Melton's Tresillian House gets big crowds to first open garden of the year

Garden lovers enjoyed the handiwork put in at a Melton garden for the first time this year on Sunday.
By The Newsroom
Published 13th May 2017, 13:00 BST
Owner Alison Blythe shows Alan and Carole Hewitt around the flower beds with horticultural expert Christina Moulton PHOTO: Tim WilliamsOwner Alison Blythe shows Alan and Carole Hewitt around the flower beds with horticultural expert Christina Moulton PHOTO: Tim Williams
Owner Alison Blythe shows Alan and Carole Hewitt around the flower beds with horticultural expert Christina Moulton PHOTO: Tim Williams

Over 100 people visited the plot at Tresillian House on Dalby Road.

Owner Alison Blythe said: “Everybody ate and we sold out of Ploughman’s lunches. It was very busy and most people arrived before we opened.

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“We managed to raise £620 for the National Garden Scheme and Rotary Philippines project.”

For the summer opening of the garden on Sunday, July 2 there will be some trade stalls and a talk by horticultural expert Christina Moulton.

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