Explore Powys National Garden Scheme’s ‘Early Openers in 2025’ which feature snowdrops and spring flower gardens.

If you are visiting other parts of the UK, please check to see what’s open in that area at ngs.org.uk. 

Staying in, enjoy a video of the Llanidloes Gardens opening in August, created by Jac Newley from Llanidloes at https://youtu.be/6R2ysqvWaDw?si=bQ8EDHPVqJOjP7p1

If it inspires you, pre-order the Garden Visitor’s Handbook 2025. Publication date is February 1, when it will be sent direct to your door providing inspiration for a year of garden visiting to new hidden gems and old favourites.

It’s the essential guide to over 3,500 gardens opening for the National Garden Scheme with detailed descriptions of every garden, stunning photos, and handy maps and calendars, all of the information you could possibly need to visit a beautiful garden is right at your fingertips!

On Thursday, February 20 be in the room with one of the nation’s best-loved horticulturalist and broadcasters. This is a unique opportunity to hear Monty Don talking about his latest project with Sophie Raworth, newsreader, journalist and broadcaster. To attend our live event book a ticket at ngs.org.uk/product-category/online-events

Looking ahead to April 30 there’s an accompanied visit of Vaynor Park, near Berriew. It is a spectacular five acre garden of a beautiful 17 Century house (not open) with a display of over 3,000 tulips on long Victorian archery lawn flanked by wide herbaceous borders with geums, anemones, erysiums, alliums, lunaria and hesperis, magnolias, euphorbias, trilliums, erythroniums and bluebells. Tulips in urns close to the house contrast with clipped box and yew topiary.

It will be kindly hosted by William and Kate Corbett-Winder. Pre-booking is essential. To find out more visit findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/42634/vaynor-park