opening our garden

Go for it Cristina, your garden is lovely with lots of interest. I am sure you would do well.

Go for it you have a lovely garden, I would be glad to pay to see it. Last year for the 1st time I went to see a n.g.s garden and I know it's all for charity, but, I could of stayed at home and looked at my own weeds.

I think you will do well Cristina, maybe get some posters made up and invite friends and their friends, you will soon get a garden full and you can run a raffle, serve teas and sell plants & cakes!! If you go with NGS. I think there are lots of rules, ask Dottydaisy about it as she opens her garden each year for ngs. We have done this with out local church and advertised it as a coffee morning with plant sale etc. and it has always been a huge success.

if i lived nearer i would definitely want to visit your garden, excellent idea.

the pictures/ the garden looks beautiful

where about in Cheshire are you Christina? as I live in Cheshire, if your not to far away I will defiantly pop along.

You do it Christina, it looks lovely....

Cristina - I open my garden for the NGS here in Berkshire. The money collected on the gate goes to their charities but the plant sale is in aid of the Red Cross. As long as the gate money goes to them, the NGS shouldn't mind your nominating another charity as well. The advantage of using them is the widespread publicity. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions

I think its a great idea Cristina, but I think you would have to get good advice in case you needed public liability insurance.
Your garden certainly has plenty to interest people.

amazing!!!

You've got a beautiful garden. I think it would be great to open it for charity

Yes, go for it Cristina - you've a lovely garden!

well you all seem posative bt it !! have to decide which charity tho , thanks for all the feedback every one !!

Wonderful idea Cristina and people will love your garden so everyone will be a winner:)

Great idea and your visitors will not be disappointed :)
Get good advise to help your day be a success :)
Have you though what charity you would like to support...I think there are many who educate through gardening.

s.t dont know which charity , any ideas any one ............. madge , u do get on with stuf dont you , fab idea that ................ andrew will inbox you !!
my gardens not perfect and its only 3 years old .............. lot to think bt . xxxxx

Good idea, everyone loves a pretty garden, and if you can provide tea and cake, so much the better, there are lots of charities supporting open gardens, look online, we use the NGS because 80pence in the £1.00 goes to the charity, and the majority are for cancer care, which is dear to my heart, also it is well run, and has been going now for 85 years!! so they must be doing something right........

Crissie, just do it for your friends and neighbours firstly! Have afternoon tea and either make a charge or sell raffle tickets, plants, jams and cakes, whatever you make can go to a charity of your choosing, maybe a hospice or baby unit at local hospital? Any charity these days are in need of any donations big or small!

great idea cristina if you just want to do it for a charity you want, then set a date, put some posters up and make some cakes, i bet you will be surprised how many come. also put a sign outside your cottage to if its on a busy road and people passing will see,
i think hospice is a good cause, or childrens cancer charity, but if you have any close to your heart then go for it, even a animal charity, your choice :o)))

Hi Cristina,
What a super idea. I agree with 'Grandmage start small and work up. I wish I lived near you, your garden looks absolutely gorgeous. Your hard work has been well worth it. :)

thanks every one , just need to get the weeding dun ...........lol . and san will you be poping down lol ............ you can pop into dunham while u here , and the vigeridge gardens over the rd too .d.d will have to bend ur ear lol ///////////
we are on a busy rd .......... and the trafic crawls so they def see it haha , have added a few more pics taken today !!

arhhhhhhhhh h.b thanks ........... wud be nice to see u !! maybe one day ......................