There are 13 gardens open this year - three for the first time and two others are returning from 2023. Details of the gardens and a map can be found in the top menu.
Many of the gardens provide refreshments – teas and cakes, glasses of wine, a Pimm’s or strawberries and cream.
Short boat trips on the Thames are available from garden 10 and there are a number of stalls to browse in some gardens. See the 'About the event' page for more details.
We are sorry but only assistance dogs are permitted.
All the proceeds from the day will be donated to local charities.
The principal charity we are supporting is Style Acre, based at Howbery Park. The charity enhances the lives of people with learning disabilities and autism. One aspect of their work is Green Acre Garden Maintenance, established to provide work opportunities and training for the people the charity supports. As gardeners, we know the therapeutic value of gardening.
We will also be contributing to various Wallingford charities. Wallingford's Corn Exchange is today at the heart of arts and culture in the town, providing the town's principal venue for theatre, live shows and cinema - all entirely volunteer-run - and a home for the Sinodun Players. We are also supporting Wallingford Museum, the League of Friends of Wallingford Hospital and St Mary’s Church (where major roof repairs are needed)..
Our main sponsor. As well as financial support they are selling tickets for us in advance of the day of the event. They are also helping to advertise the event.
Champions have given us generous financial support. Their gardening section includes a wide variety of tools, seeds, lawn treatment, pest control, fertilisers and wild bird food.
(Next to Wallingford Bridge) hires out electric boats to the public but has kindly provided us with a boat and skipper to enable us to operate the boat trips from Middle Wharf
(garden 10).
Run by Steven Wicks (Unit B, The Croft), have been of great assistance to us with all our computing needs, designing the website and preparing posters, tickets and maps.
A family run residential and commercial estate agents based in Wallingford, has kindly given us financial support.