It's going to be amazing weather for Powys' National Garden Scheme - find out where you can visit this weekend
The National Garden Scheme has enjoyed amazing weather for the first openings this season, resulting in lots of happy visitors and significant amounts raised for their health and caring charities.
The tickets for Vaynor Park’s Special Event sold out, raising £1,250, while Bronllys Court near Brecon, a new garden this year, raised £1,140.
This Saturday (May 10) and Sunday (May 11) the ever-popular Dingle Nurseries and Garden near Welshpool are kindly opening for the National Garden Scheme from 9am until 5pm both days. Only two miles north-west of Welshpool, this internationally acclaimed RHS partner garden is set in a 4.5-acre dingle which winds down to a lake and small waterfall.
A backdrop of unusual trees, acers and mature conifers provide a perfect backdrop for the many colourful varieties of shrubs and perennials. May is the time for rhododendrons and azaleas and the freshness of the young foliage.
The Dingle Nursery supplies a huge range of plants including many of the unusual varieties grown in the gardens. Admission is £3.50, children go free. Dogs are welcome. Tea and coffee is available.
Also open is Garregllwyd near Rhayader, LD6 5PE, from 12pm noon to 5pm.
This three-acre landscaped garden stands at 1,000ft above sea level with stunning panoramic views of mid Wales. There are large ponds with abundant wildlife, unusual specimen trees, bluebells and rhododendrons.
Raised vegetable beds and greenhouses are designed to cope with the exposed altitude, as is the rest of the garden. Dogs are welcome, plants for sale, picnics, tea and cake available. Admission is £5; children go free.
For more information visit ngs.org.uk.
