Celebrating 13 years of glorious Cornish Open Gardens for Cornwall Hospice Care
The fundraising team at Cornwall Hospice Care have launched the charity’s 2023 Open Gardens scheme. The initiative has been running for 13 years and during this time generous garden owners across Cornwall have helped raise over £102,000 to help fund the care at Mount Edgcumbe Hospice in St Austell and St Julia’s Hospice in Hayle.
This year the Open Gardens offer riverside settings, woodland, sculptures, orchards and a variety of shrubbery, plants and trees.
Many of the generous owners are also offering visitors the chance to have relaxing refreshments in private settings. The events, some being run by the charity’s Fundraising Groups, are across Cornwall from Antony Garden in the south-east to Trereife House near Penzance.
Carrie Richards, Community Fundraiser for Cornwall Hospice Care and pictured below right with volunteer Shelley Blyth (left), says:
“Since 2011 the Open Gardens scheme has raised a huge amount for our charity and we continue to be extremely grateful to all the garden owners who help us raise the much needed funds for support the end of life care we provide for patients, their families and friends. There’s a wide range of gardens on offer this year so please visit our website to find out more.”
All the gardens opening in 2023 can be found here – www.cornwallhospicecare.co.uk/opengardens
A special brochure is also available from Cornwall Hospice Care shops across Cornwall and at a range of garden centres and Tourist Information Centres.
