A NUMBER of gardens open in the Cotswolds in aid of the National Gardens Scheme which in turn aids cancer charities such as Macmillan and Marie Curie have given their June dates.

Visitors will be able to view gardens of all sizes and set to many different styles. Most have plant stalls and provide teas.

Wednesday 10 June: Campden House in Chipping Campden, 2pm -6pm, features two acres of mixed borders around the house and the 17th-century tithe barnwith lakes, ponds, woodland walk and vegetable garden.

The Ernest Wilson Memorial Garden at Leysbourne, created in 1984 in memory of Ernest Wilson, the early 20th-century plant hunter who was born in Chipping Campden is open from 9am to 6pm. Both gardens are also open on Wednesday June 17.

Eyford House in Upper Slaughter, near Stow-on-the-Wold, 12pm to 6pm is a one and a half acre, north-facing garden with ornamental trees and shrubs. It was originally laid out in 1976 by the National Trust doyen, Graham Stuart Thomas.

Also in Upper Slaughter is Rockcliffe House, a large traditional English garden of eight acres including several colour-themed gardens, herbaceous borders, rose terrace, walled kitchen garden and orchard. A pathway of topiary birds leads up through the orchard.

Woodlands Farm in Rushley Lane, Winchcombe, between 10am and 4pm, is a one-and-a-half acre garden with alternating styles. It is also open on June 14 and 21.

On Sunday June 14 there is a choice of six different garden to visit in Blockley between 2pm and 6pm with the brook running through several.

Over 20 gardens will be open in Stanton, near Broadway, between 2pm and 6pm. The gardens range from large houses with colourful herbaceous borders, established trees, shrubs and formal vegetable gardens, to tiny cottage gardens yet packed with interest.