Gardens open in 2022 recommended are
25 Private Gardens Open in Cerne Abbas June 2023
The money raised goes to
IN HAMPSHIRE NGS “at work”.
Another year starts with masses of positivity following on from our amazing results from 2022. Once again the National Garden Scheme – Nationally – were able to donate in excess of £3 million to our beneficiaries. In fact £3.11 million was donated to our Nursing, Caring and Health Charities:-
Marie Curie £450,000
Macmillan Cancer Support £450,000
Hospice UK £450,000
The Queens Nursing Institute £450,000
Carers Trust £350,000
Parkinson’s UK £350,000
The balance goes to another ten smaller charities. You can find details of all our beneficiaries on the link
https://ngs.org.uk/who-we-are/beneficiaries/
Hampshire did not disappoint by increasing our totals raised in 2022 by just shy of 30% on 2021. The popularity of our ‘By Arrangement’ gardens in 2022 was amazing. These gardens open on specific days agreed between the garden owners and Groups – be it a small group of friends to groups of 20 or 30 members of Garden Clubs or u3a members etc. This gives the group a much more personalised and leisurely visit. Several of our gardens have the ability to take couches. Once again this year I have produced an A4 sheet with all the By Arrangement Gardens listed with contact details, areas and rough dates. Following on from this Newsletter I will be sending another email with two pdf. attachments. Firstly a handy double sided A4 page suitable for printing and taking to your Meetings. Secondly there is a longer version and this includes the link directly to the NGS website for the individual garden. This year you will also see that the Isle of Weight is included at the end. The IOW will also be included at he back of the Hampshire County Booklet, which should become available in early February
Our 2023 Open Garden Season starts as usual with our Snowdrop Festival.
So…. as one of our first By Arrangement Gardens we have:-
BY ARRANGEMENT ONLY:
THE DOWN HOUSE: Itchen Abbas SO21 1AX
Opening: February to March for Groups of 10 plus.
Admission: £10.00 Children free – Includes homemade tea.
Contact: Jackie & Mark Porter 07814 958810 markstephenporter@gmail.com
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21395/the-down-house
A 2 acre garden laid out in rooms overlooking the Itchen Valley, adjoining the Pilgrim’s Way. In winter come and see the snowdrops, aconites and crocus, plus borders of dogwoods, willow stems and white birches. A garden of structure with pleached hornbeams, rope-lined fountain garden, formal box-edged potager, a yew lined avenue and walks in adjoining meadows.
This is swiftly followed by:-
LITTLE COURT: Crawley Winchester SO21 2PU
Opening: Sunday & Monday 12th & 13th & 19th & 20th February: 2pm to 5pm.
Admission: £5.00 children free.
Refreshments: Home-made teas.
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/8167/little-court
This walled, sheltered naturalistic garden is worth visiting in all seasons, and is specially exciting in spring. There are many established flower beds and climbers, and a traditional kitchen garden. Also free range bantams.
Open BY ARRANGEMENT: From February to August: Contact Mrs A R Elkington 01962 776365 elksic@btinternet.com
ALSO OPENING IN FEBRUARY:
CHAWTON HOUSE Chawton Alton GU34 1SJ
Opening: Sunday 5th February 10.00 am to 3.30pm
Admission: £5.00 children free
Refreshments: Home-made teas.
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/34092/chawton-house
Snowdrops and spring flowering bulbs are scattered through this 15 acre listed English landscape garden. Sweeping lawns, wilderness, terraces, fernery and shrubbery walk surround the Elizabethan manor house. The walled garden designed by Edward Knight surrounds a rose garden, borders, orchard, vegetable garden and ‘Elizabeth Blackwell’ herb garden based on her book ‘A Curious Herbal’ of 1737-39.
AND FINALLY:
BRAMDEAN HOUSE Bramdean Alresford SO24 0JU
Opening: Sunday 19th February 1pm to 3.30pm
Admission: £6.00 children free
Refreshments: Home-made teas
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/3145/bramdean-house
Beautiful 5-acre garden best known for its mirror image herbaceous borders and 1 acre walled garden. Vast carpets of spring bulbs, especially snowdrops and a large and unusual collection of plants and shrubs giving year-round interest.
Please help me get the word around about the NGS by forwarding this Newsletter all your members, friends and anyone who might be interested. There are still an amazing number of people who are not fully aware this amazing charity. !!
I hope you will find some inspiration in this my first Newsletter for 2023.
Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy 2023
Pat Beagley (Publicity)
National Garden Scheme – Hampshire
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