Notice: Enjoy The Summer With Phyllis Tuckwell’s Open Gardens

Published on: 12 Jul, 2018
Updated on: 12 Jul, 2018

If you’re looking for a peaceful way to spend a few hours this weekend, then why not catch the end of Phyllis Tuckwell’s Open Gardens? The event has seen many local gardens open their doors to visitors throughout May and June, with the last few on show in July.

The beautiful gardens of Monksfield House will be open to the public on Saturday, July 14, allowing you to wander around this impressive ten and a half acre space which boasts a mixture of flowers, shrubs, lawn and woodland.

Wander around the beautiful gardens of Monksfield House in Tilford, with Phyllis Tuckwell’s Open Gardens event.

The Hospice gardens will also be open on July 14, so you can pop in on your way back from Monksfield and see the grounds which are tended so lovingly by Phyllis Tuckwell’s volunteer gardeners, some of whom will also be there on the day for you to meet and chat to.

The Hospice’s gardens are bursting with an array of colourful shrubs and flowers, dotted with garden sculptures and interspersed with small, peaceful areas where you can sit and take in the relaxing surroundings. You can also see the charity’s special Memory Tree, a metal sculpture from which hang delicate leaves, each engraved with the name of a loved one who has died. Tea, coffee and cakes will also be available, which you can enjoy whilst wandering around the gardens or sitting on the patio area.

Sunday July 15 will see the six gardens of Sampsons Cottages in Farnham open to the public, while the last of the gardens, in Hurtmore Chase, Godalming, will be open on Sunday July 22.

Entry for Monksfield and the Hospice are £5 each or £8 for both, while Sampsons Cottages and Hurtmore Chase are £4 each, with children admitted free. Tea and coffee are available at all four sites.

All of the money raised by the Open Gardens event will go towards funding the supportive and end of life care which Phyllis Tuckwell provides for local patients and families who are living with an advanced or terminal illness, such as cancer. Every day it supports over 250 patients, relatives and carers – in their own homes, in the community, at the Hospice in Farnham and at the Beacon Centre in Guildford.

To find out more about Phyllis Tuckwell’s Open Gardens event and browse through their brochure, visit www.pth.org.uk/open-gardens.