Ten glorious village gardens to explore this weekend in south Warwickshire

By Lily FarrahContributor
Published 1st Jul 2024, 16:58 BST
Updated 2nd Jul 2024, 09:16 BST
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Gardens will be open to the public in both Tysoe (on Saturday July 6-7) and Avon Dassett (Sunday July 7, 2pm – 6pm).

Raising vital funds for the National Garden Scheme this weekend, three Tysoe gardens will open for the first time, joining forces with the enchanting Garden Cottage Walled Kitchen Garden.

Here, owners Sue and Mike Sanderson offer valuable guidance to WRAG trainees (‘Work and Retrain as a Gardener’ scheme) learning to cultivate the annual abundance of flowers, fruit and veg, including a Garden Organic companion-planting trial.

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Look out for the children’s topiaried “rabbipillar” (rabbit head with caterpillar body). Heritage apples including the 1930s Blenheim Orange (pictured), with teas served in the garden.

Blenheim Orange heritage apple, TysoeBlenheim Orange heritage apple, Tysoe
Blenheim Orange heritage apple, Tysoe

Also on Sunday, six impressive Avon Dassett gardens are to open, with teas served to garden visitors at the community-owned Yew Tree pub.

Also open for the event will be redundant Anglican church St John the Baptist, now under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

The combined admission is £7 (children free). Teas, plant sales, dogs with short leads welcome at both villages. For full details, please visit ngs.org.uk

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