I have been a supporter of the National Gardens Scheme for years and love visiting their gardens myself, but faced opening Old Swan House garden this 2015 with some trepidation. I certainly hadn't thought of doing so in only its second season, but was prevailed on after one of the four NGS gardens in Stockbridge was withdrawn.
Fortunately the weather was kind and the plants obliged with a decent show; and the visitors particularly enjoyed seeing a garden behind a house on Stockbridge High St which they would otherwise never see.
The NGS raised £2.4m for its charities last year and Hampshire was the largest contributor. I hope we'll do as well this year.
Click here to read Paul Johnson's well-known and evocative piece on the English love of gardening.
Fortunately the weather was kind and the plants obliged with a decent show; and the visitors particularly enjoyed seeing a garden behind a house on Stockbridge High St which they would otherwise never see.
The NGS raised £2.4m for its charities last year and Hampshire was the largest contributor. I hope we'll do as well this year.
Click here to read Paul Johnson's well-known and evocative piece on the English love of gardening.
