SHEEPSTOR OPEN GARDENS
First held in 2007, and run biennially since 2010, this year’s event will have 10 sites open for viewing on both days, hopefully with parking available in a field in the village (although that is always a bit determinant on the current state of the ground and stock requirements). Access to the gardens will be from 11:00am to 5:00pm each day by ticket only, £4 for adult, free for children under 14, on sale on the day from Sheepstor Village Hall. Refreshments will be served in the village hall for most of the day and will also be available at the two gardens at the opposite extremities of Sheepstor parish, where there will also be additional parking. It is hoped this will encourage more visitors to seek out those venues, although the gardeners who have visited them before will know the effort is well rewarded.
There will also be plant sales at various places and the Friends of St Leonard’s Church Sheepstor are intending to have a second-hand book sale in the church, along with stalls for local artists selling garden themed work. In past years a treasure hunt for children with prizes has proved very popular, as well as a gardener themed raffle. All profits go to the upkeep of the village hall.