The National Garden Scheme: Judy's Cottage Garden

Judy's Cottage Garden opens its gates on Saturday 7 November, from 10:30 to 15:00, as part of the National Garden Scheme. It's a medium-sized cottage garden in Worthing, created and tended by its owner, Mrs Judy Gordon, and it's the kind of place that shows how much she loves the plot.

There's something to see throughout the year. Informal beds mix shrubs, perennials, cottage garden plants and spring bulbs, and several mature trees give the whole place a feeling of seclusion. There's a small fish pond and other water features, and a raised log cabin that looks over the garden. It's a proper cottage garden, the sort where you can spend a good while just wandering through.

The garden opens as part of the National Garden Scheme, which gives visitors access to private gardens. Admissions, teas and cake raise funds for nursing and health charities across the UK. The scheme has donated more than £77.8 million to such causes, with over £3.8 million going to beneficiaries including Carers Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson's UK and The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing. It also awards bursaries to community gardening projects.

Entry is £5, and children go free. You'll find it at 33 The Plantation, Worthing, BN13 2AE, open from 10:30 until 15:00 on Saturday 7 November.