Jane and I finished the full set of open gardens this afternoon, including #14 (which didn’t get into the programme) and revisiting a few that I got a preview of on Friday evening.

There was a wide variety on offer, from small to large and with all sorts of personal styles on display. Some were densely planted without any space wasted on a lawn while others were more traditional with lawns and narrow borders with specimen plants. One was a tiny oasis, where we found the owner sitting on a bench almost hidden by a beautiful jasmine in flower. Another had almost everything labelled in botanical Latin (certainly more comprehensive labelling than most public gardens manage).

If we lived in Hathern, I’d definitely sign our back garden up for the trail and, as it is, I look forward to seeing which places are open for visiting next year.