Dear Blogger
Message from Shropshire National Gardens Scheme publicity.
Beautiful new garden in Clun open this Sunday The Ferns, in the lovely village of Clun, will be open for the first time on its own for the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 8th August (12-6pm). This beautifully designed and planted village garden is at the height of its summer beauty in August. Clun is also one of Shropshire's most delightful villages offering shops and cafes (no refreshments at the garden). Parking at Clun Memorial Hall car park - please follow yellow NGS signs. Tickets can be booked in advance but visitors can pay on the gate on the day: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42327 |  | | Returning favourite - Buzzing Bowbrook! On the edge of Shrewsbury, the multi award-winning community allotments at Bowbrook are re-opening for the National Garden Scheme in Shropshire on Sunday 8th August (2-6pm). Recipient of the RHS National Certificate of Distinction, this 6.5 acre site displays wide ranging cultivation methods. Members cultivate organically with nature in mind using companion planting to attract natural predators. Green spaces flourish throughout and include Gardens of the 4 Seasons, orchards and many wildlife features including wildflower meadows and pond. Children are encouraged to be part of the community and have their own special places: story telling willow dome, willow tunnel, sensory garden and turf spiral. See the now well-developed Contemplation Garden & Prairie Garden. New all-ability plot developed in 2020 was part-funded by the National Garden Scheme's Community Gardens Award. Refreshments available. Tickets are available in advance but visitors can turn up and pay on the gate: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/22644 Children under 16 have FREE entry to all NGS gardens including Bowbrook. |  | | Second chance to see beautiful Cruckfield House This romantic, beautifully planted garden opened to great acclaim in July, now in later summer, visitors can enjoy the deep, colourful borders and exuberant planting. Cruckfield House, at Ford, nr Shrewsbury will be open on Saturday 7th August (2-5pm) and is a wonderful garden in which to spend a summer's afternoon, offering a great variety of unusual herbaceous plants, many species trees, shrubs, large pond with bog and moisture-loving plants, ornamental kitchen garden, courtyard fountain garden and much more. Tickets can be purchased in advance but visitors can pay on the gate on the day: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/14085 |  | | Tickets available for Pitchford Hall on Sunday 22nd August We are pleased to say that more tickets are now available for the National Garden Scheme opening of one of Shropshire's real gems - Pitchford Hall - on Sunday 22nd August. Please note that tickets MUST be booked in advance for this opening. Once in the garden, visitors can stay as long as they like until the garden closes at 6pm. Tickets available from: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/7543
NB: visitors will not be able to access the treehouse |  | | Group Visits
Many of our Shropshire gardens are open for group visits now, so just click on the left to see all the gardens offering group visits, then just contact the owner directly to make your arrangements - all proceeds to NGS charities.
Additional Openings
The following openings are in addition to the published schedule:
Ruthall Manor: open Sat 18th & Sun 19th September: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/7763
Offcot & Appledore: open Fri 8th & Sat 9th October: https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42892
Cancelled Gardens We're sorry to say that the following gardens, which appear in our leaflet and in the Yellow Book, will be unable to open this year: Delbury Hall Walled Garden: Sun 12th Sept (nursery will be open)
Goldstone Hall: Wed 15th Sept | | | The National Garden Scheme raises money for caring and nursing charities including Macmillan, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson's UK, The Queens Nursing Institute, Horatio's Garden, Maggie's Centres, The Carers' Trust and MIND, the mental health charity. The National Garden Scheme also supports gardening apprenticeships and community garden schemes
https://www.ngs.org.uk/who-we-are/beneficiaries | | | |
