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We open exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland & the Channel Islands raising money for charity through admission, tea & cake.

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Explore the wonderful collection of herbs - more than 400 different varieties - when Jekkaa's Herb Garden & Herbetum opens for @ngsopengardens.bsky.social

Each ticketed session will have a guided tour or talk.

Open Sat Aug 2, 9.30-4pm. Entry Β£7.50. Pre-booking essential. Details: buff.ly/k5HnQSJ

30.07.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional poster for Trinity College Open Gardens, part of the National Open Garden Scheme. The event is on Sunday 3 August from 11am to 3pm. Admission: Adults Β£8, Children Free. The design includes the NGS logo, photos of vibrant summer flowers and college gardens, and a color palette of blues, golds, and greens.

Promotional poster for Trinity College Open Gardens, part of the National Open Garden Scheme. The event is on Sunday 3 August from 11am to 3pm. Admission: Adults Β£8, Children Free. The design includes the NGS logo, photos of vibrant summer flowers and college gardens, and a color palette of blues, golds, and greens.

We are opening our doors for an Open Garden Day with @ngsopengardens.bsky.social and can't wait to show off our grounds! Join us 3 August: ngs.org.uk/gardens/trin...

22.07.2025 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Think sunshine, cake and flowers! Gather your friends and family for a garden get-together in aid of some of the UK’s best-loved nursing and health charities. Every penny you raise will make a difference.

Click to find out more and sign upπŸ‘‡οΈ
ngs.org.uk/gardenparty

#GreatBritishGardenParty

30.06.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you’re at Chelsea Flower Show this week pop along and see the National Garden Scheme team on Cross Way opposite the Hospice UK garden. We’re got county booklets to help you plan this year’s garden visits and a range of gifts usually only available in our online shop!

21.05.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Gardens and Health week we're delighted to share with you the fifth edition of our interactive digital publication 'The Little Yellow Book of Gardens and Health'⁠
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You can read the Little Yellow Book of Gardens and Health hereπŸ‘‡οΈ
bit.ly/LYBGH2025

#GardensAreGoodForYou #GardensAndHealth

01.05.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Within the National Garden Scheme there are a host of wonderful painters, sculptors, textile artists and art lovers who open their equally creative gardens, and sometimes their studios, to the visiting public.

Read moreπŸ‘‡
ngs.org.uk/art-in-natio...

πŸ“·οΈWest Garth Cottage, Cumbria Β©Carole Drake

17.04.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The sounds of the #Cotswolds today at the Lords of the Manor hotel for a future feature.

A perk of my job is seeing beautiful gardens, often when there’s no one else around.

This garden at Upper Slaughter opens for @glosngs.bsky.social on Weds April 16.
#UKGardening 🌱 @ngsopengardens.bsky.social

10.04.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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There is something startlingly beautiful about bluebells en masse. These lovely plants most often thrive in the gorgeous dappled shade of woodlands full of birdsong and make a visit particularly uplifting.

ngs.org.uk/the-beauty-o...

#gardensaregoodforyou #gardensopenforcharity #gardenvisit

04.04.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Whether you’re looking for a woodland walk or want to explore a more traditional garden, the National Garden Scheme has a lovely selection throughout April and over the Easter weekend.

Head to our website and get planning your visits nowπŸ‘‡οΈ
bit.ly/april_open_g...

#gardensopenforcharity

01.04.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are delighted to announce our latest NGS Elsie Wagg Innovation Scholarship winners: 5 nurse-led innovation projects that will focus on the power of gardens to improve people's physical and/or mental health. πŸ’ͺ🌱
Find out more here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... @ngsopengardens.bsky.social

26.03.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A neat grassy path weaves through borders of colourful summer flowers and a background of tall leafy trees

A neat grassy path weaves through borders of colourful summer flowers and a background of tall leafy trees

The new series of #GardenersWorld kicks off tonight! Tune in at 8pm BBC2 and get inspired by the charming garden at Rookery Cottage.

Visit the garden when it opens for the National Garden Scheme on Sun 1 JunπŸ‘‡οΈ
findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/46207...

#gardensopenforcharity

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For unmissable gardens, events, prize draws and inspiration subscribe to the FREE National Garden Scheme eNews today.

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#gardensopenforcharity #gardensaregoodforyou #gardens #gardening #getoutside #gardeninspiration

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