Garden hidden gems to visit this weekend

Pogles

And on the same afternoon (Sunday 21st), in Knockholt, Kent, visitors can see the beautiful one-acre garden at Pogles lovingly tended by Jackie and Clwyd, who hold the Hospice dear to their hearts.

Jackie’s mother Pat, an avid gardener, shared her own garden in previous years for Hospice fundraising. Pat was living in a care home before she died in 2021 and benefitted from the help of nurses from the Hospice’s Outreach Service, which provided additional support to the whole family.

Pogles includes a wildflower meadow, short evergreen walk, vegetable patch, cottage garden area and an adjacent bluebell wood. Jackie will be welcoming visitors to join them for a garden party with musical entertainment, along with tea, homemade cakes and a plant sale.

Jackie said: “As a supporter of the Hospice for over forty years, Mum was involved in Open Gardens on several occasions. She would certainly have relished the music, fun and laughter. I urge you all to come and enjoy yourselves with a nod to Mum who is surely looking down on us all with a smile. I have created a special sensory memory area which I would love to share with others, it gives me solace when I miss friends and family, many of whom benefitted from the end-of-life care at Hospice in the Weald.”