Three gardens in Nottinghamshire will be open to the public as part of the National Garden Scheme which started in 1927.
The gardens will be open for visits while raising money for charity including Parkinson’s UK and Marie Curie.
On Saturday (June 22) from 1pm to 5pm the new owners of Langford Hall in Lagnford decided to open their gardens to celebrate the 250-year anniversary of their Grade II listed house being built.
The hall was built by architect, John Carr, who was also responsible for building Newark Town Hall and Ossington Church.
The garden first opened in 1929 and the entry fee was half a shilling and a total of £2.00 was raised for the charity.
The 83-acre grounds showcase a large garden showcasing vibrant perennial flower beds, the rose garden boasts a central lily pond and, in the courtyard, a mulberry tree stands tall.
There is a highly productive orchard and vegetable garden and for those who love nature, a woodland trail to explore.
Still on Saturday, at Clyde House, 3 Westgate in Southwell from 1pm to 5pm a secret, intriguing and organic walled garden which first opened in 1983 reopens for the public.
It presents a sweeping lawn, broad steps to the patio, and long and circular corton steel enclosed herbaceous borders.
Also a wildflower meadow, wildlife pond, productive fruit and vegetables and cut flower beds with a greenhouse and compost station.
On Sunday (June 23), at 252 Diamond Avenue, Kirkby in Ashfield from 1pm to 5pm, a formal front garden with terraced lawns and borders leads to a shaded area with ferns, camellias, roses, hydrangeas, and flowering shrubs welcomes guests.
The rear garden has a wildlife pond, a wildflower meadow, a summerhouse, and Victorian style greenhouse. There are topiary boxes and yews and a box parterre, planted with roses.
The National Garden Scheme doesn’t only open the gardens for charity but promotes the physical and mental health benefits the gardens offer to the community.
