Garden Visits
We open our garden to the public under the National Garden Scheme (The Yellow Book) – see our NGS website entry. In 2023 we will be opening the garden on the following date:
- Sunday, 30th July, 2.00-5.30pm
The admission price is £5 for adults and free for children. All of the proceeds will go to the National Garden Scheme. You may buy your tickets in advance here, or on the day by cash or card at the entrance to the garden.
Teas and refreshments will be available. All the proceeds (cash only accepted) will go to the Isabel Hospice.
Daisy Roots Nursery will be holding a Plant Stall.
We are also open from 1st July to 31st October for private visits, known also as ‘By Arrangement’ visits. You can contact us by email or by telephone to arrange an individual or group visit for up to 20 people. The admission price is £9 per person, and includes a personal introduction and tour of the garden. It also includes tea or coffee and cake. All the proceeds go to the National Garden Scheme.
We opened the garden on behalf of the National Garden Scheme for the first time in 2007. We have welcomed the following numbers of visitors in the years since then:
Year Number of Visitors
2007 222
2008 156
2009 428
2010 175
2011 520
2012 195
2013 234
2014 190
2015 261
2016 236
2017 287
2018 119
2019 262
2020 114
2021 273 ( for NGS)
568 (for other charities)
2022 162
Contact
Our contact details are:
Email: adrian.debaat@ntlworld.com
Tel: +44 (0)1707 324074
Mobile: +44 (0)7914 115860
Our full address is:
Adrian & Clare de Baat
35 Digswell Road
Welwyn Garden City
Hertfordshire AL8 7PB
United Kingdom
Directions
A map may be found here.
Prairie Planting in Welwyn Garden City 
Would it be possible for a small group to visit your garden for a tour on Tuesday 10th October?
Hello,
We will be traveling UK from Japan to visit the gardens next week and we’d like to visit your garden if possible. Would it be possible to open your garden for us on 18th, 19th, 20th, or 21st October? We are a group of three,