More news, and an update from the Blog of August 5th. Blog 14

Posted on 3 Sep, 2008 8 comments

Further to the Blog we wrote on August 5th, we have been informed that the article about our garden will be published in ‘The Mail on Sunday’ newspaper.
It will be featured on Sunday September 14th, 2008.

So to all our friends on G.O.Y we hope that if you can obtain a copy of the newspaper you will enjoy the article and the photographs.

We are also absolutely delighted because this summer we raised a total of £656 for charity by opening our garden for
The National Gardens Scheme.

As our garden is the smallest in the entire ‘Yellow Book’, we are allowed for safety reasons to accommodate 5 adults into the garden at any one time as the space is so limited, so we are really delighted with the amount of money we have raised.

We are sure that our fellow N.G.S ‘garden openers’ on the site will support us when we say that its very hard work opening your garden to the public, but it is so worthwhile raising funds for such deserving charities. It’s also lots of fun meeting other enthusiastic gardeners at the same time.

The weather has been quite appalling on several of our open days,so we are most grateful to all the visitors who braved the poor weather to come and see the garden and donate so generously to the N.G.S charities.

For more information about our garden visit our website at:
www.victorianhousegarden.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

With best wishes,
Grenville & Alan.
Bristol.U.K

Comments

Spritzhenry

3 Sep, 2008

I will be hot-footing it up to the Newsagent to get one, Grenville! I hope it does your garden justice. :-) Well done for making so much money, by the way.

Sadie

4 Sep, 2008

Sales of Mail on Sunday will rocket thanks to G.O.Y. members. Look forward to reading about your garden and well done to you both.

Peter

4 Sep, 2008

Congratulations to you both on the money raised for charity - a great achievement. I'll be reading about your garden with a coffee next weekend :o)

Blodyn

4 Sep, 2008

I don't usually buy newspapers Grenville but I'll make sure I get that one.
All the best, Hywel.

Grenville

4 Sep, 2008

Thanks folks for all your comments and messages of support.
Best wishes,
Grenville & Alan.

Sadie

14 Sep, 2008

Hi Grenville and Alan,

Just read your feature in the Mail on Sunday. Really enjoyed it as, through GOU, I feel as though I know you both personally. Keep up the good work and many congratulations. I'm going to look up your web-sight www.rockthemesinternational.co.uk for more insperation!

Best wishes,

Sadie.

Sandra

15 Sep, 2008

They ran out of the mail by the time i got there!!!!
I have just been on your website. Your space is wounderful, a haven in the city.
Well done both you must be very proud!!

Terratoonie

16 Sep, 2008

Those Mail on Sunday copies seem rare, like gold dust.

Look out for the Mail garden report on ebay at very high prices !

I hadn't realised your garden was the smallest in the whole Yellow Book. Well done on such a large total raised for charities when you are forced to restrict your visitor numbers.
A really unique garden.

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