THE annual open gardens in Marlborough went online this year, and closes today (Sunday) with the prize draw.

The Mayor of Marlborough, Mark Cooper will award the winning trophy at 11:00am in The Merchant’s House garden.

Here are some pictures of the entries.

Jill and Tom’s garden, Kingsbury Street. An ornamental walled garden of about half an acre on a south-facing slope, re-landscaped in 2006/7 by Anne Keenan into terraces with a lawn at house level, a pergola, a water garden, upper lawns, small orchard and kitchen garden. Planting by Zinnia Swanzy.

A cottage garden in Silverless Street in the centre of Marlborough

A tiny garden full of flowers, and tucked in amongst them some vegetables - runner beans, courgettes, tomatoes, radishes and even a few potatoes. Also a pond with a thriving colony of frogs which does it’s best to keep the slug population at bay.

Farthings, off Back Lane. Farthings garden design for the hard landscape was done by Judith Woodget in 2009, the planting plan done and carried out by my daughter in law Isabelle van Lennep. It is now a wrap round walled garden a mere 50 yds from Marlborough High Street. An oasis of peace and calm with colour throughout the seasons. Seating areas are provided both in sunshine and shade with French doors on three sides of the house spilling out into the garden and an eating area lies close to the kitchen under a vine.

The Kidd family garden, Fareham, Hampshire.

A garden that evolved rather than being planned . The daisy just chose to move to the gravel from the other end of the garden and, well, stayed. Bright colours are a must, whatever the plant. The evergreen overshadowed the back of garden and just had to go. It makes a great feature/ bird perch!

Riverside Garden,George Lane. An established family garden of approximately 1/3 acre leading down to the River Kennet. The garden includes lawns, herbaceous borders, a rose pergola and mature shrubs and trees.

Richard and Sue’s garden in Orchard Road. Started in 2010 this new build garden’s initial landscape design went through a number of changes until it evolved into the terraces seen today.

Each plant has some meaning for us, whether related to friends, family or pets, every step through holds a story important to us.

The garden has 2 parts, the first adjacent to the rear of the house, the second adjacent to a garage. Both are separated by a short gravel path. This ‘summer’ garden is more secluded and is very much the more floral of the two.