National Garden Scheme: Event: The Pig in the South Downs
17 September 2024
10.30am to 2pm
National Garden Scheme: Event: The Pig in the South Downs Get set for a day over in the South Downs, where you’ll get the chance to explore THE PIG-in the South Downs Kitchen Garden and see what’s growing first hand!
For this event, Head Kitchen Gardener, Ollie Hutson, will share his extensive knowledge on all things homegrown with you. Starting at 10:30am with tea, coffee, pastries and a tour of the Kitchen Garden, you’ll then head over to THE PIG-in the South Downs Garden Room which overlooks the very first PIG vineyard.
Here you’ll tuck into a light lunch and drinks inspired by what you have seen growing in THE PIG’s Kitchen Garden. THE PIG in the South Downs Madehurst Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0NL https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/45506/the-pig-in-the-south-downs is open for the National Garden Scheme on Tuesday 17th September 10.30am – 2pm. £50.00.
Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs.org.uk for information & booking. Photo Jake Eastham The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and raises impressive amounts of money for some of the UK’s best-loved nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake.
Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors we have donated more than £70 million to our beneficiary charities, and in 2023 made donations of over £3.4 million. Founded in 1927 to support district nurses, we are now the most significant charitable funder of nursing in the UK and our beneficiaries include Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and The Queen’s Nursing Institute.
The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – we are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. We fund projects which promote gardens and gardening as therapy, and in 2017, we launched our annual Gardens and Health Week to raise awareness of the topic. Our funding also supports the training of gardeners and offers respite to horticultural workers who have fallen on difficult times.
To learn more about the National Garden Scheme, discover your perfect garden or find out how to open your own garden visit ngs.org.uk, download the National Garden Scheme app or pick up the National Garden Scheme Sussex 2024 Booklet. Direct link to West Sussex NGS gardens opening in September and October https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-gardens-late-openers/
