National Garden Scheme
Sit back and relax as August helps you enjoy the fruits of your hard labour
LAST week the Walled Garden opened for the National Garden Scheme, and it was lovely to see so many people enjoying the garden and relaxing in the sunshine.
August tends to be a month where the tasks are gentler and the order of the day is appreciating the results of the rest of your year’s work, but a few jobs done at this time make sure that the garden will keep looking beautiful throughout the fading summer.
Continue to cut back bloomed perennials – some plants like hardy geraniums respond particularly well and you may find you are rewarded with a second bloom.
Lavender can be kept compact by trimming the flowered heads and an inch below that, or you may want to keep the heads to see if any goldcrests visit, who enjoy eating the seeds.
Picking off the faded blooms of annuals and perennials will not only keep them neat but encourage them to flower into the latter part of the season. Hedges can be trimmed this month, and as their growth is at this time onwards less vigorous they will keep their shape into the spring. Unfortunately the weeds don’t get any less vigorous and will also be flowering, but don’t let full seed heads go into your compost bin or you may find that they return again next year!
In the vegetable and fruit garden keep an eye on what is ripening, so you don’t miss the optimum time for picking – if you grow courgettes and are not a fan of marrows you will understand what I mean!
Don’t forget that freezing is a great way to store a range of produce from runner beans to raspberries if you are overwhelmed.
Onions will need to be thoroughly dried to ensure they will keep. If the weather heats up this can take place outside. If alternatively you would like to sample Luton Hoo Walled Garden’s produce, you can visit us during the summer on Wednesday afternoons and see what fresh fruit and vegetables we have to offer on our stall.
Of course we are now into the school summer holidays, and there are a series of children’s art workshops and gardening classes – for more information visit our website, where you will also find details of everything else going on in the Walled Garden.
If you would like more information on our courses, call 01582 879089 or email gardening@lhwg.org.uk.
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Rosamund Davies shares her vision for the National Gardens Scheme in Wales with Alison Young Rosamund Davies loves nothing better than to walk down a country lane or a city street and see those distinctive big yellow arrow signs that announce that a
LAST week the Walled Garden opened for the National Garden Scheme, and it was lovely to see so many people enjoying the garden and relaxing in the sunshine. August tends to be a month where the tasks are gentler and the order of the day is appreciating
LAST year's winner of the Bewdley in Bloom large garden section is to open to the public under the National Garden Scheme (NGS). It can be visited on Sunday, August 7 from 11am until 5pm. High Bank, in Cleobury Road in Bewdley, had been the runner-up
here from nearly 4000 that open their gates to the public at least once a year, not to mention the many more that open up to neighbours or the knowledgeable for charity events like a village garden tour or the National Gardens Scheme (see page 12).
As part of Britain's National Gardens Scheme, owners temporarily open their private gardens to the public and the proceeds go to charity. Getty Images When it comes to learning horticultural lessons from a holiday abroad, some trips are infinitely more
Gardens to open up for National Garden Scheme day (From St Albans ...
TWO gardens in Harpenden, within walking distance of each other, will open up to the public for a charity day.
Number 2 Barlings Road, previous winners of St Albans and Harpenden in Bloom, and 17 The Deerings, will show off their blooms during the National Garden Scheme event on Sunday, August 7.
Between 2pm and 5.30pm, visitors will be invited to browse the two gardens – both with different designs – while enjoying afternoon tea and cakes at 17 The Deerings.
Entrance costs £3.50 for both homes and all the proceeds will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curies Cancer Care, Help the Hospices and Cross Roads Care.
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National Garden Scheme's yellow book gardens 
We are all set for our National Garden Scheme Open Day this Sunday. Stalls, plants, cakes, lots of volunteers and sunshine - all arranged!
National Garden Scheme's yellow book gardens
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National Gardens Scheme
Gardens Open to the Public in England and Wales, Over 1250 Private Gardens Open in Aid of the National Gardens Scheme
Making gardens, a celebration of gardens and gardening in England and Wales from the National Garden Scheme
Gardens of England and Wales open for charity, 2000
Yellow Book Gardens Open for Charity
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National Gardens Scheme
Raises money for selected charities by opening gardens of quality and interest to the public. Publishes a reference guide to private gardens open to all.
NGS - GardenFinder
How to open your garden, volunteer to work for the NGS and buy the famous Yellow Book. Find NGS Open Gardens to visit ... National Gardens Scheme Featured Content ...
National Gardens Scheme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Gardens Scheme, [1] was founded in 1927 in England with the aim of "opening gardens of quality, character and interest to the public for charity" ...
Cotswold Gardens open to the Public under National Gardens Scheme
Cotswold Gardens open to the public under the National Gardens Scheme. The National Gardens Scheme has been opening fine, many normally private, gardens ...
Scotland's Gardens Scheme
Charity which raises funds by facilitating the opening of gardens throughout Scotland to the public. Includes information about the beneficiaries and viewing gardens.