Garden visiting for charity
Back in 1927 visiting a garden was an established pastime enjoyed by a privileged few .......
Last updated: 01 July 2012
Country Focus - Sunday 1st July at 0700; presented by Rachael Garside and repeated Monday 2nd July at 0530
...then a radical idea was born .... individuals were asked to open up private gardens for 'a shilling a head' to raise money for the nurses of the Queen's Nursing Institute. Eighty five years on and the opens 38,000 gardens raising money for charity. With the Yellow book in hand - the garden visitor's bible - Rachael Garside visits a "The Cottage" near Mountain Ash; a new garden in Sketty; a garden on the outskirts of Swansea and the village opening their garden gates together in Colwinston.
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