http://www.opensquares-loirevalleywines.org/

Did any urglers from the London region go to this? I'm slightly
confused by the whole event. It's organised by the London Parks and
Gardens Trust, and is sponsored by Loire Valley Wines (who offer wine
tastings at some of the gardens) and others, including English
Heritage, and you need to buy a ticket which allows entry to all
participating gardens (£6.00 in advance or £7.50 on the day). But
where does that money go? Does it really cost that much to do the
website/produce tickets and brochures? Aren't the sponsors supposed
to pay for that? They're doing it in part for the publicity, after
all.

Some of the participating gardens looked enticing (including the
Branson-owned roof gardens in Kensington, which generously opened for
two whole hours), but the idea of spending a warm weekend trekking
across a congested and over-populated city was not...