Hidden Gardens promises once again to be one of the most popular events at the Frome Festival.
In 2015 a total of 37 Hidden Gardens opened to festival-goers, ranging from allotments and classical to patios and even gardens incorporating wildlife. Many of the 37 entrants were ‘first timers’.
Hidden Gardens organiser is Hilary Webb who is confident that many who entered Hidden Gardens in previous years will want to do so again. However, new entrants are again being encouraged to enter. The whole idea of the project is fun, with no ‘vetting’ and the event is certainly not a competition.
The Hidden Gardens scheme is open for three days, from Friday 8th July to Sunday 10th July. Participants can choose to open their garden on the one, two or three days.
Part of Frome’s attraction is because it is different from everywhere else. What particularly excites Hilary and her colleagues however are the town’s unique gardens, often hidden away behind walls and wooden gates. Just for a day or so, the gardeners of Frome have the opportunity to show off what they are up to, whether their garden is fully mature or still ‘under construction’.
As well as being the biggest financial earner for the Festival, in 2015 more than £2000 was raised by the gardeners themselves for their favoured charities as they provided teas, cakes and refreshments for their visitors.
Anyone interested in showing their garden for 2016 should contact Hilary Webb on Hilary.webb@blueyonder.co.uk or 01373 303019. Alternatively, contact can be made direct with the Frome Festival office at office@fromefestival.co.uk
Entries close on Thursday 7th April.
