2025 was another landmark year for the National Garden Scheme with a record £3,875,596 donated from funds gathered at garden openings throughout the year. The donations helped thousands of people living with cancer, Parkinson’s, poor mental health, or the pressures of unpaid caring, by supporting the nurses, health professionals and case workers who care for them.
As we approach the end of the year, there’s still a few opportunities to get out in a garden with a few openings still happening in 2025 in Essex, Dorset and Carmarthenshire. Click below to find out opening details and more information.
You can now pre-order our Garden Visitor’s Handbook 2026. It will arrive hot off the press at the start of the garden visiting season next year offering you thousands of gardens to explore including new horticultural gems and old favourites to revisit. Every purchase you make supports the National Garden Scheme and the vital nursing and health beneficiaries we support.
Celebrate the festive season in style with our wonderful winter tips and hints. Make fun and easy bird food treats, get creative with wreaths and centrepieces, enjoy festive recipes or shop for Christmas gifts. You’ll find it all here…
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.
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