Brockworth Court, near Gloucester, remains open by appointment for groups of 10 to 35 until 7 October. Expect naturalistic planting with plenty of autumn colour and views to Crickley and Coopers Hills. Please contact the owner to arrange a visit. Full details here: ngs.org.uk/gardens/broc...

Explore a tropical garden in the heart of #Cheltenham this weekend. The garden at 8 Ryeworth Road has bananas, dahlias, cannas and many unusual plants. It's holding a pop-up opening on Sun Sept 21 from 2-5pm. Entry is £5 and tickets must be pre-booked. Details: buff.ly/276hltN #cotswolds

Enjoy some Cotswold country charm with a visit to the garden at the Lords of the Manor Hotel in Upper Slaughter. This lovely garden has both formal and informal elements including a bog garden and walled garden. Open10-3pm, Weds Sept 17. Entry £8, children £5. Details: buff.ly/K2RwoFw #cotswolds

We finish our open garden dates with two gardens this week. On Weds Sept 17, you can explore the garden at the Lords of the Manor Hotel in Upper Slaughter. Then on Sun Sept 21 we have a pop-up opening at 5 Ryeworth Road, Cheltenham. Pre-booking essential. Details: www.ngs.org.uk #cotswolds 🌱

Explore eight acres of semi-formal and informal planting at Lords of the Manor in Upper Slaughter on Wednesday 17 September. Open 10am–3pm, entry is £8 for adults and £5 for children. Full details on the website: ngs.org.uk/gardens/lord... #cotswolds #UKGardening @ngsopengardens.bsky.social

We depend on the generosity of garden owners who share their plots with us and help support so many charities. Richmond Villages Painswick is one that opens regularly for @ngsopengardens.bsky.social and we were delighted to receive a cheque from them. #cotswolds #opengardens #fundraising

Gardens you can visit by arrangement. Brockworth Court, Gloucester, groups of 10 to 35 until Oct 7. Pond Cottage, Breadstone, groups of six-plus until Oct 31. Radnors, Lydbrook, groups up to 20 in Sept. Trench Hill, Sheepscombe, groups up to 35 until Sept 15. Details: buff.ly/g7BxWqb #gardens

Cotswold Farm near Cirencester is open this Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 August, 2–5pm. The Arts and Crafts garden includes terraces, herbaceous borders and bog and shrub gardens. Admission costs £7.50. Full details: ngs.org.uk/gardens/cots... #cotswolds #UKGardening @ngsopengardens.bsky.social

The extensive gardens of Charlton Down House in Tetbury are open for the last time this year on Thursday 28 August. It is open 1-5pm and admission costs £7. Full details on the website: ngs.org.uk/gardens/char... #cotswolds #UKGardening @ngsopengardens.bsky.social

The last week of August sees more wonderful garden openings. Monday August 25 - Calmsden Manor, Cirencester Thursday August 28 - Charlton Down House, Tetbury Saturday August 30 - Cotswold Farm, Cirencester Sunday August 31 - Cotswold Farm, Cirencester Full details on the website: ngs.org.uk

The beautiful kitchen garden at Thyme, which opened for us recently, is featured on this week's BBC Gardeners' World. You can look around and find out why the head gardener loves growing veg on BBC 2 at 8pm on Fri Aug 22. It will be repeated on Sat Aug 23 at 9.20am. #cotswolds 🌱 #UKgardening

We start next week with an open garden at Calmsden Manor near Cirencester. This country garden has mixed borders, vegetables, a small arboretum and a wild grass meadow. Open Mon Aug 25, 2.30-6.30pm. Entry £10. Details: buff.ly/GU6SiQB #cotswolds #gardens #UKGardening

Step into the tropics in Winchcombe as the garden at Tree Hill holds a pop-up opening. This densely planted plot has bananas, cannas and tree ferns creating a jungle-like atmosphere. It's open on Sunday August 24, 11-4pm. Entry is £4. Details on the website: buff.ly/1yXZfIv #cotswolds #gardens

Take some time out in the garden at Trench Hill, Sheepscombe, on its last 2025 open day. Ponds, mixed borders, woodland and views make it a special place. Open Sun Aug 25,11-6pm, entry £5. Details on website: buff.ly/yF6ylhJ Also open by arrangement until Sept 15. See website. #cotswolds #gardens

The large, walled cutting garden is one of the delights of Charlton Down House near Tetbury. It's also home to the garden's beautiful, working greenhouse. Open Thurs August 21, 1-5pm. Entry £7. Refreshments available, cash preferred. Details: buff.ly/it5tYaQ #Cotswolds #UKGardening

Some varied gardens open this week. Thursday August 21 - Charlton Down House, near Tetbury Sunday August 24 - Trench Hill, Sheepscombe; Tree Hill, Winchcombe Monday August 25 - Calmsden Manor Full details on the website: www.ngs.org.uk #cotswolds #UKGardening @ngsopengardens

See banana plants, palm trees, tree ferns, cannas, tetrapanax and other tropical planting at Tree Hill in Winchcombe on Sunday 24 August from 11-4pm. Entry £4 Details: buff.ly/ErUzIB3 #cotswolds #UKGardening @ngsopengardens.bsky.social #opengardens

Marvel at the sight of the Stanway House water fountain when the garden opens for the National Garden Scheme on Sun Aug 17. Open 2.30-5pm. The fountain will run at 2.45pm and 4pm. Entry £7, £3 for children. Details: buff.ly/ErUzIB3 #cotswolds

The lovely Arts and Crafts garden at The Manor, Little Compton, is open on Sun Aug 17. Features include mixed borders, topiary, meadows, arboreta and sculpture. Children, picnics and dogs welcome. Croquet golf and tennis free to play. Open 1-5pm, entry £6. Details: buff.ly/jtuzx7b #cotswolds

The large and varied Bourton House Garden at Bourton-on-the-Hill opens for @ngsopengardens.bsky.social on Sun Aug 17 with topiary, mixed borders and colourful container planting. Also a seven-acre pasture with specimen trees. Open 10-5pm, entry £10. Details: buff.ly/9TO7wIG #cotswolds

Take a step into the exotic when 36 Neven Place in Gloucester opens. This small, urban garden is packed with tree ferns, palms, bananas and other tropical planting. Open 10.30-4pm Sat & Sun Aug 16 and 17. Entry £3.50. Cash only. Details: buff.ly/7c3GG89 #UKGardening #Gloucester #OpenGarden

There's a last chance to explore the gardens at Richmond Villages Painswick on Thurs Aug 14. Wildflowers formal lawns and mixed borders make up this four-acre retirement village site. Open10-3pm and entry is £5. Refreshments. Meal must be pre-booked. Cash only. Details: buff.ly/etQLUO6 #cotswolds

Explore the extensive country garden at Charlton Down House, near Tetbury, when it opens on Thursday August 14. It has perennial borders, a walled topiary garden, cut flower beds and a large glasshouse. Open 1-5pm, entry £7. Homemade teas, cash preferred. Details: buff.ly/it5tYaQ #cotswolds

Open this week Mon Aug 11 - Kiftsgate Court Thurs Aug 14 - Charlton Down House and Richmond Villages Painswick Sat Aug 16 - 30 Neven Place, Gloucester Sun Aug 17 - Bourton House Gardens; The Manor, Little Compton; 30 Neven Place, Stanway Fountain & Water Garden Details: www.ngs.org.uk #gardens

Looking ahead, the beautiful garden at Kiftsgate Court, near Chipping Campden, opens for the National Garden Scheme on Mon Aug 11. Expect rare and unusual plants, and beautiful views. Open 12-6pm, entry £12.50, children £4. Homemade teas available. Details: buff.ly/a9uzRmY #cotswolds #UKGardening

A Lutyens' yew walk, long mixed borders and arboretum are just some of the features of The Garden at Miserden. This large Cotswold garden opens for the National Garden Scheme on Fri Aug 8, 10-5pm. Entry £12. Light refreshments available. Details: buff.ly/ZVxxMZ5 #cotswolds #UKGardening

The beautiful and productive kitchen garden at Thyme, Southrop, opens for the National Garden Scheme on Wednesday August 6. Set on the edge of water meadows, it has herbs and flowers for cutting as well as vegetables. Open 11-4pm, entry £10. Details: buff.ly/Wts866s #cotswolds #UKGardening

Don't miss the chance to look around this world famous garden designed by Rosemary Verey as part of a special event. Details: buff.ly/mLJjcwu #UKGardening #cotswolds

The garden at Highnam Court has its last National Garden Scheme open day this week. Forty acres of landscaped grounds include lakes, topiary, shrubs, trees and mass plantings of perennials. Open Sun Aug 3, 11-5pm. Entry £6. Details: buff.ly/Tc3RLeO #UKGardening #OpenGarden #Gloucestershire

Explore the wonderful collection of herbs - more than 400 different varieties - when Jekkaa's Herb Garden & Herbetum opens for @ngsopengardens.bsky.social Each ticketed session will have a guided tour or talk. Open Sat Aug 2, 9.30-4pm. Entry £7.50. Pre-booking essential. Details: buff.ly/k5HnQSJ

A walled Italian garden, lake and magnificent trees are just some of the features of Westonbirt School Gardens. Once the home of Robert Holford, founder of the nearby arboretum, it has some rare shrubs and trees. Open Sun Aug 3, 10.30-4.30pm. Entry £7.50. Details: buff.ly/Cbd4sUV #cotswolds

Clipped topiary is just one of the features of Charlton Down House, near Tetbury. This large, country estate garden also has a flowers for cutting, mixed borders, and a glasshouse. Open Thurs July 31, 1-5pm. Entry £7. Teas are available, cash preferred. Details: buff.ly/gefsmce #cotswolds

Another week of beautiful gardens. Thurs July 31 - Charlton Down House, near Tetbury Sat Aug 2 - Jekka's Herb Garden and Herbetum, Alveston Sun Aug 3 - Highnam Court and Westonbirt School Gardens Please note Lasborough Park on Weds is sold out. Details: ngs.org.uk #UKGardening

One of our new gardens offers some lessons on what to play for dry soil. 1 Sandy Lane, Cheltenham, is, as the name suggests, a garden on sandy soil but has mixed borders, trees, and alpines in raised beds. Open Sun July 27, 1.30-5.30, entry £4. Details: buff.ly/fLTLgbs #OpenGarden #Cotswolds

The gardens at Richmond Villages, Painswick, have been planted for year-round colour. This four-acre retirement village has grounds that have mixed borders, shrubs, wildflowers and fruit trees. Open Thurs July 24, 10-3pm, entry £5. Details: buff.ly/NEulahH #cotswolds #OpenGardens

Mixed borders, cottage garden planting, specimen trees and shrubs, there's plenty to see at Little Orchard, Kempley near Dymock. This wildlife friendly garden also has ponds, woodland, wildflowers and an orchard. Open Sun July 20, 1-5pm, entry £5. Details: buff.ly/FuAJkIj #UKGardening 🌱

Dramatic perennial planting with view out to the Cotswold Hills is on offer at The Stables. The garden at Swindon Village, Cheltenham, has been inspired by Piet Oudolf and was developed over the past four years. Open Sat July 19, 1-5pm. Entry £6. Details: buff.ly/ECIFSdU #cotswolds #UKGardening 🌱

Impressive views are just one feature of Westaway on Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham. It also has mixed borders, a bog garden, wildflowers and an orchard along with clever ideas for tackling the challenge of gardening on a slope. Open Fri July 18, 2-5pm. Entry £6. Details: buff.ly/cqBUtww 🌱 #cotswolds

A walled cutting garden is one of the highlights of Charlton Down House near Tetbury. This country house garden also has topiary, mixed borders, and formal terraces. Open Thurs July 17, 1-5pm. Entry £7. Refreshments available, cash preferred. Details: buff.ly/Vlmy2MK #cotswolds #UKGardening 🌱

More beautiful gardens for you to visit. Thursday July 17 - Charlton Down House, near Tetbury Friday July 18 - Westaway, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham Saturday July 19 - The Stables, Swindon Village, Cheltenham Sund July 20 - Little Orchard, Kempley, near Dymock Details: www.ngs.org.uk #cotswolds 🌱

Long views are just one of the delights of the garden at Trench Hill, Sheepscombe. It also has woodland, ponds, mixed borders and a vegetable garden. It's open on Sunday July 13 from 11-6pm. Entry is £5. Refreshments available. Details: buff.ly/kiJyDBY 🌱 #UKGardening #cotswolds

We've two special events in September at THE PIG - in the Cotswolds (formerly Barnsley House). Private tours of the garden designed by Rosemary Verey and light refreshments. Mon Sept 22 & Tues Sept 23. Tickets £50. Booking essential: buff.ly/kls3MKd #cotswolds 🌱 @ngsopengardens.bsky.social

Why not spend Sunday in the beautiful Cotswold village of Bibury. Awkward Hill Cottage, Bibury, Long Cottage and Pudding Hill Barn in nearby Arlington are open on July 6. Pre-booking is essential. Open 10-2.30pm, combined entry £12. Booking: buff.ly/WGVd3aX #UKGardening #cotswolds 🌱

The garden at Greenfields, Little Rissington, has been developed over 25 years with well-planted borders, a small pond and a working vegetable garden. It opens on Sunday July 6 from 2-5pm. Entry is £6. There will be homemade teas available. Details on the website: buff.ly/7LHJDIo #cotswolds 🌱

Formal terraces, perennial borders and topiary, there's lots to see in the garden at Charlton Down House near Tetbury. This large country garden also has a cut flower garden and glasshouse. Open Thurs July 3, 1-5pm. Entry £7. Cash preferred for refreshments. Details: buff.ly/I9EVXcd 🌱 #cotswolds

Discover how a steep garden plot in Churchdown has been transformed by a plant-lover when 2 Chapel Hay Close opens on Sun July 6. Terraces are filled with perennials, shrubs, young trees and containers full of summer colour. Open 11-5pm, entry £4, cash only. Details: buff.ly/ljj8XjR 🌱#OpenGarden

Don't forget our new group of gardens. Awkward Hill Cottage, Bibury, Long Cottage and Pudding Hill Barn in nearby Arlington open on Wednesday July 2 and Sunday July 6. Pre-booking essential. Open 3-7.30pm on July 2 & 10-2.30pm on July 6. Combined entry £12. Booking: buff.ly/ba40Nn0 🌱 #cotswolds

Lots of lovely gardens open this week. Arlington and Bibury Gardens, open Weds July 2 and Sun July 6 Charlton Down House, near Tetbury, open Thurs July 3 2 Chapel Hay Close, Churchdown, open Sun July 6 Greenfields, Little Rissington, open Sun July 6. Full details: ngs.org.uk 🌱 #cotswolds

We've a new group of gardens. Awkward Hill Cottage in Bibury is joined by Long Cottage and Pudding Hill Barn in nearby Arlington to open on Weds July 2 and Sun July 6. Pre-booking essential. Open 3-7.30pm on July 2, 10-2.30pm on July 6. Combined entry £12. Booking: buff.ly/ba40Nn0 🌱 #cotswolds

Discover a Japanese garden in the heart of Cheltenham when Park House opens on Sunday June 29. Acers, raked gravel and ornamental pines add to the effect. There are also shrubs and a herbaceous border. Open 2-5pm, entry £5. Cream teas. Details: buff.ly/11ahtXP #UKGardening 🌱 #cotswolds