We are excited to announce the latest nurse-led gardens and health projects funded by @ngsopengardens.bsky.social !πΌ
The projects, led by community nurses, focus on the potential of gardens to improve the physical and/or mental health of a particular group of people.
qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
05.02.2026 15:48
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π’Final chance to apply for a @ngsopengardens.bsky.social Elsie Wagg (Innovation) Scholarship. Applications close this Sunday!
Do you have an innovative idea that uses gardens and gardening to benefit people's physical, mental or emotional health?
Apply here π qicn.org.uk/explore-qicn...
27.10.2025 10:28
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A warm welcome to our new Chief Executive, Dr Richard Claxton who began his new role as Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme on Wednesday 1st October.
Head to our website to read moreποΈ
ngs.org.uk/richard-clax...
#gardensandhealth
03.10.2025 11:03
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β¨οΈNational Garden Scheme Ask the Experts with Fiona Bruceβ¨οΈ
National Garden Scheme Ambassador Fiona Bruce hosts our very special National Garden Scheme Ask the Experts at the Royal Geographical Society on Tuesday 2nd December at 7pm.
Click for more detailsποΈ
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22.09.2025 14:16
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If youβre looking for some baking inspiration, head to our website for mouth watering ideas from our beneficiaries and supporters.
ngs.org.uk/discover-mor...
19.09.2025 14:16
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Enjoy some Cotswold country charm with a visit to the garden at the Lords of the Manor Hotel in Upper Slaughter.
This lovely garden has both formal and informal elements including a bog garden and walled garden.
Open10-3pm, Weds Sept 17. Entry Β£8, children Β£5. Details: buff.ly/K2RwoFw
#cotswolds
15.09.2025 16:08
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Looking up at the tree canopy and the patterns created by the leaves and branches. The image is in sepia colour.
Our brains are wired to feel good when we see the fractal patterns of trees.
Make some time for tree gazing if you can. It will be worth it.
Photo: Mike Selby
16.09.2025 07:02
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Explore eight acres of semi-formal and informal planting at Lords of the Manor in Upper Slaughter on Wednesday 17 September. Open 10amβ3pm, entry is Β£8 for adults and Β£5 for children.
Full details on the website: ngs.org.uk/gardens/lord... #cotswolds #UKGardening @ngsopengardens.bsky.social
09.09.2025 18:20
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π·οΈParsonage Farm, Sussex
The garden's design is based on an C18 concept of ferme ornee - or ornamental farm - with a large lake in a parkland style setting at the front of the house and more formal gardens behind.
Sun 7 SepποΈ
findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/18581...
05.09.2025 14:32
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π·οΈThe Copper House, Kent
The Copper House garden is a modern flower garden planted to provide continuous interest and colour throughout the season. Three small ponds encourage wildlife.
Open Sunday 7th SeptemberποΈ
findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/44288...
#gardensopenforcharity
03.09.2025 11:48
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A table dressed with a pink cloth, floral runner and crammed with candles and flowers in small vases
Think sunshine, cake and flowers! Gather your friends and family for a garden get-together in aid of some of the UKβs best-loved nursing and health charities. Every penny you raise will make a difference.
Head to our website to find out moreποΈ
ngs.org.uk/gardenparty/
#GreatBritishGardenParty
15.08.2025 14:47
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The large and varied Bourton House Garden at Bourton-on-the-Hill opens for @ngsopengardens.bsky.social on Sun Aug 17 with topiary, mixed borders and colourful container planting. Also a seven-acre pasture with specimen trees.
Open 10-5pm, entry Β£10. Details: buff.ly/9TO7wIG
#cotswolds
13.08.2025 06:44
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Sign up to hear more about gardens, events and our
activities throughout the yearποΈ
ngs.org.uk/sign-up/
#gardens #garden #gardening #gardenevents #gardenvisit #gardeninspiration #gardendesign #gardenlove #gardenlife
12.08.2025 15:07
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In our latest blog, QN @firogers3.bsky.social explains
how visiting @ngsopengardens.bsky.social
this summer helps fulfil the NHS-recommended 5
Steps to Mental Wellbeing: Connect, Learn, Get
Active, Take Notice, and Give. π
Look for a garden open near you this weekend!π»
qicn.org.uk/ngs-open-gar...
08.08.2025 15:43
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Lovely photos π
06.08.2025 14:32
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Explore the wonderful collection of herbs - more than 400 different varieties - when Jekkaa's Herb Garden & Herbetum opens for @ngsopengardens.bsky.social
Each ticketed session will have a guided tour or talk.
Open Sat Aug 2, 9.30-4pm. Entry Β£7.50. Pre-booking essential. Details: buff.ly/k5HnQSJ
30.07.2025 08:28
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Promotional poster for Trinity College Open Gardens, part of the National Open Garden Scheme. The event is on Sunday 3 August from 11am to 3pm. Admission: Adults Β£8, Children Free. The design includes the NGS logo, photos of vibrant summer flowers and college gardens, and a color palette of blues, golds, and greens.
We are opening our doors for an Open Garden Day with @ngsopengardens.bsky.social and can't wait to show off our grounds! Join us 3 August: ngs.org.uk/gardens/trin...
22.07.2025 11:26
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Think sunshine, cake and flowers! Gather your friends and family for a garden get-together in aid of some of the UKβs best-loved nursing and health charities. Every penny you raise will make a difference.
Click to find out more and sign upποΈ
ngs.org.uk/gardenparty
#GreatBritishGardenParty
30.06.2025 15:17
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If youβre at Chelsea Flower Show this week pop along and see the National Garden Scheme team on Cross Way opposite the Hospice UK garden. Weβre got county booklets to help you plan this yearβs garden visits and a range of gifts usually only available in our online shop!
21.05.2025 12:09
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This Gardens and Health week we're delighted to share with you the fifth edition of our interactive digital publication 'The Little Yellow Book of Gardens and Health'β
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You can read the Little Yellow Book of Gardens and Health hereποΈ
bit.ly/LYBGH2025
#GardensAreGoodForYou #GardensAndHealth
01.05.2025 13:35
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Within the National Garden Scheme there are a host of wonderful painters, sculptors, textile artists and art lovers who open their equally creative gardens, and sometimes their studios, to the visiting public.
Read moreπ
ngs.org.uk/art-in-natio...
π·οΈWest Garth Cottage, Cumbria Β©Carole Drake
17.04.2025 15:32
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The sounds of the #Cotswolds today at the Lords of the Manor hotel for a future feature.
A perk of my job is seeing beautiful gardens, often when thereβs no one else around.
This garden at Upper Slaughter opens for @glosngs.bsky.social on Weds April 16.
#UKGardening π± @ngsopengardens.bsky.social
10.04.2025 11:45
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There is something startlingly beautiful about bluebells en masse. These lovely plants most often thrive in the gorgeous dappled shade of woodlands full of birdsong and make a visit particularly uplifting.
ngs.org.uk/the-beauty-o...
#gardensaregoodforyou #gardensopenforcharity #gardenvisit
04.04.2025 15:08
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Whether youβre looking for a woodland walk or want to explore a more traditional garden, the National Garden Scheme has a lovely selection throughout April and over the Easter weekend.
Head to our website and get planning your visits nowποΈ
bit.ly/april_open_g...
#gardensopenforcharity
01.04.2025 15:15
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We are delighted to announce our latest NGS Elsie Wagg Innovation Scholarship winners: 5 nurse-led innovation projects that will focus on the power of gardens to improve people's physical and/or mental health. πͺπ±
Find out more here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... @ngsopengardens.bsky.social
26.03.2025 15:14
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A neat grassy path weaves through borders of colourful summer flowers and a background of tall leafy trees
The new series of #GardenersWorld kicks off tonight! Tune in at 8pm BBC2 and get inspired by the charming garden at Rookery Cottage.
Visit the garden when it opens for the National Garden Scheme on Sun 1 JunποΈ
findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/46207...
#gardensopenforcharity
14.03.2025 12:40
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Newsletter sign up - National Garden Scheme
For unmissable gardens, events, prize draws and inspiration subscribe to the FREE National Garden Scheme eNews today.
ngs.org.uk/sign-up/
#gardensopenforcharity #gardensaregoodforyou #gardens #gardening #getoutside #gardeninspiration
10.03.2025 12:03
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