The Didsbury Open Gardens charity event will take place on Sunday, 16 June this year. With new gardens as well as old favourites, a variety of garden styles and an Arts Trail. Don’t miss it!
We will have over 15 gardens, as well as guided tours of the allotments, a Church garden, and both private and public spaces. Once again, the garden at Maggies will be open to visitors. The architecture of Maggie’s Manchester, designed by world-renowned architect Lord Foster, is complemented by gardens designed by Dan Pearson, Best in Show winner at Chelsea Flower Show.
Combining a rich mix of spaces, inc the working glasshouse and vegetable garden, the garden provides a place for both activity and contemplation. The colours and sensory experience of nature becomes part of the Centre through micro gardens and internal courtyards, which relate to the different spaces within the building.
‘It is lovely showing off our gardens and the fruits of our labours to people with a real interest in what we are trying to achieve at Maggie’s – combining interesting planting in a safe, calming environment where people with cancer, and loved ones, can escape for conversation or private reflection surrounded by nature. Or enjoy some wonderful fresh produce from our allotment garden!’ Kathryn – gardener at Maggie’s Manchester. (Extract taken from the NGS Yellow Book)
Visit http://www.didsburyopengardens.org. Buy programmes from early May at The Cheese Hamlet, Didsbury Village, or The Deli on Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury.
Didsbury Open Gardens 