First open on Sunday 21st May 1972 this Dartmoor garden, at nearly 1000ft above sea level, continues to evolve in an ever-changing gardening world. Back in the ’70s, visitors who paid 10p entry to the garden would have seen island beds with heathers, dwarf conifers, small maples, and wide open views across the Taw Valley.
Today a much changed garden has many trees, shrubs and unusual ornamental plant,s with Erythroniums being the highlight at this time of year.
The garden at Andrews Corner, Skaigh Lane, Belstone EX20 1RD will be open from 2pm to 5pm Sunday 6th and Sunday 13th April. Admission £5, children free.
Our April openings at Andrews Corner highlight magnolias, trillium and the wonderful Erythroniums (dog’s tooth violets). There will be plant sales – particularly Erythroniums – with homemade cakes and cream teas, for all the family to enjoy.  Dogs on leads are welcome. Ample parking is available in a nearby field, well signed.
The National Garden Scheme was set up in 1927 to raise funds for district nurses and in that year 609 private gardens opened to the public, charging one shilling for admission, and raised some £8,000. Today the NGS remains strongly committed to nursing charities with beneficiaries including Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and The Queens Nursing Institute. Last year the scheme donated £3,501,227, helping provide critical support to nursing and health charities.
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