gardens scheme

Garden Open Days at Bickham House

Event Date: 
07/09/2014 - 2:00pm to 10/09/2014 - 5:00pm
Venue: 
Bickham House, Kenn

The beautiful Bickham House gardens are open for the National Gardens Scheme from April until October.

Bickham Gardens recently featured in The Independent newspaper and its beautiful landscaped lawns and flower beds are well worth a visit.

Conservatory, small parterre, pond garden, walled kitchen garden, lake. Included in the admission price, the small garden at Bickham Cottage will also be open to the public.

No dogs except assistance dogs. Plants available for sale. Wheelchair access to at least the main features of the garden. Teas available at additional charge...

Blooming marvellous at Knightshayes

Spring is finally doing its thing at Knightshayes, a National Trust property on the outskirts of Tiverton in Devon. It has come not a moment too soon, as Friday 10 May sees the property hosting its annual National Gardens Scheme open day.

The National Garden Scheme (NGS) was founded in 1927 to raise money for the nurses of the Queen's Nursing Institute by opening gardens of quality and interest to the public. Knightshayes was one of the first to join the scheme on its inception, well before the Trust took on the house and its hugely significant gardens in 1972 and each year it...