The Spring Equinox saw the launch of this year’s Yellow Book – aptly described by the sponsor Investec as ‘A little burst of yellow optimism’. Despite last year’s dreadful weather, visits to their participating gardens raised £2.128 million for their charities. This year the weekend of the 15th-16th June will be National Gardens Weekend with 800 gardens opening for the National Gardens Scheme. Let’s hope the sun shines. In the meantime there are plenty of NGS gardens open now – whatever the weather. www.ngs.org.uk
