National Garden Scheme awarded gold medal at Royal Welsh Show

The National Garden Scheme was awarded a gold medal for their Royal Welsh Show micro show garden last week.

Thanks go to creator, volunteer Jude Boutle of Mow, Grow, Tidy of Llanbister, The Dingle Nursery near Welshpool, for kindly loaning the plants.

The theme was Surviving Drought. If you missed it here’s a short film https://youtu.be/JqBdi1-8D0k

Royal Welsh Show Ambassador Teleri Haf Thomas and Adam Yr Ardd featured the garden in one of her posts https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbJHl6ONzJB/?igsh=MTAydHcydjA3ZTlhOQ==

During August and some beyond there are 11 gardens open by arrangement for groups, including The Grove, Presteigne until August 16 for groups of 10 to 45.

For gardens open by arrangement please contact the garden owner to discuss your requirements and arrange a date via findagarden.ngs.org.uk

In addition, some dated openings include on Saturday, August 2, from 11.30 until 4.30pm, Bryngwyn Hall, at Bwlch-y-Cibau, Llanfyllin SY22 5LJ.

It offers an award winning nine acre garden, 60 acres of parkland inspired by William Emes, unusual trees, shrubs, a Poison Garden, and an eight-acre Serpentine lake.

On Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9 from 11am until 5pm Aberangell Village Gardens, Machynlleth SY20 9ND will be opening after a year's gap with seven different gardens, two new. Transport is provided between gardens.

There is a second chance to see a garden new to NGS opening this year, on Sunday, August 9, from 12pm until 5pm, at Yscirfechan, Merthyr Cynog, Brecon LD3 9SB.

Many cut flowers in supermarkets don’t come from the UK.

This provides a sneak peek behind the scenes of a working cut flower farm.

It is a one acre farm; sloped, uneven paths and changes in levels and it will also be open on August 30.

For more information visit findagarden.ngs.org.uk