Gransnet Open Gardens

kittylester Sun 21-Jun-20 14:27:20

This weekend should have been our village open gardens - sadly cancelled.

Having been part of this previously we know that it is hard work over the two days but also enormous fun.

We have had the front garden redesigned recently but dh (particularly) has worked very hard to make the back garden look good!

The event also makes a lot of money for our local children's hospice which will, sadly, miss out this year.

I thought it might be nice to have a Gransnet Open Gardens event so here are some of our plants. Watch out, I could go mad!!

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kittylester Sun 21-Jun-20 14:30:39

I did warn you. Our garden is tiny but we love it.

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kittylester Sun 21-Jun-20 14:32:12

Please add pictures from your garden.

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Whitewavemark2 Sun 21-Jun-20 14:40:34

Here we are. I’ve actually posted them on before on the annuals thread.

That’s Puck. It’s his time of the year?

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Pittcity Sun 21-Jun-20 15:34:15

Ours is mostly courgettes... More football pitch than show garden.

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kittylester Sun 21-Jun-20 15:34:53

Lively whitewave.

My photos didnt sho at first- that is why you have a doubling up! Sorry!!

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MawB Sun 21-Jun-20 15:43:02

Not sure I dare in the face of the competition!

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Luckygirl Sun 21-Jun-20 15:51:43

Here is my garden:

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Luckygirl Sun 21-Jun-20 15:53:20

The last photo is the scented bed that I made when we first came here. It smells lovely - except for the wild garlic that seeded in it!

I also love grasses and have several dotted about - they look very beautiful in the sunset.

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BlueBelle Sun 21-Jun-20 15:54:58

Two views of my little oasis

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BlueBelle Sun 21-Jun-20 15:56:44

My little oasis

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mcem Sun 21-Jun-20 16:08:10

Although my garden is tiny it is coming into bloom.
However this is currently my favourite pic.

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BlueBelle Sun 21-Jun-20 16:11:54

Sorry like kittylester my photos went through twice

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Lucca Sun 21-Jun-20 16:44:58

I don’t have a garden but a friend does and she gave me this lovely bunch of flowers from her garden, I can’t express how much I am enjoying them !

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Alima Sun 21-Jun-20 16:46:55

What a lovely thread. This one is lacking something at the mo but I am sure the goalposts will soon be back in place!

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rubysong Sun 21-Jun-20 18:46:01

Our village open gardens was, of course , cancelled so two ladies set up 'bring and buy' plant stalls and someone else made bird houses to sell for the hospice. They made over £300. The stall near us was always full and I got several nice plants and also took along some spares I had.

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lemongrove Sun 21-Jun-20 18:56:12

Some bits of the garden ?. The lawns are too brown and parched to show..

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seacliff Sun 21-Jun-20 19:35:08

Oh they are so lovely. Lemongrove I LOVE the mixture of colours, all planted so densely. No room for weeds.

We have a huge garden, but it is not well kept. More of a nature garden.

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seacliff Sun 21-Jun-20 19:54:17

These don't show as many weeds.

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kittylester Sun 21-Jun-20 20:01:16

Our Open Gardens have been making about £4000 a year as we offer teas,quizzes, nature trails, plant sales, colouring competitions etc. Our committee are really hard working and people have been holding plant sales etc but it will never make up for what has been lost.

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ginny Sun 21-Jun-20 20:27:26

In the garden today.

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Dollymc2 Sun 21-Jun-20 20:50:19

Here are my rain battered offerings...

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Auntieflo Mon 22-Jun-20 15:39:09

Lovely gardens.
Dollymc2, I love your pallet garden, clever,
Our garden is small, and a bit like the parson's egg, good in parts.
So here are some of the good bits

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MerylStreep Mon 22-Jun-20 16:04:01