Two keen gardeners in Holbeach Hurn are marking 30 years of opening their plots to the public for the National Garden Scheme.
Jenny Worth, of The Old White House, and Liz Dixon Spain, of The Old Vicarage, have taken part each summer since 1996 and are just a quarter of a mile apart.
The Old White House is a 1.5-acre garden featuring herbaceous borders, roses, patterned garden, herb garden and walled kitchen garden. It also has a large catalpa, tulip tree that flowers, ginkgo and other specimen trees.
Jenny has opened her garden for the NGS since 1996, then in 2014 joined forces with the Old Vicarage.
The Old Vicarage has a two-acre garden with a 160-year-old tulip tree, and plane and beech trees. Borders comprise shrubs, roses, herbaceous plants. The garden has been managed with the environment in mind for 35 years.
Liz also opens in the spring for visitors to enjoy the display of snowdrops, early bulbs and hellebores in the woodland setting.
“Liz and Jenny have put a lot of work and time into opening every year for the NGS, and they are valued gardens in the open garden programme fo Lincolnshire,” said county organiser Lesley Wykes.
“This year, 32 gardens in Lincolnshire are opening their gates to visitors on behalf of the NGS,” she added.
They opened for this year on May 17 and have hosted visitors from across the county to enjoy their spectacular gardens and enjoy homemade cakes and tea.
Admission charges have been donated to the NGS which supports a variety of charities including Marie Curie, Macmillan Cancer Support and Parkinson’s UK. In 2025 the scheme raised a record-breaking £3.87m for the charities.
