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3 formats of open garden events
1) Autumn virtual open gardens – During lockdown & in place of the main open gardens event, Barlaston residents shared clips of their gardens virtually in a video. So why not participate in the 2023 village video by taking a 60 second clip during the spring or summer of your garden & what you are growing? Open to anyone in the village. If possible, have someone from your household give an introduction/commentary at the start. Please record in landscape (horizontal view), in highest resolution. Send via email or via WeTransfer. . Final video compilation will be released in autumn.
2) Main open garden event – Our last event was in July 2019 with 25 gardens open, over 800 visitors & a GPS tracked Hopon Hopoff minibus service. If you’d like to participate in the 2023 event, please get in touch.
3) Small local garden visits – If the main open garden event sounds too daunting, then why not participate in the local garden visits. Over the last few years during covid (instead of the main event), we had small visits to members gardens, restricted to members only so we could manage numbers. This was very relaxed & really enjoyable as it meant villagers could invite neighbours round to their gardens, anytime they wished & it would only be a handful of people. You can pick which ever month, date & time that suits you best. So if you find at some point your garden is suddenly blooming & you wouldn’t mind having a few of us around for a gander & chat, then just drop me a note. We’re a friendly bunch….well….most of us are !!!
Barlaston Village Garden Club 