October Open Gardens

Autumnal with a touch of the Exotic and Tropical 

‘I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers’ (Anne of Green Gables).

The month which is a rewarding and fruitful time of year for gardeners and there is still plenty for visitors to enjoy at these two beautiful gardens opening for the National Garden Scheme. Remember your visit can make a difference and help to raise money for the nursing and health charities that the Scheme supports.

SUNDAY 1st OCTOBER 

HOLME HALE HALL, SWAFFHAM, IP25 7ED 

12-4 adm £7 chd fee. Light refreshments.

This popular private garden has all year-round interest with a walled kitchen garden growing a soft palette of herbaceous plants which include some unusual varieties. Also a greenhouse, plenty of vegetables, trained fruits, and roses. Wildlife friendly with wildflower meadow.  

SATURDAY 14th OCTOBER 

EAST RUSTON OLD VICARAGE, NR12 9HN  

12-5.30 Adm £13 Chd £2. Light Refreshments.  

There are an amazing 32 acres to explore in this exotic coastal garden, with a variety of interesting areas and an exciting mix of plants you will not be disappointed.  

We advise that you check our website for any UpToDate information www.ngs.org.uk 

About National Garden Scheme 

The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and raises impressive amounts of money for some of the UK’s best-loved nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake.  

Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors we have donated more than £67 million to our beneficiary charities, and in 2022 made donations of £3.11 million. Founded in 1927 to support district nurses, we are now the most significant charitable funder of nursing in the UK and our beneficiaries include Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and The Queen’s Nursing Institute.  

The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – we are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. We fund projects which promote gardens and gardening as therapy, and in 2017, we launched our annual Gardens and Health Week to raise awareness of the topic. Our funding also supports the training of gardeners and offers respite to horticultural workers who have fallen on difficult times. 

To find your perfect garden, visit ngs.org.uk, download the National Garden Scheme app or purchase the National Garden Scheme’s Garden Visitor’s Handbook, which is published annually and available via ngs.org.uk/shop and at all good book retailers. 

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