{"id":6222,"date":"2019-07-30T10:02:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T09:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=6222"},"modified":"2019-07-30T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T09:10:58","slug":"6222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=6222","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

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Clutching our maps, proudly wearing our Wenvoe Open Garden stickers and not going very far in the lovely summer sunshine before stopping to say \u2018Hello\u2019 to friends and neighbours, we all enjoyed a wonderful afternoon.<\/p>\n

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The sense of community had been evident since Brian and Sandra Jones suggested Open Gardens in Wenvoe and started carefully planning for the event earlier this year in aid of St Mary\u2019s Church Building Fund. \u2018The Village Gardener\u2019 gently encouraged and cajoled, and last week twelve keen gardeners and their families warmly welcomed visitors of all ages.<\/p>\n

\"\"Here was an opportunity for people to enjoy the diversity of the gardens and to see how the simplest ideas could be effective in a garden of any size. Photographs, written information and personal anecdotes about the history of individual gardens, added another dimension. People were generous with their knowledge about what plants to grow, how water features had been constructed and how to balance the often-eclectic mix of flowers, herbs and vegetables; their modesty about such beautiful gardens and their honesty about the pleasure taken from daily and seasonal care, was an inspiration to the visitors.<\/p>\n

\"\"Brian and Sandra would like to thank everyone for contributing to the success of Wenvoe Open Gardens. A very special thankyou to the gardeners and their families who opened their gardens to visitors, and to Rachel from St Andrews Road who was the first person to support Brian and Sandra and add her garden to the list. Thank you to Mike Tucker who encouraged all the gardeners, gently soothing some through last minute\u00a0nerves. By advertising the event in the \u2018Barry Gem\u2019, Mike and Glenys also ensured that many visited the village from the Vale of Glamorgan. Thankyou both for this. Carol, the Church Social Committee and the neighbours in St Andrews Road also have a very special thankyou for providing cakes and refreshments in the Church grounds and at 7, St Andrews Road. Both these venues provided a welcome opportunity to take a break and meet up with friends.<\/p>\n

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Rachel said: \u2018It has also been a pleasure to meet the other hosts, especially Brian and Sandra, to share our love of gardening with each other and to make new friends in the village\u2019. Rachel\u2019s daughter pictured here certainly enjoyed helping out and keeping an eye on the lovely cakes that had been kindly donated.<\/p>\n

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Everyone will be delighted to hear that the contribution to St Mary\u2019s Church Building Fund will be somewhere in the region of \u00a31,500.<\/p>\n

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The greatest pleasure for Brian, Sandra and all the gardeners involved, however, was the enjoyment that this well organised event created for so many people.<\/p>\n

\"\"Congratulations Brian and Sandra on the success of Wenvoe Open Gardens!<\/p>\n

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