The deed forming the Merlin Trust was officially signed in January 1990 by four eminent horticulturists who wanted to support young horticulturists to learn and...
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Merlin Trust 2025 Report Prize Winners
It is summer again and the Merlin Trust is very pleased to announce the latest winners of its annual prizes, the Valerie Finnis Prize for...
Merlin Trust 2024 Report Prize Winners
A wonderful summertime chore for the Merlin Trust is to announce the report prize winners! Congratulations to Lisa Whaley and Harry Baldwin who are the 2024 recipients of the...
FREE webinar – join us on 31 October 2023 at 7pm!
We’ll be hosting a live webinar on Tuesday 31st October providing a broad introduction to the Merlin Trust – our history, what we currently fund...
Merlin Trust 2023 Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to Rosie Treharne and Tracey Fahy who are the 2023 recipients of the Valerie Finnis Prize and Christopher Brickell Prize respectively. These prizes, which...
Schachen Alpine Garden in 2022
Tim Heatherington applied for the annual Schachen Alpine Garden visit back in 2020 – then COVID-19 struck! The opportunity was put on hold for two...
Internships with the Merlin Trust
As a consequence of recent global events, the Merlin Trust has been evaluating different ways to support young horticulturists above and beyond travel grants. Internships...
New Awards Announced for 2021
The last 18 months has caused considerable disruption to travel – the core activity of the Merlin Trust. The Merlin Trust funds travel bursaries to...
Fiona Crumley
Merlin Trust trustee and former secretary of the Trust, Fiona Crumley, passed away on 20th January 2021 from cancer. Our thoughts are with Fiona’s friends...
Report writing guidance now available
It can be daunting completing an application form for a grant for the Merlin Trust, and then arranging your travel/tour so we wanted to try...
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