We recently celebrated the first ever Merlin Trust Day on 31st October 2020. Merlin Trust Day has been created to celebrate Merlins – past and...
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Donation continues Valerie Finnis’ legacy
In 2020, the Merlin Trust is celebrating 30 years of funding life-changing travel for young horticulturists. Founded by Valerie Finnis, the Merlin Trust provides early...
Merlin Trust 2020 Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to Rosie Henstridge and Anthony Callan who are the 2020 recipients of the Valerie Finnis Prize and Christopher Brickell Prize respectively. These prizes, which...
Happy 30th Birthday, Merlin Trust
The Merlin Trust is celebrating 30 years of funding life-changing travel for young horticulturists. Founded on 22 January 1990 by Valerie Finnis with the support...

News for 2018
Welcome to our shiny new website and our first post in the new year. We hope you had a wonderful time during the festive season!...

Alpine Garden Society Tours to Romania in 2017
The Merlin Trust and the Alpine Garden Society offer two fully funded placements on the upcoming AGS Tour to Romania in June-July 2017 PLUS one...

Press release: Merlin Trust announces 2017 travel opportunities for young horticulturists plus 2016 prizewinners
Young horticulturists are being encouraged to apply for support from Merlin Trust, a charity that gives grants for travel to see plants in the wild...

Munich Botanic Garden Work placement Summer 2017
In collaboration with Munich Botanic Garden, in 2017 Merlin Trust is offering the first annual funded work placement in Munich’s Alpine horticulture team. It will...
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