Welcome to our pop up website. My name is Ken Ellis, and I am a gardener. I co ordinate the Ely Open Gardens group of the National Garden Scheme. At the start of March, there were seven gardens being prepared for the opening day planned for June the seventh. As we all know now, such things are now in abeyance for the foreseeable future.
A great deal has happened since I first wrote this page. We are now able to go to public places again, and enjoy being in natural surroundings.
Plants and gardening have always been an important way of engaging with the natural world around us; there is much evidence to prove that they enhance our mental health, as well as providing us with a way of engaging with the natural world around us.
As gardeners, we always look forward to sharing our expertise with others, as well as passing on our knowledge to people starting out on their own gardening journey. This has for all of us been something to look forward to on the day - now denied us.
As you can't come to us, we thought that we'd bring the gardens to you. We have been busy taking pictures of our gardens as they have developed with you, and they are available for you to look at on the Gardens page, as well as ideas for things that stir crazy people of any age could do in social isolation. We feel strongly that plants and gardening are part of the positive side of life that we can share with you, and provide a place for you to come for a break from the matters of the world. One of the gardens that forms part of the Ely Open Gardens, 38 Chapel Street, is taking part in the NGS scheme for visits by appointment. If you wish to book an appointment, click on the button at the foot of this page..
I am aware that if you are in isolation in a flat or other home without access to an open space, that your view on the world will be different to mine. Take heart - I have you in mind.
You will be aware that a large part of what we do is to give you the opportunity to make a donation that goes to a raft of charities supported by the NGS. If you click here, or on the button below, the NGS website will open in a new window. On the front page, scroll down and you'll find a button marked 'Donate here' You know what to do!
There are a couple of pages that aren't really to do with the Gardens themselves, but will interest certain groups of people. One is aimed at people just coming into the world of allotments, of which there have been many over the past weeks. There may be ideas there that you could adapt to your own home circumstances, as well as information and help that may be relevant to you. The Why Don't You page is a whimsical collection of ideas and suggestions for garden and plant based activities for children and adults, ranging from growing things to art work.
A great deal has happened since I first wrote this page. We are now able to go to public places again, and enjoy being in natural surroundings.
Plants and gardening have always been an important way of engaging with the natural world around us; there is much evidence to prove that they enhance our mental health, as well as providing us with a way of engaging with the natural world around us.
As gardeners, we always look forward to sharing our expertise with others, as well as passing on our knowledge to people starting out on their own gardening journey. This has for all of us been something to look forward to on the day - now denied us.
As you can't come to us, we thought that we'd bring the gardens to you. We have been busy taking pictures of our gardens as they have developed with you, and they are available for you to look at on the Gardens page, as well as ideas for things that stir crazy people of any age could do in social isolation. We feel strongly that plants and gardening are part of the positive side of life that we can share with you, and provide a place for you to come for a break from the matters of the world. One of the gardens that forms part of the Ely Open Gardens, 38 Chapel Street, is taking part in the NGS scheme for visits by appointment. If you wish to book an appointment, click on the button at the foot of this page..
I am aware that if you are in isolation in a flat or other home without access to an open space, that your view on the world will be different to mine. Take heart - I have you in mind.
You will be aware that a large part of what we do is to give you the opportunity to make a donation that goes to a raft of charities supported by the NGS. If you click here, or on the button below, the NGS website will open in a new window. On the front page, scroll down and you'll find a button marked 'Donate here' You know what to do!
There are a couple of pages that aren't really to do with the Gardens themselves, but will interest certain groups of people. One is aimed at people just coming into the world of allotments, of which there have been many over the past weeks. There may be ideas there that you could adapt to your own home circumstances, as well as information and help that may be relevant to you. The Why Don't You page is a whimsical collection of ideas and suggestions for garden and plant based activities for children and adults, ranging from growing things to art work.
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