NGS: Yew Tree Garden is opening this weekend for charity.

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Yew Tree Garden is opening this weekend for the National Garden Scheme. Its in Eccleshall and will be open both Saturday and Sunday. It has many different area over its large expanse and we caught up with owner Teresa to find out more.

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00:00So we're here just on the outskirts of Echo Shoreland. Theresa, this is your magical garden.

00:04It is, it is.

00:05This table's straight out of an Alice in Wonderland set this is, I'm loving it.

00:10Yeah, I got the idea from Tatton Park when I went to the flower show there.

00:13Yeah. How long you been here and had this garden then, Theresa?

00:16Well, we came in 2000 and it was very bare, just lawn and laurel and conifer.

00:21Now it's a very much different story and I love it. I get up every morning, I'm here all day.

00:28So did it happen by accident or did you come and you saw this blank canvas and you thought,

00:32right, I know what I want to do, did you know?

00:34It evolved over many years, bearing in mind three children growing up and

00:38so it's only when they really left home I was able to go to task on it and do it as I wanted it.

00:43Well, you're opening it, you're throwing the doors open to the grand public this weekend,

00:46Saturday and Sunday.

00:47We are.

00:48And fingers crossed a bit of decent weather.

00:51Yeah, it's given some very good weather.

00:53Yeah, yeah.

00:53Some cake, some teas.

00:55Fantastic. So if you had to describe your garden, kind of a bit of a summary,

00:59how would you describe it to someone?

01:00Okay, I would say that it's, there's a little bit of something for everyone.

01:04It's tidy in places, wildlife, there's a lovely meadow out there we've just had cut for hay.

01:10There's hens and chickens.

01:13It's a peaceful, calm garden.

01:16Yeah, peaceful and calm. Yeah, I'd agree with that.

01:19And there's a little section we'll show up on the video where you've got kind of,

01:23you've created a little wildflower garden, but it's kind of like a Transformers garden.

01:26You've got your wildflower and once that's gone, underneath there hiding away,

01:30some shaped box hedge and clipped bulbs.

01:32But yes, it's a formal box garden with clouds and balls.

01:37But all over the summer, it's full of wildflowers.

01:39It's just going over now, but it's a bonus because it's full of sparrows.

01:44Ah, great. So you're keeping it for the wildlife for a bit.

01:46Yeah, they have the seeds off of them.

01:48And in the winter, it's a really nice box garden.

01:52Any particular favourite spots for yourself?

01:54I know you barely probably get a chance to sit down and have a brew.

01:57Okay, my favourite spot, I'll be honest, I've got two greenhouses in the Hen Run,

02:02which people are more than welcome to go and have a look at when they come.

02:06That's my favourite place.

02:07In the greenhouse?

02:08Yeah, down in the greenhouse.

02:10Okay. Well, we wish you all the best with this weekend's opening

02:14and thank you for inviting us to your magical, wonderful garden.

02:18Thank you, Theresa.

02:18Thank you, Steve.

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