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NGS stop by appointment gardens
Did you know that the NGS are no longer going to feature gardens that
can only open by appointment? They argue that the publicity cost for such gardens outweighs the income. I think this is really a short-sighted action. As a printer I would estimate that the amount of pages that the gardens that come under this category would cost very ;little more than just having a book with the gardens with "set days" in. They say they will keep the gardens they already list but won't take any more. It's a certainty in my book that those gardens that are too small to accommodate huge crowds on a Sunday are the gems of the gardeners world. To be taken round by the owner is so much more pleasurable than just wandering round without knowing the names of the plants that take your fancy. If these gardens open say 20 times in a year for groups then they must take as much money as those that have small numbers on a set day! Many small gardens are the very ones that reflect what can realistically be done in a normal average sized gardens. If this policy is adhered to only those gardens verging on National trust sizes would be open, such a great shame, thought they have their place. People without a car parking area that can take the overflow from a crowd the size of the Tesco Xmas shoppers will not be welcome, nor those gardens that are too small to allow visitors en masse. Does anyone know if the NGS committee listen to public opinion? We thought we would write on behalf of out local gardening societies to suggest they review this policy before the whole ethos of the NGS changes. Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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