Barhi Garden - Opening 2011

Visitors enjoying Pergola

Barhi's 2011 open days on 4 and 5 June were a great success. We had some wonderful visitors, both human and canine. There were a lot of lovely comments about the garden and our dogs. Again we made over £200 for the NGS (mainly cancer) charities.

Saturday was sunny and we had a steady stream of visitors. Toward the end of the day, we met two of Oliver’s daughters and their owners. They were very well behaved and it was a pleasure to see them.

Sunday was our first wet day of opening (in five years, so not too bad) and you could almost hear the garden breathing a huge sigh of relief to have some rain after two months of virtually no rain. We finally got to use the gazebos that we bought four years ago. One provided shelter for people arriving and it was so good, we have decided that we will use it every year as it will protect from both rain and sun. The other was over the patio. It gave people a dry space to stand and chat as well as to look at the garden. That said, most of our visitors had come prepared for the weather and not many people spent time under the shelter.

Next year, we will be open for two weekends under the National Gardens Scheme - 26 - 27 May and 9 - 10 June 2012 or by appointment.