Four gardens will be open on Sunday, May 30 from 1pm to 5pm as the Sheepcote Green Group, raising funds for charities supported by the National Garden Scheme.

In 2020, despite coronavirus, the scheme was able to donate £2.88 million.

The cottage garden charm of April Cottage, the home of Anne and Neil Harris, has beguiled visitors including Alan Titchmarsh who filmed for the Love Your Garden series last summer.

New to the scheme this year are neighbours Judy and Adrian Wilson-Smith at Appletree Cottage together with Sheepcote Green House, home to the McNaughton family. A short walk along an ancient bridleway is Jenny and Peter Milledge’s Waggon and Horses, a former pub.

Teas will be served on the lawn at Sheepcote Green House, with be plant sales on the green.

See the website https://ngs.org.uk/view-garden/42171

Combined admission £8 for adults, children free. Sheepcote Green (CB11 4SJ) is about 1.5 miles north west of Clavering.


Saffron Walden Reporter: Clematis at Appletree Cottage, Sheepcote Green near Clavering, whose garden will be open for the National Garden SchemeClematis at Appletree Cottage, Sheepcote Green near Clavering, whose garden will be open for the National Garden Scheme (Image: Jenny Milledge)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Irises in the early evening at Waggon and Horses, Sheepcote Green near ClaveringIrises in the early evening at Waggon and Horses, Sheepcote Green near Clavering (Image: Jenny Milledge)

Saffron Walden Reporter: The garden at April Cottage, Sheepcote Green, near ClaveringThe garden at April Cottage, Sheepcote Green, near Clavering (Image: Jenny Milledge)