After a 3 year break and a pandemic behind us I opened my garden on Sunday 29th May 2022 for the National Garden Scheme Yorkshire…. Unsure who or how many would visit… but there was no need to wonder for very long as the visitors arrived…. First couple had travelled Wakefield and not visited before.…
Opening my garden for the National Garden Scheme. I bet your garden is ‘all done’ and ready for your National garden scheme open garden event people say to me. Those who ‘do’ their gardens know that gardens are never ‘finished’ the continue to grow and evolve every year. It’s 3 years since I last opened…
Well it’s been 3 years since I opened my garden for the National Garden Scheme. Haven’t our gardens been a life saver throughout the awful pandemic? I know some gardens were open last year 2021 on a prebooking system but I was not comfortable with that so enjoyed the solitude of my garden. But now…
2 years in the planning and the day Arrived…. Sunday 28th May 2017 Wow what a day…….279 visitors + 10 children and 2 small dogs! came from all corners of Yorkshire it exceeded my expectations…….after lots of organising, volunteers, a couple of local charity publicity stalls, publicity, 80m of yellow bunting 100 yellow balloons, chairs…
This year is flying by and I can’t believe it’s only 4 weeks to my 1st every NGS Open Garden day. Preparations are well underway Gazebos, tables, bunting and balloons all being acquired. ‘To do’ Lists being made including a list of trusty family & friends who have offered to help out on the day…
Spring is definitely on it’s way… With the taller daffodils in bud, iris reticulata, crocus & snowdrops & tete tete in full flower, hellebores too. The fruit tree buds are swelling and tips turning green, perennials waking up. I’ve given all the garden a feed of pelleted chicken manure today especially the roses waking from…