The first garden visits for 2025 have been announced. These early openers break the winter sleep with blankets of snowdrops and early spring bulbs. More details will be added in mid-December but, for those who love to plan ahead, here’s a tiny taster of things to come…
If you’ve been enchanted by Monty’s garden visits on his new British Gardens series on BBC 2 why not follow in his footsteps to these wonderful gardens opening for the National Garden Scheme this year.
Mother’s Day is the traditional time of year to give mums a day off from doing the multitude of daily jobs they’re usually tasked with. And what better way to say thank you than to treat her to a wonderful garden visit with a delicious cup of tea and a slice of cake! It makes a change from the traditional flowers and chocolates and gives you all a chance to create a special memory.
If you’re a lover of all things bright and beautiful then there’s no better place to look than National Garden Scheme gardens full of daffodils this spring. We even open the garden at the family home of poet William Wordsworth who immortalised the daffodil in his lyric poem I wandered lonely as a cloud. Read more for a selection of some of the best daffodil gardens to visit this year…
The long Easter weekend is a wonderful time to get together with family and friends and to explore the great outdoors. Whether you’re taking a woodland walk or exploring a garden, the National Garden Scheme has a lovely selection throughout April and over the Easter weekend.
The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,300 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands and raises impressive amounts of money for nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake. We can’t do this without the wonderful support of our garden owners. Find out more about opening your garden and being part of the wonderful National Garden Scheme family.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Susan Copeland, a much-loved Trustee, Regional Chair and County Organiser of the National Garden Scheme and a hugely influential member of the charity ever since she and her husband Doug first opened their Essex garden in 1996.
Over 550 volunteers support the opening of National Garden Scheme gardens each year. From serving teas to promoting the gardens and manning the gate, there are lots of ways to get involved. And, as Naman Chaudhary explains, it couldn’t be more fun.
We are delighted to announce that His Majesty the King will continue as Patron of the National Garden Scheme.
His Majesty was Patron of the National Garden Scheme as The Prince of Wales from 2002 and we are extremely grateful that he will continue in the role as King Charles III.
2024 was another landmark year for the National Garden Scheme with the charity donating a record £3,501,227. The impact of these donations to our major nursing and health beneficiaries means that thousands of people who live with health conditions such as cancer or Parkinson’s, who have poor mental health, or who struggle financially as unpaid carers, have been supported by our funding of the nurses, health professionals and case workers who support them. Our funding also provides support to those in the Gardens and Health sector, to community gardens and to those working in horticulture.
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