On Saturday 25th June 2pm-4pm we are inviting you to join the gardeners for afternoon tea as part of Wild Stroud’s Open Gardens Weekend. This is a rare chance to drop in and meet some of them, hear about how the garden came into being, ask questions, share ideas and chat about its guiding principles. There will also be tea and cake and plants for sale. Free, donations very welcome.

Sunshine and rain brought a flush of growth everywhere in the walled garden and May has been a busy month for the Award-winning volunteers.

Close-up of yellow iris - one of many varieties in the walled garden

The irises are glorious, the white bed looks stunning, plants sales have overtaken all our records to date.

Sarah's pergola planting shows just how much you can grow in a tiny strip with good manure and compost and we have tasted the first radishes (hot!).

Close-up of purple and white auricula on display on the auricula theatre. — Close-up of auricula

The auricula theatre has starred several beautiful varieties grown at home by the gardeners and in the courtyard we have planted the big pots to celebrate the Jubilee. Underneath all of this glory we have been weeding and tidying, potting on seedlings and rootlings, and adding new plants for yet more pleasure.

We were delighted to have our hard work acknowledged by the Town Council and celebrated, briefly, before getting on with more weeding.