Tag Archives: National Garden Scheme

And Oh! The Roses…

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Cathy

Behind the gate Are surprises, Something different Around every corner. And oh! The roses… A feast for the eyes. Cup of tea please. The sweet peas are early. A magical experience, Delightfully quirky. Everything’s late. Welcome! Have you Been before? … Continue reading →

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Playing Away

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Cathy

When you are preparing to open your own garden it can be hard to find or make the time to visit any other gardens, especially as June is invariably the peak month for garden openings. However, we managed it last … Continue reading →

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Somewhere…

Posted on June 14, 2020 by Cathy

… if you are in the UK, there will be a garden opening for the National Garden Scheme this week. Most gardens, like ours, that would normally be opening for the scheme this summer are no longer doing so for … Continue reading →

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In a Vase on Monday: Oops!

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Cathy

I hadn’t anticipated yesterday being a particularly busy day, but with a visit to support a local NGS (National Garden Scheme) garden in the morning, a commitment in the afternoon and then our least favourite garden opening task – putting … Continue reading →

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Done and Dusted (but without the dusting!)

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Cathy

With the final two group visits last week, our 2018 garden openings are over  and the house and garden are more or less back to normal routines, as are the Gardener and the Golfer. The most noticeable change, and the … Continue reading →

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All Work and No Play

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Cathy

It would be easy to stay largely at home and keep on tweaking the garden in preparation for the approaching open days, but that could make the Golfer and me a pair of dullards – so on Monday we swapped … Continue reading →

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A Medlar Experiment – and a Surprise!

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Cathy

I can assure you that the surprise was NOT that bletted medlars are the most delicious fruit I have ever tasted… However, I have now tasted (and when I say tasted I mean tentatively tried the teeniest bit on the … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday: 2017 Edition, Here We Come!

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Cathy
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A Piece of Cake

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Cathy

I treated myself to visiting some NGS ‘Yellow Book’ gardens this afternoon, two gardens in one village and one in other, a total journey of about 30 miles or so. The rain held off and it was sunny and mostly … Continue reading →

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