Gardens open for the NGS

Message from Shropshire NGS publicity

On Sunday 28th August the lovely garden at SAMBROOK MANOR, Sambrook, Newport TF10 8AL opens its gates again between 12 noon and 5 pm.    Between Newport & Ternhill, 1m off A41.  In the village of Sambrook.  Admission for adults £5 cash. Deep, colourful, well-planted borders offset by sweeping lawns surrounding an early C18 manor house (not open). Wide ranging herbaceous planting with plenty of roses to enjoy; the arboretum below the garden, with views across the river, has been further extended with new trees. The waterfall and Japanese garden are now linked by a pretty rill. Lovely garden to visit for all the family. Dogs welcome.  Home made teas.  Wheelchair accessible but difficult in the woodland areas.   Many of our gardens take payment by card reader as well as cash.  However, it is sometimes difficult to connect to 4G or Wifi in our rural areas so please be understanding if old-fashioned cash is the only way to pay on the day. Children are admitted for free to all Shropshire NGS gardens. Don't forget that many of our gardens, and more besides, are open by arrangement throughout the season.  Find out more here. More dates for your diary: We have two gardens opening over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th September: WINDY RIDGE, Church Lane, Little Wenlock, TF6 5BB will be open from 12 noon to 5 pm on both Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th September BURFORD HOUSE GARDENS Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire WR15 8HQ will also be open on both days from 10 am to 4.30 pm.  This garden is not in the Yellow Book or our county leaflet.   You can find out more about all the gardens on our website here. Many thanks to everyone who braved the heat of the marquee and stopped by our stall at the Shrewsbury Flower Show last weekend.  Our volunteers were delighted to meet so many of you and a special thank you to all those who signed up to receive this newsletter.  We hope you will continue to find the weekly updates helpful but don't forget, if you no longer wish to hear from us, you can always unsubscribe by clicking the button at the foot of the page.  Be assured that we will never share your data. For those of you who were unable to attend the Flower Show, here are a couple of photos of our stall.  It was very........yellow! Supporting and training gardeners The National Garden Scheme raises money from opening exceptional gardens all over England and Wales, many of which are looked after by professional gardeners. We recognise that it is often hard for people to get started in a gardening career that's why we fund a variety of training and apprentice schemes.   British gardens are greatly admired and rightly so, but they require educated gardeners to work within them and to maintain them to the very high standards we've come to enjoy. It's thanks to the National Garden Scheme that gardeners are getting the training they need to secure the future of Britain's gardens and keep them the envy of the world. In 2021 the NGS donated a total of £115,000 to organisations offering training and apprenticeships to new gardeners.  A further £115,000 was donated to Perennial, a charity dedicated to helping and supporting people who work, or have worked, in the horticultural industry and their families in times of hardship.

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