There are fabulous gardens opening in support of National Garden Scheme today, here are photos of four of then in Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, County Down and Gwent. A visit is the perfect way to relax over the Jubilee weekend. Details of all gardens at ngs.org.uk

2022's busiest weekend of the year for National Garden Scheme with a whopping 480 gardens open, including 50 groups. We're going to Salthrop House and Old Vicarage in Wiltshire today and two groups in Oxfordshire tomorrow. All details at ngs.org.uk, find one near you.

Huge thanks to Sophie Conran for opening her wonderful garden at Salthrop for National Garden Scheme. Fab garden and food and v chic fair in house.

It's Super Sunday for National Garden Scheme, huge thx to the 100s of gardens open (two favourites illustrated) and to 1000s who will visit and help us support nursing charities. We've off to two groups, 24 gardens in all, could be a daily record. All gardens at ngs.org.uk

Celebrate Father's Day with a green treat; take your Dad to one of the hundreds of gardens open for National Garden Scheme today and help support our nursing charities. Some of my favourites are open like Little Ponton, Lincs and The Barn, Herts. All details at ngs.org.uk

Top tea and fabulous garden at Torriano Community Garden open today for ⁦National Garden Scheme⁩ . Call in if you are anywhere in North London

Groups of gardens opening together in villages all over the country are some of the most popular supporting National Garden Scheme. This is a great weekend with 27 groups from Cornwall to Cumbria, Kent to Durham - shown here. All details at ngs.org.uk

There are fantastic gardens open today, Saturday, for National Garden Scheme. In Wiltshire two outstanding gardens are open together in the village of Seend and in Powys, Tyn-y-Graig is one of five gardens opening for the first time. Details of all gardens at ngs.org.uk

On Horse Guards for Beating the Retreat as guests of ⁦@Soldierscharity⁩. Are we next to history happening?

We’ll done David Aaronovitch shining a light into the dark corners of NHS workforce crisis on Radio 4 today, giving rare airtime to community nursing and actually mentioning district nurses! Great panel, especially Prof Alison Leary 💙#ProtectNurse, if only NHS leaders spoke as much sense as this team.

There's a great selection of gardens open tomorrow, 4 Sept, in aid of National Garden Scheme. Plenty of late-summer colour and places to walk - here's a selection. We're off to Wyck Rissington, Glos, where we hope to see this gorgeous pink sedum. All details at ngs.org.uk

Fountains is one of my favourite landscapes.

With fantastic team at ⁦LCH NHS Trust⁩ after shadowing their Director of Nursing ⁦steph lawrence MBE RGN RN child DN QN FQNI⁩. Privileged to see top community nursing: clinical and pastoral hand-in-hand. Community is the health front line and should be recognised as such. ⁦Dr Crystal Oldman CBE EdD RN RHV QN FRCN⁩

Happy International Nurses Day to all nurses, especially all district nurses and v especially all Queen’s Nurses. National Garden Scheme funds the Queen’s Nurse programme and has funded nursing charities since 1927! ゆのみ Dr Crystal Oldman CBE EdD RN RHV QN FRCN Ann Keen RN NDN FQNI FAAN FRCN steph lawrence MBE RGN RN child DN QN FQNI

Thank you to all the amazing, hard-working, brave and compassionate nurses. We appreciate all you do. #InternationalNursesDay #internationalnurse #nurse

Wonderful afternoon yesterday at St Paul’s Walden Bury enjoying the fabulous historic landscape. It was childhood home of The Queen Mother and a founding garden for ⁦National Garden Scheme⁩ in 1927. It celebrates 90 years opening this year. Thanks to the Bowes-Lyon family.

In Carers Week everyone at National Garden Scheme salutes the dedicated - and too often ignored - work of unpaid carers and we are proud to have supported Carers Trust with annual donations totalling £5.5m since 1996, making us their largest cumulative funder.

Just arriving at Dumfries House to speak at Scotland’s Gardens Scheme on behalf of ⁦National Garden Scheme⁩

Wonderful to be invited back to speak at The Queen's Nursing Institute All QN annual conference, always such an inspiring day. Honoured to speak after Wes Streeting MP. Not often you have Shadow Secretary of State as your warm-up act! .

At The Ridings in Burton Fleming just inland from Bridlington, East Yorkshire. Gorgeous cottage garden open today for ⁦National Garden Scheme⁩, with a model railway in the garage and delicious tea. Something for everyone…