Open Gardens

Tomorrow

In aid of Village Churches:

u Appleton Roebuck Open Gardens, off A64 south of York. Five village gardens open as well as floral displays in the church and refreshments in the Parish Room. Open 11am-5pm. Combined entrance £3.

In aid of Mill Lodge Community Unit for the Elderly:

u Pollard Close Gardens, off Burn Estate, opposite Huntington Senior School. Eight gardens open. Also tombola, books, and refreshments on sale. Open 1-5.30pm. Combined entrance £1 adult.

In aid of World Wide Fund for Nature:

u The Hidden Gardens of Great Ouseburn. Fourteen gardens, some of which have been featured on television, open from 11am-5pm. Combined entrance £3.

In aid of Martin House Children's Hospice and Church Funds:

u Temple Hirst, five miles south of Selby off A19. Several gardens open together with an exhibition of village life over the past century. Open 2-6pm. Combine entrance £1, children under 5yrs free.

In aid of St Leonard's Hospice 2000 Appeal and the Friends of Melbourne School Funds:

u Melbourne Open Gardens, near Pocklington Sixteen village gardens open, plus teas and other activities. Open 2-6pm. Combined entrance £2 adult.

In aid of Imperial Cancer Research Fund:

u Easingwold Open Gardens. Thirteen gardens open five of which are new to the event. Programmes on sale in the Market Place. Open 1-6pm. Combined entrance £2 adult, 50p child, £4.50 family ticket.

In aid of St Leonard's Hospice 2000 Appeal:

u Riccall Open Gardens. Fourteen gardens open with a collection of fuchsias at one and over 120 hostas at another. Open 1-6pm. Combined entrance £2 adult.

In aid of British Red Cross:

u Spennithorne Village, two miles south east of Leyburn. Six gardens with wide range of roses, shrubs, and borders, and a woodland walk between them. Open 2-5pm. Combined entrance £3 adult.

u Grantly Hall, five miles from Ripon, two miles past Fountains Abbey on B6265. Thirty-five acres of ground with lawns, trees, and Japanese garden.

Open 2-5pm. Entrance £2 adult, 50p child.

u Mulgrave Estate, Lythe, four miles north of Whitby on A174. Beautiful grounds and views. Open 2-5pm. Entrance £2.50 adult, 50p child.

In aid of St John Ambulance:

u Wytherstone House, Pockley, three miles north east of Helmsley from A170 signpost. Large garden with many lavenders, over 40 varieties of salvia, arboretum, peat terracing, and rare alpines. Open 1-5pm. Entrance £2.50 adult, 75p child, under 6 years free.

u Carthorpe Manor, near Bedale, one mile west of A1 on T-junction between Burneston and Kirklington. Two acres of walks, borders, pond, and climbers on old brick walls. Open 2-6pm. Entrance £2 adult.

In aid of National Gardens Scheme:

u Croft Cottage, Green Hammerton, off A59 between York and Harrogate. Secluded garden with orchard, wild flowers, clipped yew, water feature, and mixed border. Open 12.30-5pm. Entrance £1 adult (or combined with Whixley Gardens £3).

u Whixley Gardens, off A59 between York and Harrogate. Three gardens open in the village with an interesting range of plants, a water garden, climbers, courtyards, containers, vistas, and hidden areas. Light lunches and teas at the Old Vicarage. Open 12.30-5.30pm. Combined entrance (with Croft Cottage above) £3 adult.

u High Farm, Bilton, off A165 Hull-Bridlington road. Garden with extensive range of plants and mature trees festooned with cascades of clematis and roses. Open 1-5pm. Entrance £2 adult (share to RBL).

u Hillbark, Bardsey, off A58 Wetherby-Leeds road at Church Lane. Shrubs, perennials, and some annuals provide year round colour. Open 11-5pm. Entrance £1.50 adult, 50p child (share to Cookridge Hospital Cancer Research).

u Hunmanby Grange, between Wold Newton and Hunmanby on road from Burton Fleming to Fordon. Garden created from a field on the top of the Wolds, with mixed borders, gravel and pond gardens, and orchard. Open 11-5pm. Entrance £2 adult.

u Jacksons Wold, Sherburn, 11 miles from Malton, ten miles from Scarborough. Walled garden with mixed borders, wild flower meadow, and views over the Vale of Pickering. Open 12-6pm. Entrance £2 adult.

u Lullaby, Hull, from A165 take Salthouse Road towards Sutton, turn right into Dunvegan Road, right into Barra Close, right again. Peaceful garden planted to attract wildlife with borders and summerhouse. Open 2-5pm. Entrance £1 adult.

u Millgate House, Richmond, at the bottom of Market Place opposite Barclays Bank. Walled town garden overlooking the River Swale, with ferns, hostas, clematis, roses, and small trees. Open 8am-8pm. Entrance £2 adult, 50p child.

u Stillingfleet Lodge, Stillingfleet, six miles south of York on B1222. Mature garden divided into smaller areas each based on a colour. Also new double herbaceous borders, wild flower meadow, and natural pond. Open 1.30-5.30pm. Entrance £2 adult, child over 5yrs 50p.

In aid of Village Hall Funds:

u Oulston Hidden Gardens, near Easingwold. Twenty private gardens open together with an exhibition of the Small World of Micro-Structures. Open 1.30-5.30pm. Combined entrance £2 adult.

Saturday, July 1

In aid of Village Community Hall:

u Poppleton Garden Trail, Poppleton and Nether Poppleton, off A59 York-Harrogate road. Eighteen gardens, two wildlife areas, an allotment, the recently restored medieval Tithe Barn and the railway station will be open on Saturday 1 and Sunday July 2. Open 11am-5pm. Combined entrance £2.50 adult.

In aid of All Saint's Parish Church and the Methodist Church:

u Shiptonthorpe Open Gardens, on A1079 between Pocklington and Market Weighton. Twenty gardens open from 10-5pm. Combined entrance £2.50 (share to local Roman Catholic community).

TV and radio

Tomorrow: 12noon Radio York Down to Earth. With William Jenkins. 2pm R4 Gardeners' World. From Dorset.

Friday: 8pm C4 Real Gardens. Monty Don and team advise gardeners around the country. 8pm BBC1 Charlie's Garden Army. From Raglan School in Enfield.

8.30pm BBC2 Gardeners' World. Gay Search visits the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust site in Richmond, Surrey.