Europe’s Wandering Landscapes"
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Europe’s historic gardens have countless ties. One of the strongest is the adoration of the landscape and natural diversity of the old continent. The space of the gardens also resonates with a fascination for the widely understood ‘exotic’, identified by everything far from what could be described as native and familiar. 
20’ lectures. 
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14:30 – 17:00: Panel: "Historic Gardens United in Challenges: Sustainable Commercialization"
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Lights and shadows on how to approach the sustainable marketing of historic garden spaces and their ecosystems. 10’ presentations. 
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Tuesday, May 27th: Exclusive to ERHG members
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<h3 data-start="1391" data-end="1414">Registration:</h3>
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<li data-start="1416" data-end="1551">The Annual Forum is open to all interested parties until full capacity is reached. Attendance is free for ERHG members (partners, collaborators, members of the scientific committee), candidate partners,  lecturers and guests. Attendance fee for non members: 25 euros.</li>
<li>The General Assembly is exclusive for ERHG members (partners,  collaborators, members of the scientific committee) and candidate partners.</li>
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The ERHG celebrates the VIII European Forum on Historic Gardens: "A Europe of United Gardens"

European Annual Forum on Historic Gardens

General

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Park of Montserrate

Lloret de Mar Town Council

Aranjuez Real Sitio y Villa

Aranjuez Cultural Landscape Foundation

Ayuntamiento de Orihuela

Junta de Castill y Leon

Ayuntamiento de Bejar

Consell de Mallorca

Museum of King Jan III’s Palace at Wilanów

Villa Bardini

Parc Samà

Storico Giardino Garzoni Collodi

Royal Palace of Gödöllő

José do Canto Botanical Garden

Zugdidi Botanical Garden

Van Buuren Museum & Garden

Giardino di Boboli

Villae Tivoli

Museo Storico e il Parco del Castello di Miramare

Hungarian garden heritage foundation

Mainau

Gardens of the Royal Castle in Warsaw

Herrenhauser Gardens

Reggia di Caserta

Direzione regionale musei della Toscana

Patronato de la Alhambra y Generalife

Municipal Park of Naoussa

Natural Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation Georgia

National Garden

Xunta de Galicia

Galicia

Sofievka

National Museum in Warsaw

Our members

Park of Pena

Jardins do Palácio Nacional Queluz

Paisaje Cultural de Aranjuez

Parc Samà, Cambrils (Spain)

Finca Raixa

Alhambra and Generalife Gardens

Santa Clotilde Gardens

Serralves Park, Porto (Portugal)

Serralves Park

Batumi Botanical Garden

National Botanical Garden of Georgia

Tsinandali Alexander Chavchavadze Museum and Garden

Herrenhausen Gardens

Historical Museum & Park of Miramare Castle

Reggia Di Caserta

Villa d’Este

Boboli Gardens 

Historic Garzoni Garden

Gardens of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, (Poland)

Gardens Of The Royal Castle In Warsaw

Mainau Island

Van Buuren Gardens

Sofievka Park, Uman (Ukraine)

Sofievka Park

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Lake

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Flower beds

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Park from above

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Spring

Municipal Park of Naoussa Balcony

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Pebble pave

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Statue heroes

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Natural stone faucet

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Winter

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Main entrance

Municipal Park of Naoussa Folklore boules dancing

Municipal Park of Naoussa - Historic busts

Municipal Park of Naoussa - General city view and park

National Gardens of Athens

Esterházy Palace

Kamieniec Palace

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Palace garden in Nieborów, Monika Antczak

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Palace garden in Nieborów, the linden alley, Dariusz Piwowarski

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Palace garden in Nieborów, ornamental parterres and boxwood mazes, Sylwester Cichal