Lifestyles - National Garden Scheme

Read and watch the latest gardening tips and news from our garden owners and volunteers – and much more.

Latest articles

Celebrating community, care, and the extraordinary support that Marie Curie provides

Wednesday, August 28th, 2024

The Gateway Community Garden: boosting mental and physical health to feel happier

Tuesday, August 27th, 2024

It’s the best thing I’ve ever done …

Monday, August 19th, 2024

A fundraising extravaganza with Plant MCR

Thursday, August 15th, 2024

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Snowdrops & Spring Flowers

Snowdrops, the tiny harbingers of spring and of garden wonders to come, ignite interest and passion - discover why with our virtual visits, articles and fun facts.

Our 2024 Snowdrop and Spring Flower Gardens can be found by clicking here

Daffodils & Spring flowers

Discover virtual garden visits and articles on our daffodil and spring gardens plus top tips and tutorials on how to get the best from your spring displays.

Bee-friendly

Vital to the health of plants and gardens, bees have a special place in many of our gardens, explore the people behind them and all things bee-friendly.

Wisteria

Discover more about this beautiful climber, explore gardens and virtual visits and articles on getting the best from your wisteria.

Top tips & tutorials

Whether you’re planting bulbs or trees or bedding down for winter, discover great top tips from our garden owners and experts

Tulips

Brilliant jewels of spring, the tulip provides colour and form to thousands of gardens. Visit our tulip gardens and find out more

Trees

Vital to the health of our planet, discover more about the importance of trees in gardens and beyond

Our Beneficiaries

The National Garden Scheme has been opening private gardens to raise funds for nursing and health charities since 1927. Discover more about the beneficiaries we support

Gardens and Health

Central to our work, Gardens and Health is a cornerstone of our mission to champion gardens for all and to extol the benefits of gardens for health and wellbeing

Great British Garden Party

Celebrate your garden with our annual Great British Garden Party fundraiser. Explore our inspirational tips and make the most of your garden for charity this year

People in gardening

As well as nursing and health charities the National Garden Scheme provides grants and bursaries to support those working in horticulture, discover more about who we support and the people behind our gardens

Family

Family and friends are central to the our gardens, discover more about our family-friendly gardens and great things to do that help you get the most out of gardens and garden visits