Visitors backs community fundraisers in award-winning gardens
Terry and Eileen Kelly of Brookfield Avenue, Chesterfield, have raised £1600 for charities sponsored by the National Garden Scheme -w ith £320 going to Ashgate Hospice.
During their open garden season, they had 266 visitors, with 220 turning up on one weekend.
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Hide AdRichard and Sharon Smithson, of Hawksley Avenue, Newbold, opened their garden to the public for a day for the first time - and attracted around 100 people.
The Smithsons raised £355 for community projects in Namibia which is Chesterfield’s twin town.
Both gardens have won awards in Chesterfield in Bloom in previous years.