Following on from the very successful May opening, a reminder that more gardens will be open this weekend on Saturday 15th June (5-8pm) and Sunday 16th June (2-6pm). Let’s hope the weather will be just as kind as it was last month!

The four very different gardens opening are: 53 Ringmore Rise, 27 Horniman Drive, 28 Horniman Drive and Coach House, The Hermitage, Westwood Park.

Discover a sculptor’s creative courtyard garden crammed with unusual plants and the artist’s sculptures and ceramics; rich colours in borders with formal outlines to complement a modern extension, a potager-style vegetable area and low maintenance front garden; informal borders crammed with herbaceous plants and shrubs to suit a variety of conditions in full sun or deep shade, with a corner plot inspired by Beth Chatto’s dry garden; and a garden in two sections with deep informal flower borders under mature trees, raised vegetable beds, a fruit cage, greenhouse, chicken run, and working and wildlife areas – plus a story trail for children.

All money raised will again be donated to cancer, caring, and gardening charities.

Combined admission: £6 (payable at 27 Horniman Drive). No charge for accompanied children. Refreshments available on Saturday evening. Tea and homemade cakes at Ringmore Rise on Sunday.
Garden ceramics and sculptures for sale at the Coach House
Plants available on both days at 28 Horniman Drive.

Seven members of the Garden Group are opening for the National Garden Scheme (NGS) this year, which is probably too many gardens to visit in one afternoon – even for dedicated gardening enthusiasts! The group therefore decided to open on two separate occasions in 2013. The first opening is this weekend – 18th May (5-8pm) and 19th May (2-6pm). All money raised will be donated to cancer, caring, and gardening charities.

The four very different gardens opening 18/19 May are 6 Tewkesbury Avenue, 25 Westwood Park, 30 Westwood Park and Coach House, The Hermitage, Westwood Park.

Discover a sculptor’s creative courtyard garden crammed with unusual plants and the artist’s sculptures and ceramics (for sale); imaginative plant combinations in a garden designer’s country-style garden with meandering paths through deep curving borders which containplants and shrubs to cope with dense shade, full sun, and dry banks; a terraced front garden full of plants set in gravelled beds and a peaceful organic garden to the rear with flower, fruit and vegetable beds. Opening for the first time is a recently landscaped garden, terraced to take advantage of the views of London and provide an outdoor living space. As well as mature fruit trees and raised beds for vegetables, the enthusiastic gardener is exploring planting styles in this evolving new garden.

Combined admission: £6 (payable at any garden). No charge for accompanied children.

Plants available on both days. Refreshments available on Saturday evening. Tea and homemade cakes at Tewkesbury Avenue on Sunday.

Our next opening will be on the weekend of 16th June. Please come back to the website soon for more details.

National Gardens Scheme:  Registered Charity No. 1112664.