Garden visits raise record funds for charity
For gardeners, May is a time of optimism and goodwill. The sun is out and the horticultural calendar is peppered with charitable events. One such event is the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (21-25 May), which this year will host 18 Project Giving Back gardens supporting good causes. Tom Stuart-Smith’s design for the National Garden Scheme (NGS) highlights the philanthropic potential of garden visits, so vital during a cost-of-living crisis.
The NGS, founded in 1927 to raise funds for the Queen’s Nursing Institute, still focuses on health charities today. Last year it donated £3,403,960, raised via the opening of over 3,500 private gardens in England,
