Award-winning Desborough garden opening up to public

A Desborough garden will be opening to the public in September as part of a national scheme that raises money for charity while giving visitors access to private grounds.

Beryl Norman will be allowing visitors in to her garden in Leys Avenue, Desborough, on September 6, between 2pm to 5pm with tickets available through the National Garden Scheme (NGS).

Beryl said: "We have a town garden, with six raised beds and two water features plus a stream flanked by a 12 foot clinker built boat.

"We have many acers throughout the garden which are changing colour beautifully and in September we have a feature bed of dahlias."

Beryl's garden was voted 'Most Interesting' in the Harborough Mail Garden Awards and was featured earlier this year in Gardening News magazine as garden of the month.

She is opening up her garden through the NGS, which allows visitors to buy tickets to see private gardens across England and Wales, all while raising money for charity.

In 2019, the NGS raised £3m for nursing and health charities. The main benefactors are Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, and The Queen's Nursing Institute.

Tickets to visit Beryl's garden will go on sale on the NGS website on September 1 and will be £3.00 per person and free entry for children.

She said there are two steps from the patio to enter the garden.

The NGS also raises money through the sale of tea and cake, but Beryl said she will be offering pre-packaged home baked cakes and biscuits and bottled water because of coronavirus restrictions.

Plants and homemade preserves will also be available to purchase.

To find out more, visit the NGS website here.

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