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We provide access to beautiful and inspiring gardens across Leicestershire raising money through admissions, plant sales and great cakes!
Leicestershire
Joined February 2014
🗺️ Boughton House, Geddington NN14 1BJ 📆 Tomorrow - Sunday 12 October 🕚 1-4pm 🍰 Tea, coffee, cakes 💷 Adm - £8.00, Child £4.00, cash at the gate or book at: https://t.co/EX2LTetgQk 🔗 https://t.co/PHBV6F12CE
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Inspire a year of garden visiting with the National Garden Scheme’s Garden Visitor’s Handbook 2026. Pre-order now and our 2026 Handbook will be sent to you hot off the press in February, ready for the start of the garden visiting season! https://t.co/GG8HRSvM0s
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Green Shoots: Rewilding the Hearts of the Young To a child, a garden is not just a place—it is a portal. Behind every shrub lies a thicket of possibility; under every stone, a mystery👇 https://t.co/6qGn2bkjzx
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Delighted to welcome Dr Richard Claxton as he begins his new role as Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme today 👇 https://t.co/30bJGE8eaX
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Richard Claxton begins his new role as Chief Executive of the National Garden Scheme and is looking forward to leading the charity into its centenary in 2027 and beyond
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📷 Hammond Arboretum 📍 Market Harborough 📅 Sunday, 5th October 🕧 14:00 - 16:30 🔗 https://t.co/keWDIUERiK Take a look here at our gardens opening over the next 7 days 👉 https://t.co/00evzxtvGF
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Its #autumn 🍂💛🧡❤️and we still have 3 more open gardens for you. Take a look here at our late openers 👇 🔗 https://t.co/2VU0MDeEAx First up is this weekend 📷 The New Barn 📍 Desford 📅 Saturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th September
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A beautiful update from The New Barn ahead of their opening this weekend with loads of autumn colour to enjoy 🍂❤️🍂🧡🍂💛🍂 📍 Desford 📅 Saturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th September 🔗 https://t.co/4XNljkANly
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Unpaid carers and staff from @CarersTrust enjoyed a morning wandering around the beautiful gardens of Godinton House in Kent on 17 September, as part of the charity’s ongoing partnership with the National Garden Scheme. https://t.co/SWPc6JAooy
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National Garden Scheme supports unpaid carers on reviving garden visit as part of ongoing partnership with Carers UK
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📷 The New Barn 📍 Desford 📅 Saturday & Sunday, 27th & 28th September 🔗 https://t.co/4XNljkANly Take a look here at our gardens opening over the next 7 days 👉 https://t.co/00evzxu3wd
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Applications are open for the National Garden Scheme 2026 Community Garden Grants – generously supported by the @JuliaRTrust. Head to our website for more details👇 https://t.co/4yvUkQH1y3
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🍏 If you have a glorious crop of apples this year, there are plenty of delicious ideas on how to cook them up. Here’s an alternative, easy apple cake recipe that can be served warm with custard or creme fraiche and is just perfect with a cup of coffee 😋 https://t.co/LPuGNDip25
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In 2027 the National Garden Scheme marks 100 years of opening gardens for great causes. As part of the celebrations we want to tell our story through you – our garden visitors. We'd love to hear from you👇 https://t.co/whWOgePAUD
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Ready, steady, bake . . . . ! You can’t go wrong with a chocolate roulade. In the summer with fresh berries and cream or at Christmas with oranges, cinnamon, chocolate shards and cranberries – or add tinned cherries and kirsch for a Black Forest version 😋 https://t.co/QZoYEnH5ZK
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You can't go wrong with a chocolate roulade. It's a great celebration cake in the summer with fresh berries and cream or at Christmas as a lighter alternative to yule log
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We're now taking bookings for adverts in our county booklet, getting ready for our 2026 season. A fantastic opportunity to promote local business to over 40,000 garden lovers in Leicestershire whilst supporting @NGSOpenGardens raising funds for nursing & health charities.
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🌛 Evening opening to view the garden lit up 📷 St Wolstan's House 📍 Wigston 📅 Satuday, 20th September 🕑 18:30 - 21:00 🔗 https://t.co/huzx9xPLDm Take a look here at our gardens opening over the next 7 days 👉 https://t.co/00evzxu3wd
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✨Applications for 2026 Community Garden Grants now open… ✨
The National Garden Scheme will open applications for its 2026 Community Garden Grants between Monday 15 September and Monday 20 October 2025, and are giving potential applicants the chance to assess their own eligibility. Find out more here 👇 https://t.co/mM5us4U3AA
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✨Special Event✨ Click below to find out more and buy your tickets. Livestream also available for £15 👇 🎫 https://t.co/aQdQXHu2nw
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2025 marks 15 years of support and over £800,000 in donations from the National Garden Scheme to the @ArmyBenFund (ABF), the Army’s national charity. Find out more here 👇 https://t.co/7zczFVoOPt
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2025 marks 15 years of support and over £800,000 in donations from the National Garden Scheme to the Army Benevolent Fund
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🍎Toby's Apple Cake🍏 Toby makes apple cakes for his grandparents snowdrop opening in Buckinghamshire. The apple cakes are now famous, with quite a lot of people just coming for the apple cake and custard in the winter when it’s cold weather ❄️ https://t.co/EoYDY2uJpe
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Toby, a regular helper at National Garden Scheme open days, shares his recipe for apple cake which is a visitor favourite.
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